Our Opportunities
Welcome! Below, you will find a listing of scholarship opportunities available to students with information about the applications, deadlines, eligibility criteria, award amounts, donors, and more. Additional scholarship information may be found at scholarships.uwm.edu, including our frequently asked questions.
How to Apply for Scholarships
Admitted and current students have a Panther Scholarship Portal profile created based on their UWM student record. Sign in using your ePantherID and complete the General Application to match with scholarships in one of two ways:
- Auto-Match Scholarships do not have any additional questions beyond the General Application, and you are matched automatically if you satisfy the qualifications. No further action is required! You will not be able to see these matches in your Recommended Opportunities, but your profile information will be forwarded to the committee(s) administering each scholarship. About 85% of UWM’s scholarships are auto-match opportunities based on the General Application and/or a school/college secondary application.
- Apply-To Scholarships require additional questions or items (like a resume or reference) for you to be considered. When you’re signed in, apply-to scholarships will appear in your list of Recommended Opportunities, and an "Apply” button will be available under the Actions column. You must submit a scholarship-specific application to be considered. About 15% of UWM’s scholarships are apply-to opportunities.
Qualifying and/or applying does not guarantee that you will be offered a scholarship.
How to Search for Scholarships
Search for scholarships in a variety of ways:
- To browse all available scholarships, click Ours under the Opportunities drop-down menu above.
- To filter by school, college, department, or academic program/major, select the Show Filters icon above and select one or more options.
- To search by keyword, enter your keyword in the text field below. Common keyword searches include your year in school (e.g., sophomore) and major.
- To view scholarships recommended for you, sign in and click Recommended under the Opportunities drop-down menu.
Questions? Concerns? Feedback? Contact the Office of Student Scholarships.
| Award | Name | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Varies up to $2,000 |
Frances A. Ross Anthropology Preliminary Dissertation Research Award
Supports preliminary dissertation research conducted within the U.S. by...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Giovanni Carini Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to select undergraduate students at UWM–Milwaukee planning an...
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Ended |
| Varies up to 1,000 |
Hilda Becher Modern Language Scholarship in Spanish
Spanish minors and majors who will be participating in a Summer Study...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Ian J. Elliott Memorial Scholarship
The Ian J. Elliott Memorial Scholarship is intended to support an...
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Ended |
| Varies up to $7,500 |
James & Dorathea Levenson Ecology & Field Biology Fellowship
The James & Dorathea Levenson Ecology and Field Biology Fellowship is...
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Ended |
| $500 |
Leah Fetter Merit Scholarship
Awarded annually to an undergraduate French major for study abroad. The...
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Ended |
| Varies up to $5,000 |
Leonard Family Anthropology Fellowship
Purpose: Supports preliminary research outside the United States for...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Pre-Law Student Support Scholarship
Awarded to select pre-law students who are in the process of applying to...
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Ended |
| Varies |
James Madison Fellowship
James Madison Fellowships were created by Congress to honor Madison by...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Art & Design Department Scholarship Application for Sophomores & Juniors
The Sophomore and Junior Art & Design Department Scholarship Application...
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Ended |
| Varies up to $1,000 |
A.T. Brown Award for History Graduate Students
The late Kay Brown and Family and Friends of A.T. Brown award is given...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Laurence Rathsack Art Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
|
Ended |
| $3,500 |
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Juney Foundation Scholarship
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation Juney Foundation Scholarship is given...
|
Ended |
| varies up to $2,000 |
Kristin Ruggiero & Howard Handelman Latin American or Caribbean Field Research Award
The Ruggiero-Handelman Field Research Award is for field research in...
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Ended |
| $2,000 |
Renee A. Meyers Scholarship
Given to a graduate student in the Department of Communication with...
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Ended |
| Varies |
James A. Sappenfield Fellowship
The Sappenfield Fellowship is given to outstanding graduate students in...
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Ended |
| Varies up to $20,000 |
Tinsley Helton Dissertation Fellowship
• The Tinsley Helton Dissertation Fellowship is given to a student in...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Indigenous Kinship & Responsibility Graduate Research Award
This award supports graduate students in completing degree requirements,...
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Ended |
| Varies up to $2,500 |
Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies (JAMS) Scholarship
Awarded by the department to a student studying broadcast journalism....
|
Ended |
| Varies |
Mark J. Van Hecke '77 & Theresa Grzanka-Van Hecke Music Scholarship
Awarded to select students enrolled in Peck School of the Arts (PSOA)...
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Ended |
| $500 |
Department of English Award
• The Department of English Creative Writing award is for graduate...
|
Ended |
| $1,000 |
Joan Marie Scholarship
The Joan Marie scholarship honors the mother of Deona T. Mickens and...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Prose
• This award is given to the best essay by a currently enrolled graduate...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Verse
• The Wladyslaw Cieszynski Memorial Award in Verse is for a...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Jeffrey R. Hayes Research Award
This award is for graduate students in the Department of Art History for...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Morris & Miriam Marden Graduate Award in Mathematics
Awarded to graduate students with an outstanding paper written on a...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi fellowship program was established in...
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Ended |
| $500 |
Gerald J. Alred Professional Writing Challenge Award - Spring Semester
For the Spring 2025 semester, the Professional Writing Challenge will be...
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| Up to $300 |
U1.0 Textbook Scholarship
To support the textbook needs, both paper and digital, for...
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|
| $3,000 |
Tommy G. Thompson Leadership Scholarship
The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership offers scholarships to...
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| $1000 |
Lubar 25
The Lubar College of Business Lubar 25 program aims to recognize...
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| $3,000 |
Pella Windows & Doors of WI Scholarship
The Pella Windows & Doors of Wisconsin Scholarship is awarded to an...
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| $4,000.00 |
Robert & Sylvia Wheeler Scholarship
Awarded to select junior or senior students enrolled in the Lubar...
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