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.
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Schwertfeger Student Award
Fred and Ruth Schwertfeger support a variety of scholarships and awards...
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Varies up to $1,500 |
Sol Tax Scholarship
When funds are available, scholarships will be awarded to meritorious...
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Varies up to $2,000 |
Target M.D. Scholarship
This scholarship is given to a high-achieving UWM junior or senior on a...
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Varies up to $1,000 |
Theodore Saloutos Award for Dissertation Research in American History
This award is given to history majors with high academic achievement....
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$1,500 |
Thomas W. Hester Scholarship
The Thomas W. Hester Scholarship is given to a declared anthropology...
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$1,825 |
Tim Collins Memorial Scholarship
The Tim Collins Memorial Scholarship honors the memory of physics...
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Varies up to $2,500 |
Timothy George Vrakas Memorial Scholarship
The Timothy George Vrakas Memorial Scholarship is given to a...
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Varies up to $4,000 |
UWM Foundation Target M.D. Scholarship
The UWM Foundation Target MD Scholarship is given to a high-achieving...
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Varies up to $3,000 |
Victor F. Podlaski Scholarship
The Victor F. Podlaski Scholarship is given to one or more currently...
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varies up to $3,000 |
W. Michael Ross Scholarship
The W. Michael Ross Scholarship supports a meritorious undergraduate...
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$900 |
William F. Halloran Scholarship
The William F. Halloran Scholarship is given to a sophomore with a major...
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Varies up to $2,000 |
William L. Walters Memorial Scholarship
The William L. Walters Memorial Scholarship is given to a physics major...
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Varies up to $3,000 |
Wisconsin Geological Society Scholarship
This scholarship is given to a student in geosciences who meets these...
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Varies |
Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Verse
Wladyslaw Cieszynski Memorial Award-Prose: Eligible students will be in...
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Varies |
Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Verse
Wladyslaw Cieszynski Memorial Award-Verse: Eligible students will be...
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