Greater Milwaukee Foundation Victor Vega Educational Scholarship
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation Victor Vega Scholarship is awarded to full-time undergraduate or graduate students who demonstrate a familiarity with the cultures of one or more countries of South America. Preference will be given to students who demonstrate familiarity with the Peruvian culture. Familiarity is defined as lived personal experience with Peru or other countries in South American, including but not limited to: growing up there, living there, traveling to South American, or conducting research there. Students without personal lived experience related to a country in South America will not be considered.
Students must also have documented financial need and be in good academic standing.
Applications are typically accepted in October and November and are for the following Spring semester. Students graduating that same December are not eligible. For example, applications accepted in October 2024 are for the Spring 2025 semester and students graduating in December 2024 are not eligible.
- Award
- Varies up to $5,000
- Schools, Colleges, Departments, and Areas
- Center for International Education, College of Letters & Science, Need-Based Scholarships, UWM Foundation Scholarships
- Deadline
- 11/24/2024
- Supplemental Questions
- Provide information about your background and knowledge as it relates to South America. This could include information about where you grew up, family information, travels to the region, languages spoken, courses taken about the region, research conducted in South America, etc. In particular, call out any information that relates specifically to Peru.
- Please attach a PDF of your unofficial UWM transcript documenting your academic record. Upload PDF files only and name your file with your last name and the word “transcript.” For example, doetranscript.pdf or jonestranscript.pdf.
- Provide the following information about your income. Enter 0 if the listed item does not apply to you.
- Add up all itemized income sources and enter your total monthly income.
- How much will you earn from other sources per month? Include the amount and the name of the source such as money from parents, money from a grant, etc..
- How much will you earn per month as a teaching assistant, research assistant or other campus job?
- How much will you earn through a sponsorship per month?
- Provide the following information about your expenses. Enter 0 if you do not have the listed expense.
- Add up all itemized expenses and enter your total monthly expenses.
- How much do you pay per month for cable/internet?
- How much do you pay per month for car insurance?
- How much do you pay per month for electricity?
- How much do you pay per month for groceries/food?
- How much do you pay per month for rent/housing?
- How much do you pay per month for renter's insurance?
- How much do you pay per month for telephone services?
- How much do you pay per month for transportation (car/gas/bus/Uber/parking)?
- How much do you pay per month for utilities (electricity/heat/water)?
- List any other monthly expense including both the amount and what it is for.
- Identify any other one-time educational expenses you expect to incur this school year (September through May). This could be expenses related to the purchase of needed computer equipment or software, conference fees, clothing, mandatory fees, or books. Include the amount of the expense, what needs to be purchased and why it is needed for your education.