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 for them 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 your application is forwarded to the committee(s) overseeing each scholarship if you satisfy the qualifications. About 85% of UWM’s scholarships are auto-match opportunities based on the General 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” will appear under the Actions column, and you must submit a scholarship-specific application. 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.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies up to $3,500 Bruce & Janice Mielke Languages Scholarship
Academic merit scholarships are available to bachelor’s degree students...
Deadline03/28/2024
$2,500 Rafi And Zohreh Scholarship
This $2,500 scholarship is given to a journalism student with senior...
Deadline03/29/2024
Varies Alan Kulwicki Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to select engineering students enrolled in the College of...
Deadline03/31/2024
Varies Kohler Foundation Internship Award
The Kohler Foundation periodically provides funding for an Art History...
Deadline03/31/2024
Varies up to $5,000 Meadows Scholarship
The Meadows Scholarship supports a full-time bachelor’s degree student...
Deadline03/31/2024
$2,000 (Renewable) All-In Milwaukee Scholarship
Awarded to All-In Milwaukee scholars attending UWM with full-time...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Arif Naim Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to continuing Associate Degree seeking students attending UWM at...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Aubrey Wood Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a new or continuing student attending UWM at Waukesha...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Cathy Bengtson Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a continuing student enrolled at UWM at Waukesha and planning...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Deborah Zweifel Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a continuing student who has earned a minimum of 12 credits...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Delores J. Jeuck Scholarship
Awarded to a non-traditional continuing student attending UWM at...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies up to $500 Donald R. Shea Scholarship in Latin American Studies
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Ed Jackamonis Community Service Award
Awarded to Associate Degree seeking students attending UWM-Waukesha as...
Deadline04/01/2024
Limited scholarships available up to $5,000, Renewable Electa Quinney Institute’s Indigenous Kinship and Responsibility Scholarship
Awarded to select students as identified by the awarding unit according...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Evelyn Evert Huegel Scholarship
Awarded to a new or continuing student attending the UWM at Waukesha...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Florence B. Folkman Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a continuing student enrolled at UWM at Waukesha planning to...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Foundation Board Scholarship
Awarded to new and continuing students attending the UWM at Waukesha...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Founding Faculty Scholarship
Awarded to an incoming freshman attending UWM at Waukesha with a GPA of...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Jane K. Burgess Sociology Scholarship
Awarded to a continuing student enrolled at UWM at Waukesha with a...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies John & Barbara Forrest Scholarship
Awarded to new or continuing Associate Degree seeking students attending...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies John & Carolyn Peterson Scholarship
Awarded to Associate Degree seeking students attending UWM at Waukesha...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies John W. Rabby Scholarship
Awarded to students attending UWM at Waukesha and who have demonstrated...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Joseph & Maria Lubitz Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an Associate Degree seeking student attending UWM at Waukesha...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies (renewable) Joyce Hatteberg-Connor Scholarship
Awarded to an Associate Degree seeking student attending UWM at Waukesha...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Karl F. & James A. Lange Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a high school senior who is an Associate Degree seeking...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Marlin Johnson Scholarship
Awarded to Associate Degree seeking students attending UWM at Waukesha...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Mary Ryan Scholarship
Awarded to a continuing student majoring in education at UWM at...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Mary S. Knudten Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an Associate Degree seeking student attending UWM at Waukesha...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Mary S. Roling Scholarship
Awarded to select students as identified by the awarding unit according...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Murnan-Smith Scholarship
Awarded to a new or continuing student attending UWM at Waukesha...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies OLLA Club Scholarship
Awarded to a continuing student attending UWM at Waukesha who is a...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Philip L. Zweifel Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a new or continuing student attending UWM at Waukesha and...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Rev. James E. Groppi Memorial
Awarded to an Associate Degree seeking student attending UWM at Waukesha...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Robert & Beatrice Huber Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to incoming students attending UWM at Waukesha who are a member...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Robert Jozwiak Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an Associate Degree seeking student attending UWM at Waukesha...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Sandie Naumann Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to new and continuing students attending UWM at Waukesha who are...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Usha Nijasure Scholarship
Awarded to select students as identified by the awarding unit according...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Waukesha Service Club Scholarship
Awarded to a new freshman from Waukesha County attending UWM at Waukesha...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Waukesha State Bank Scholarship
Awarded to full- or part-time students attending UWM at Waukesha with...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Wilcox Textbook Award
Awarded to a new or continuing student attending UWM at Waukesha in any...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies Women's Philanthropic Club Scholarship
Awarded to select students as identified by the awarding unit according...
Deadline04/01/2024
Varies up to $1,000 Dr. Alice Gillam Scholarship
For a graduate student in English whose work exemplifies the...
Deadline04/02/2024
Varies up to $17,000 Tinsley Helton Dissertation Fellowship
The Tinsley Helton Dissertation Fellowship is given to a student in the...
Deadline04/02/2024
$2,000 Gloria Dixon Dream & Believe Scholarship
This scholarship is given to a student in the College of Letters &...
Deadline04/03/2024
Varies Creative Writing Faculty Legacy Award for Fiction
This award recognizes outstanding poetry by a graduate student in the...
Deadline04/10/2024
Varies Creative Writing Faculty Legacy Award for Poetry
This award recognizes outstanding poetry by a graduate student in the...
Deadline04/10/2024
Varies Thomas J. Bontly Fiction Award
The Thomas J. Bontly Fiction Award is given to a graduate student in the...
Deadline04/10/2024
Varies Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Prose
The Wlaydslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship is given to an outstanding...
Deadline04/10/2024
Varies Wladyslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship for Verse
The Wlaydslaw Cieszynski English Fellowship is given to an outstanding...
Deadline04/10/2024
Varies Jeffrey R. Hayes Research Award
This award is for graduate students in the Department of Art History for...
Deadline04/15/2024