African Diaspora Council Scholarship

Awarded to undergraduate students who clearly demonstrate significant engagement with or significant service to the African American/Black/African Diaspora community. Recipients must satisfy the following criteria:

  • Undergraduate students who clearly demonstrate their significant engagement with or significant service to the African American/Black/African Diaspora community
  • Academic merit (minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50)
  • Demonstrated financial need as determined by the UWM Financial Aid Office. FAFSA for the next aid year must be filed.
  • Enrolled in a degree-granting program
  • Junior and Senior standing

Students who self-identify as African American or Black are encouraged to apply.

Award
Varies
Schools, Colleges, Departments, and Areas
Need-Based Scholarships, University-Wide Scholarships, UWM Foundation Scholarships
Deadline
02/01/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Indicate your expected UWM graduation date (month and year).
  2. What is the approximate number of credits you plan to take at UWM each semester? Indicate "0" if none will be taken in that term. Indicate the number of credits in summer if needed to graduate.
    • Fall of the upcoming academic year:
    • Spring of the upcoming academic year:
    • Summer of the upcoming academic year:
    • Winterim of the upcoming academic year:
  3. Please describe your plans for your final year at UWM (e.g.: courses, internships, volunteer and/or leadership opportunities, research, etc.).
  4. Discuss your goals following graduation and comment on the degree to which your experiences as a student have prepared you for attaining your future goals. What jobs are you considering after graduation, and what type of employment settings interest you within your chosen field?
  5. Provide a complete, detailed response on how you clearly demonstrate significant engagement or service and its impact to the African American/Black/African Diaspora community. You may choose to submit a video discussing this instead of writing an essay. If you choose this, please write: Submitting Video in this section.
  6. OPTIONAL. In a *video*, provide a complete, detailed response on how you clearly demonstrate significant engagement or service and its impact to the African American/Black/African Diaspora community. Please upload your video file as an mp4 file type.
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