Scholarships

Your education is an investment in your future. We make every effort to provide our students with the financial assistance programs to attend college, but also encourage our students to seek out other outside resources or scholarship opportunities to help with their educational costs and, if applicable, reduce debt. Searching for and applying for scholarships is certainly one of the best ways to do this.

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Scholarship Manager - Portal for UWSP Scholarships

open for incoming admitted students fall 2025 until June 30, 2025

currently enrolled students - deadline to apply for 25-26 scholarships has passed (Feb 2, 2025)

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Reporting Outside Scholarships

All scholarships are considered as assistance when calculating the financial aid offer. Be sure to promptly report scholarships or other resources to the financial aid office. Scholarships that typically need to be reported are from the high school, sports clubs, community foundations, etc. If the student's scholarships are unknown at the time your financial aid offer was made, adjustments may need to be made to the offer as financial aid is highly regulated.. Use the link below to report your outside scholarships:

Scholarship Reporting E-Form

Students will need to use their sign on information to access the above e-form.

Questions regarding scholarships? Email us at UWSP.Scholarship@uwsp.edu.

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Scholarship Opportunities by Category

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Through UWSP

Scholarships Available Through UWSP

Admissions Scholarships - Scholarships awarded by the admissions office.

Through UWSP at Marshfield and Wausau

Scholarships Opportunities through UWSP at Wausau

UWSP - Wausau: First-Year Scholarships

Non-UWSP

Additional Scholarship Opportunities (Non-UWSP)

US Bank Scholarship - Up to $14,000 in scholarships

College Ave Scholarships - Various opportunities throughout the calendar year.

Brighter Star Application - For fostered or adopted youth, "age out" of court-ordered placements, etc.

Foster Youth-State of WI Department of Children and Families Scholarship Application

National Farm Worker Jobs Program - Assist students with college expenses, including DACA students

National Foster Parent Association Scholarships - For fostered or adopted youth

The Sallie Mae Fund - In partnership with Thurgood Marshall College Fund, will award 250 gap scholarships up to $2,500 to students who are in the final year of their postsecondary education program but need additional funds to cover a financial need. Selected students must be in good academic standing but at risk of not completing or graduating due to an outstanding financial need.

Unigo - For DACA student scholarships

WAHA Steve Falek Scholarship - For participants or household members of subsidized housing

American Indian Scholarship Opportunities:

American Indian College Fund

Bureau of Indian Education - Higher Ed Grant Program

Cobell Scholarship

Hispanic/Latinx Scholarship Opportunities:

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Hispanic Heritage Foundation

La Unidad Latina Foundation

International Student Scholarship Opportunities:

Education USA

Local Scholarships (Non-UWSP)

Local Wisconsin Student Scholarship Opportunities (Non-UWSP)

The below links are to Wisconsin area Community Foundations and other opportunities. Find your home residency community foundation below for more information and how to apply to the scholarships they offer.

The Lacek Group LLC BIPOC Scholarship - for a student from Minnesota, attending college full time in good academic standing, $5000, due May 31st

Welsh Club of the Milwaukee Area - scholarships available to full time students majoring in music who are WI residence; preference to students of Welsh heritage. $1000 due June 1st

Zonta Club of Madison Women in Business Scholarship - for students who exhibit exceptional leadership in a business-related field of study or industry, $1000 due June 15th

Zonta Club of Madison Women in STEM Scholarship - for students who demonstrate groundbreaking research, or advance knowledge in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. $1000 due June 15th

2025 WWIG Undergraduate Sch App.pdf - for female identifying students who wish to pursue careers in public service, public administration or government affairs. $3,000 due June 30th

Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin - Portage and Waushara counties

Marshfield Area Community Foundation

Incourage Community Foundation - Wisconsin Rapids/South Wood county area

Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin - Wausau and surrounding areas

Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region - Appleton area

Fond du Lac Area Foundation

Beaver Dam Scholarship Foundation

Oshkosh Area Community Foundation

Greater Green Bay Area Community Foundation

Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation

La Crosse Community Foundation

Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin - Walworth, Rock, Green, Lafayette, Iowa, Sauk, Grant, Crawford and Vernon counties

Stateline Community Foundation - Beloit and surrounding area

Black River Falls Area Foundation

Racine Community Foundation

Kenosha Community Foundation

M&M Area Community Foundation - Marinette and Menominee counties

St. Croix Valley Community Foundation - St. Croix county and surrounding area

Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation

Search Engines, Tips & Articles

Scholarship Search Engines

BigFuture - CollegeBoard

CareerOneStop - Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor

Cappex

Fastweb - Once you complete your profile you’ll have access to Fastweb’s database of more than 1.5 million scholarships.

MBA Scholarships - Search for general MBA Scholarships, MBA Scholarships for Minorities, Women and Military

Nitro - Scholarships for Graduate Students

SallieMae Scholarship Search - Check out Sallie Mae’s College Scholarship Search to get free access to over 5 million scholarships worth up to $24 billion for college

Sallie Mae Graduate School Scholarship Search - Check out Sallie Mae’s brand-new Graduate Scholarship Search to quickly and easily search more than 850,000 scholarships worth up to $1 billion – for free

Wisconsin Public Service Foundation - Northeastern and Central Wisconsin scholarships

My Red Kite - Red Kite was created by people who know how frustrating and time-consuming it can be to find smart ways to pay for college. Determined to make things easier, we’ve used our experience to simplify and improve the process, giving you one place where you can go for everything you need.

Scholarship Mobile Apps

Scholly - Matches students with scholarships

Scholarship Tips and Articles

Scholarships that sound too good to be true usually are. Don't waste your money on fee-based scholarship matching services since it's likely you won't get any better information than you get from the free services available on the web. Learn how to recognize and protect yourself from the most common scholarship scams.

View our PowerPoint presentation on Scholarship Success for UWSP Students for helpful tips.

10 Best College Scholarship Searches article - Just remember, we do not recommend paying to apply for scholarships.

How to find scholarships

Fast Web article on "Top Ten Myths About Scholarships"

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