All Opportunities - UWL Alumni & Friends Foundation

SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BEING AWARDED. IF YOU ARE SELECTED TO RECIEVE A SCHOLARSHIP YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM UWL ALUMNI & FRIENDS FOUNDATION EMAIL ADDRESS. YOU CAN ALSO LOGIN HERE AND CHECK TO SEE IF ANYTHING HAS BEEN AWARDED.

DEADLINE TO ACCEPT YOUR SCHOLARSHIP IS JUNE 1, 2025. YOU MUST SUBMIT A THANK YOU LETTER AND UPLOAD A PICTURE TO ACCEPT YOUR SCHOLARSHIP

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED

Welcome to the UWL Alumni & Friends Foundation Scholarship website! The scholarships listed below are offered through the UWL Alumni & Friends Foundation. Click “Show Filters” to display filter options such as college or major. Use the “Search” box to find scholarships by keyword or name. Click the scholarship name to learn more about the opportunity.

Sign in and complete your General Application. You may also be prompted to complete a Conditional Application based on your area of study. Once you complete these applications, you will be recommended open scholarship opportunities that you may be qualified to apply for based on your student record. Some scholarships are awarded solely based on the General or Conditional Application. These awards list “No Action Needed” in the action column. You will automatically be considered for these awards if you’ve submitted the required General or Conditional Application, and you meet the award requirements. Qualifying for any scholarship does not guarantee you will receive the scholarship.

Scholarship Application Dates
The majority of scholarship application dates are as follows for the 2025-2026 academic year, unless otherwise noted:
Application Start Date: 10/1/2024
Application Deadline: 2/1/2025

Please note: The scholarship amount awarded may vary from the advertised amount. Payout of all awards is subject to availability of funds and will be paid out for the 2025-2026 academic year, unless otherwise noted.

Due to NCAA Div. III regulations, athletics cannot be considered in the awarding of scholarships. Commenting on athletic involvement on scholarship applications or references from coaches is prohibited.

Due to FERPA regulations, reviewers have limited access to your information. To also help keep reviews more anonymous and in line with FERPA regulations, we ask that you please refrain from stating your name in your essay questions.

If you have any questions related to the scholarship process, please email foundationscholarship@uwlax.edu

Award	Name	Actions
Varies	Kenneth and Sharron Ring Scholarship for Entering Freshman in Physics: Dual Engineering recipient must be an entering freshman enrolled full time at UW-L with...	Ended
Varies	The Darlene Joan Zielinski Parker Scholarship for Social Justice Fund must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in elementary...	Ended
Varies	Lindy Shannon Music Scholarship (SAC) freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a...	Ended
Varies	Piano Scholarship Fund at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (SAC) freshman, sophomore, junior or senior but must be enrolled currently...	Ended
Varies	Choral Music Scholarship Fund (SAC) high school graduate to be enrolled full time as a freshman with a...	Ended
Varies	Joseph Cordeiro Scholarship for Students Studying String Instruments (SAC) freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time but...	Ended
Varies	Margaret Brown Scholarship Endowment Fund (SAC) recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major or...	Ended
Varies	Paul C. and Martha M. Witzke Fund in Music (SAC) freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a...	Ended
Varies	Paul Stry Music Memorial Scholarship (SAC) freshman, sophomore, junior, senior or first year transfers to be...	Ended
Varies	William Estes Choral Music Award (SAC) freshman or continuing student to be enrolled full time apply live...	Ended
Varies	Xcel Energy Scholarships for Continuing Students two scholarships awarded—one for a freshman and one for a continuing...	Ended
Varies	Laura and Joe Bowers Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund (SAC) freshman who has graduated from La Crosse Central, La Crosse Logan or...	Ended
Varies	Gertrude and Donald "Sandy" Gordon Jazz Scholarship Fund (SAC) freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with an...	Ended
Varies	UW-L Alumni Association Milwaukee Alumni Network Scholarships (GENERAL) recipient must be a UW-L alum who is also a member of the UW-L Alumni...	Ended
$500 to $1000	Lillian Neale Campbell Scholarship in Therapeutic Recreation (CSH) recipient must be a continuing student enrolled full-time at UW-La...	Ended
Up to $10,000	Michael J. & Kathi R. McGinley Endowed Opportunity Scholarship The goal of the scholarship(s) is to provide at minimum 100% coverage of...	Ended
$1,000.00	Corey & Kathleen Block (Piacsek) Scholarship (CSH) 1. Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse majoring in...	Ended
Varies	UWL Alumni Association Silver Eagles Network Scholarships recipient must be a UWL alum who is also a member of the UWL Alumni...	Ended
Varies	Creative Music (Composition) Scholarship The new “Creative Music (Composition)” emphasis within the Music Major...	Ended
Varies	La Crosse Community Foundation Community Giving Fund Scholarship Must be a graduate of a La Crosse County high school First preference...	Ended
Varies	Larson Family Scholarship Fund (General) 1. Recipient must be a woman enrolled full time at UW-La...	Ended
$500.00	Verve, a Credit Union Scholarship (General, Freshman) Must be members of Verve, a Credit Union (can be a new member to...	Ended
Varies	Wilma Leide Pfiffner Scholarship in Elementary Education (SOE) freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full or part time...	Ended
$1,000.00	A. Richard Tinapp/Robert S. Joyce Endowment Fund in Theatre Arts freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a...	Ended
Varies	ACZ Scholarship Endowment Fund The ACZ Scholarship Endowment Fund will award two scholarships for the...	Ended
Varies	Affeldt Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full-time at...	Ended
Varies	Albert H. and Helen Kent English Scholarship freshman or continuing student to be enrolled full time with a major...	Ended
Varies	Alice Hagar Elementary Education Scholarship freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a...	Ended
Varies	Anita Evans/Larry Lebiecki Freshmen Opportunity Scholarship Required Qualifications: Recipient must be an entering...	Ended
Varies	Ben A. Sylla and James R. Sylla Fund Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-L in the College of...	Ended
Varies	Betty Wenzel Brown Scholarship Fund in English Education (SOE) • freshman, sophomore, junior or senior • need not be enrolled full...	Ended
$1,000.00	Bradley R. Burmeister, MD Scholarship • Must have graduated from Seymour Community High School in Seymour,...	Ended
Varies	Chancellor's Endowment Fund Promoting Diversity Required Qualifications: freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be...	Ended
$5,000 annually	Checkai LCHS Chemistry, Physics & Math Scholarship Incoming freshman who graduated from Central High School, La Crosse,...	Ended
Varies	Department of Mathematics & Statistics Scholarship Fund (CSH) Required Qualifications: Recipient must be an incoming freshman who...	Ended
Varies	Doris Fuka Communication Studies/Theatre and Dance Arts Fund freshman or continuing student to be enrolled full time major...	Ended
$1,285.00	Dr. Robert J. Richards Scholarship for Incoming Freshmen • Must be a incoming freshman student enrolled full time at UWL with a...	Ended
$3,000	Eric & Kristin Jungbluth Scholarship Required Qualifications: Must be an incoming freshman enrolled...	Ended
Varies	Eugene & Arleen O'Brien Scholarship Required Qualifications: Graduate from Black River Falls, WI High...	Ended
Varies	Fred A. Singer Scholarship freshman to be enrolled full time preference given to Muskego High...	Ended
Varies	Gayle A. Anderson Scholarship Fund (1) The recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with...	Ended
$500.00	George Gilkey Special Collections Research Scholarship Fund (General, Graduate) Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse; Recipient must...	Ended
Varies	Grace Olwell Memorial Endowment Fund Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at...	Ended
Varies	Harold H. Weisse Award Fund (Incoming Freshmen) freshman to be enrolled full time graduating from a high school in...	Ended
varies	Heidi Gustafson Eldred Study Abroad Scholarship • Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UW-L • Recipient must be a...	Ended
Varies	Helen Leide Memorial Fund for the Theatre and Dance freshman or continuing student to be enrolled full time based on...	Ended
Varies	Helmer & Donald Strand Memorial Scholarship (Incoming Freshman) Recipient must be an incoming freshman with a major in physical...	Ended
Varies	Hong Xiang Rost International Scholarship Fund for Incoming Freshman *Recipient must be an international student who will enrolled full time...	Ended
Varies	James Quillin Memorial Art Scholarship freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a...	Ended
Varies	Jason David Koppelman Scholarship of the La Crosse Community Foundation Incoming freshman who has demonstrated a commitment to diversity Major...	Ended

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