All Opportunities
Thank you for applying for scholarships through the UWL Alumni & Friends Foundation. We appreciate your interest and the time you invested in the application process. We want to let you know that scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year have been awarded.
If you were selected to receive a scholarship, you should have already received an email notification from the UWL Alumni & Friends Foundation email address: foundation@uwlax.edu.
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 2026-2027 academic year, unless otherwise noted:
Application Start Date: 10/1/2025
Application Deadline: 1/15/2026
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 2026-2027 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
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Richard C. Chang Memorial Scholarship
(1) Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
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| Varies |
Richard Corner Scholarship
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be a freshman, sophomore,...
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| $3,000.00 |
Richard E. and Susan W. Schoenberger Endowed Scholarship for Accountancy
Must be enrolled full time in the College of Business...
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| Varies |
Richard E. and Susan W. Schoenberger Endowed Scholarship for Economics
Must be enrolled full time in the College of Business...
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| 1,000 |
Richard G. Beck Art Scholarship
Outstanding junior art major as selected by the entire art faculty by...
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| Varies |
Robert & Betty Woodruff Scholarship in Education (SOE)
freshman, sophomore, junior or senior
enrolled full time with a major...
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| $5,000.00 |
Robert & Judy Strzelczyk Scholarship in Physical Therapy
graduate student to be enrolled full time with a major in physical...
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| $2,500.00 |
Robert & Ruth Pribek Scholarship in English of the La Crosse Community Foundation (CLS)
(1) Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a...
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| $1,000.00 |
Robert Adams Physician Assistant Scholarship
Required Qualifications:
Pursuing a graduate degree in Physician...
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| Varies |
Robert and Kip Frederick Fund for Communication Studies and Theatre and Dance Arts (SAC)
to be enrolled full time
odd-numbered years with a major in...
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| 1,000 |
Robert and Ruth Pribek Memorial Scholarship in Clinical Exercise (Emeriti Memorial Scholarship Fund)
Required Qualifications
Continuing student in good standing with a...
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| Varies |
Robert C. Voight Scholarship
at least junior to be enrolled full time
should have made a good...
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| Varies |
Robert E. & Mildred Lee Scholarship
undergraduate or graduate to be enrolled full time to an outstanding...
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| Varies |
Robert Jed Huff Memorial Scholarship
Required Qualifications:
UWL Student pursing an undergraduate minor...
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| Varies |
Robert M. Burns Scholarship in Medical Microbiology
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be a full time Microbiology...
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| $1,000.00 |
Robert Uber Scholarship Fund in Physics
• Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
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| Varies |
Robert W. and Beverly J. Batchelder Fund for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
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| $1,000.00 |
Robin Clark Mueller Scholarship for Communication (SAC)
First preference:
• Must be a junior enrolled full-time with a major in...
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| $1,000.00 |
Robin Clark Mueller Scholarship for Cru
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La...
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| Varies |
Roger Brochhausen Scholarship in Special (Adapted) Physical Education
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
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| Varies |
Roger Grant Scholarship
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La...
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| Varies |
Roland W. and Laura J. Christensen Scholarship in Mathematics & Statistics
freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a...
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| $1,000.00 |
Ron & Teri Wilczek Family Scholarship Fund
1. Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UWL
2. Recipient must be in...
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| $339.00 |
Rudy Koch Memorial Scholarship in the Natural Sciences & Environmental Education
(1) Recipient must be enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse...
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| Varies |
Russell & Vera Smith Accounting Scholarship
Students with a major in accountancy
Merit-based scholarship
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| Varies |
Russell G. & Gail K. Cleary Scholarship
recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse and accepted into...
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| Varies |
Russell G. Cleary Memorial Scholarship
(1) Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
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| Varies |
Russell W. Kroner, Sr. Scholarship (SOE)
must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse and accepted into the...
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| Varies |
Ruth A. Nixon-Davy Scholarship in Spanish
senior to be enrolled full-time with a major in Spanish
at least a...
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| Varies |
Salt and Light Award for Excellence in Christian Leadership (General)
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse and must be in...
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| $1,000.00 |
Sambs Scholarship in Economics & Finance
Must be enrolled full-time at UWL with a major in Economics or...
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| Varies |
Sandra DeBernardi Scholarship in Elementary Education (SOE)
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be a junior or senior to be...
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| Varies |
Sara Sullivan Study Abroad Scholarship (General)
1. Full/Part time currently enrolled student
2. Planning on studying...
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| Varies |
Scholarship for Excellence in the Study of German
Required Qualifications:
Must be enrolled full time at UWL with a...
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| $1,000.00 |
Schull/Ziemelis Scholarship Endowment Fund
The applicant must meet the following criteria:
• Must be a...
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| Varies |
Scott Carnes Memorial Scholarship Fund
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be a sophomore, junior or...
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| $1,000.00 |
Severance Family Scholarship
The Fund shall be used to provide scholarships for non-CBA majors who...
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| $250.00 |
Shantel Hartzell Accounting Scholarship
• Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UWL with an accounting major...
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| Varies |
Shu-Chih Wen Memorial Scholarship Fund for Information Systems
junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in information...
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| Varies |
Silver Eagles Scholarship Endowment Fund in the College of Business Administration
junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in College of...
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| Varies |
Steenlage Family Scholarship
Required Qualifications:
Must be a full-time student pursuing an...
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| Varies |
Steve & Linda Westlund Scholarship Fund
• Student must be majoring in Exercise and Sport Science: Physical...
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| $1,000 |
Steven and Lynda Morley Archaeological Studies Scholarship
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
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| $1,000.00 |
Steven and Lynda Morley Scholarship Fund for Math and Computer Science
1) Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with an overall...
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| Varies |
Steven P. Larsen Memorial Scholarship
junior, senior or graduate student to be enrolled full time with a...
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| Varies |
Stuart Morton McIlraith Scholarship II
sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time pursuing any...
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| $1,000.00 |
Student Affairs Administration Alumni & Friends Scholarship (SAA, Graduate)
1. Recipient must be enrolled full-time in the M.S.Ed in Student...
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| Varies |
Student Association Multicultural Organization Scholarship
Student who is part of a registered multicultural student organization...
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| $1,000.00 |
Sue & Rob Frey Endowed Marketing Scholarship
-Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
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| $250.00 |
Susannah Lloyd Scholarship in Women's Studies and Anthropology
Should be a WGSS major or minor
Should be a sophomore or junior
Should...
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