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 OPEN

NEW APPLICATIONS DEADLINE FOR CONTINUING STUDENTS: JANUARY 15,2026
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR INCOMING FRESHMAN: FEBRUARY 1, 2026

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

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$650.00 UWL Microbiology Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies UWL Microbiology/Public Health Scholarship
junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500.00 UWL Physical Therapy Alumni & Friends Scholarships
graduate student to be enrolled full time with a major in physical...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies UWL Pride Center Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC) Scholarship
The recipient must meet the following criteria: 1. Full or Part-time...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies UWL Pride Center Scholarship for a New/Transfer Student
Established by the Pride Center and Rainbow Unity students in 2010 to...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies UWL Pride Center Scholarship for a Returning Student
returning/continuing student enrolled full-time or part-time good...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies UWL Scholarships, Inc. Scholarships (GENERAL)
undergraduate student to be enrolled full time at least a 3.75...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500.00 UWL TRIO Student Activist Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to support a student activist in a...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Viggo B. & Madeline C. Rasmusen Leadership Award in Physical Activities
undergraduate to be enrolled full time good academic...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Virginia Kaster Ennis Scholarship
(1) Recipient must be a student who has moved into the Onalaska School...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Vitaliano Figueroa Scholarship in Student Affairs Administration
Must be enrolled full-time at UWL and enrolled as a second-year...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies W & G Schmidt Scholarship Fund in Education (SOE)
junior or senior to be enrolled full time in even-numbered years...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Wale and Audrey Elegbede Community Engagement and Social Justice Scholarship
Required Qualifications: • International student from Africa • Financial...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,500.00 Walter & Neva Dayl Winfrey Memorial Scholarship in Microbiology
Required Qualifications: Junior or senior to be enrolled at least...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Warta L. Krueger Hall Memorial Scholarship (SOE)
education major who wants to be a teacher financial need shall be...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Wayne A. Jacobson Fund in Education
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse and have been...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Wayne Jacobson Scholarship for Student Affairs Administration Fund
*Second-year graduate student in the Student Affairs Administration...
Deadline01/15/2026
$496.00 Wayne Jacobson Scholarship Fund in Geography
*Full time student with a major in Geography *Cumulative GPA of 3.25;...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Wedro-Shannon Scholarship
Required Qualifications: 3rd or 4th year student Pursuing a degree...
Deadline01/15/2026
$2,500.00 Werner-Engsberg Family Scholarship for Elementary Education (K-5) (SOE)
Recipient must be a junior or senior enrolled full time at UW-La...
Deadline01/15/2026
$3,000.00 Werner-Engsberg Family Student Teaching Scholarship Fund for Elementary Education (K-5) (SOE)
Recipient must be a junior or senior enrolled full time at UW-La...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies William Case Chemistry Scholarship of the La Crosse Community Foundation
Required Qualifications: Recipient must have financial need Recipient...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies William J. Hyde English Department Scholarship Fund (CLS)
attended UW-L for at least 30 credits and must have completed at least...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies William J. Nieckarz Scholarship in Nuclear Medicine Technology (SAH)
junior standing to be enrolled full time in the nuclear medicine...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies William Laux Memorial Fund (CLS)
freshman, sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student to be enrolled...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies William R. Carlson Fund in Commercial Recreation
one award made to a junior, senior or graduate student to be enrolled...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies William W. Allen Chemistry Graduate Study Incentive Scholarship
Based on application and recommendations from the chemistry department...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies William W. Allen Chemistry Undergraduate Scholarship
Based on application and recommendations from the chemistry department...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be junior or senior to be...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies World War II Leon Miller Scholarship (GENERAL)
Required Qualifications: Member of the Armed Forces or ROTC Junior...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Xcel Energy Scholarship for Continuing Students (General)
*must be continuing (soph, junior or senior) student to be enrolled full...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Ziemann Family Scholarship Fund in Exercise & Sports Science (CSH)
Recipient must be an entering freshman Recipient must be a graduate...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Zolna-Pitts Family Scholarship for Professional Integrity
1. outstanding moral character 2. strong professional behaviors...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Bruce Boegel Scholarship for Richland Center
Required Qualifications: Incoming freshman from Richland Center High...
Deadline02/01/2026
Varies Alice DeBower Undergraduate Distinguished Service Award for Graduating Seniors in Recreation Management & Therapeutic Recreation
graduating senior who has demonstrated professional promise and in...
Ended
Varies B. J. Young Scholarship
first or second semester senior to be enrolled full time in...
Ended
Varies Eric Stuart McIlraith Scholarship in Mathematics
sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in...
Ended
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 Maurice and Elizabeth Graff Scholarships -- Sociology and/or Archaeological Studies
sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in...
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 Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association Endowed Scholarship Fund
junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in marketing,...
Ended
$1,000 American Association of University Women Scholarship
junior or senior to be enrolled full time GPA requirement of...
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 Cleary Center Staff Scholarship
Recipient must be an employee of the Cleary Center Staff (not...
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