All Opportunities - UWL Alumni & Friends Foundation

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

FOR REVIEWERS: Amounts for scholarships have been uploaded. Reviewer Committee Chairs will have access to that information if they click on the scholarship name when logged into the reviewer portal. It will have amounts available, any award restrictions and any additional information needed when making awards

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: 2/1/2026

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

Award	Name	Actions
Varies	Steven P. Larsen Memorial Scholarship junior, senior or graduate student to be enrolled full time with a...	Ended
Varies	Stuart Morton McIlraith Scholarship II sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time pursuing any...	Ended
$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...	Ended
Varies	Student Association Multicultural Organization Scholarship Student who is part of a registered multicultural student organization...	Ended
$1,000.00	Sue & Rob Frey Endowed Marketing Scholarship -Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...	Ended
$250.00	Susannah Lloyd Scholarship in Women's Studies and Anthropology Should be a RGSS major or minor Should be a sophomore or junior Should...	Ended
Varies	Tamzin Aldrich Esposito Memorial Scholarship Required Qualifications: Recipient must be a junior and enrolled full...	Ended
Varies	Taylor Family Scholarship in Health Education/Physical Education and Elementary Education (SOE or SAH) student to be enrolled full time in even-numbered years, recipient...	Ended
Varies	Teamsters Brewery Workers/Local 695 Scholarship (GENERAL) freshman or continuing student to be enrolled full time student of...	Ended
Varies	Terry & Mary Murphy Fund for the College of Business Administration Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...	Ended
$1,000	The Archaeology Scholarship Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...	Ended
Varies	The Charlotte M. Markos Scholarship Endowment Fund in the College of Business Administration at UW-La Crosse 1. Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse and admitted...	Ended
Varies	The Darlene Joan Zielinski Parker Scholarship for Social Justice Fund Required Qualifications Pursuing a Social Justice minor Preferred...	Ended
Varies	The Jo Arney Student Success Scholarship Required Qualifications: New incoming student to UWL (first-year or...	Ended
$600.00	The Lazzari Family Clinical Laboratory Science Scholarship 1. Admitted into Clinical Laboratory Science program 2. Admitted into a...	Ended
Varies	The Linda Host Memorial and David Bange Scholarship Fund for Mathematics & Statistics (Incoming Freshmen) Must be an incoming freshman who has been accepted for admission to...	Ended
$1,000.00	The Lowe Family International Studies Scholarship in honor of Dr. Stephen Brokaw ● Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL and admitted into the...	Ended
$1,000.00	The Nodz and Peewee Gruber Memorial Scholarship 1. Awarded to a sophomore, junior, or senior planning to pursue a...	Ended
Varies	The Roger and Mary Harring Scholarship Required Qualifications: Must be enrolled full time at UW-La...	Ended
$2,500 per semester	The Ronald Stratton Scholarship Program Fund 1. Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...	Ended
$2,000	The Shirley & Gerald Ruoff Student Teaching Scholarship 1. Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...	Ended
Varies	Theatre Arts Music Theatre Scholarship Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-L with a major in Theatre...	Ended
Varies	Theodora Richter Communication Studies Scholarship (SAC) junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in...	Ended
Varies	Theodore W. and Alice O. Rozelle Endowment Scholarship Fund in Mathematics & Statistics (CSH)) 1. incoming freshman who has been accepted for admission to UW-L no...	Ended
$1,000.00	Theresa and David Ness Scholarship for Elementary Education Required Qualifications: Pursuing a degree from the School of...	Ended
Varies	Thomas & Barbara Macgillivray Scholarship Fund for International Education Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse and enrolled in a...	Ended
$500.00	Thomas & Lois Wirkus Scholarship for Communication Studies (SAC) • Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse • Recipient must...	Ended
Varies	Thomas Allen Moore Memorial Scholarship Fund Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full-time at...	Ended
Varies	Thomas Baird McIlraith Scholarship in English (CLS) sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major...	Ended
Varies	Thomas Harris Scholarship in Psychology Required Qualifications: Recipient must be a junior to be enrolled...	Ended
Varies	Thomas J. Hill Memorial Scholarship (SOE) recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with, preferably,...	Ended
$1,000	Thomas Scarseth English/English Education Scholarship Required Qualifications: • Pursuing an English major, English minor, or...	Ended
Varies	Thorman Family "Pay It Forward" Scholarship for Physical Therapy the ideal candidate for this scholarship is a second-year physical...	Ended
$1,000.00	Tom and Mary-Alice Breiter Endowed Scholarship in Mathematics Education (SOE or CSH) ● Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse ● Recipient...	Ended
$1,000.00	Tom Johnson Finance Scholarship 1. The recipient must be a junior or a senior 2. The recipient must be...	Ended
$1,000.00	Tom Macgillivray Student Affairs Administration Scholarship (Graduate, SAA) Recipient must be graduate or doctoral student enrolled in the Student...	Ended
$1,000.00	Tony and Rick Palmer Memorial Scholarship Required Qualifications: Recipient must be a graduate student to be...	Ended
Varies	Twyla & Robert McFee Scholarship in Elementary Education sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time majoring in...	Ended
$1,000.00	Tyler Lynch Scholarship Fund Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a preference...	Ended
$1,000.00	UW Credit Union Scholarship (General) ● Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse ● Recipient...	Ended
Varies	UW-L Faculty and Staff Scholarship (General) must have completed at least 30 credits at UW-L to be enrolled full...	Ended
$500.00	UW-L Physical Therapy (pre-PT) Club Scholarship must be a UWL student who has been accepted into the professional UWL...	Ended
varies	UWL Accounting Department Scholarships	Ended
$1,000	UWL Alumni Association First Year Student Legacy Scholarship first year student to be enrolled full-time must be a relative of a...	Ended
$1,000.00	UWL Foundation Veterans Fund Scholarship 1) Recipient must be a Veteran or a current member of the Armed Forces...	Ended
$650.00	UWL Microbiology Scholarship Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...	Ended
Varies	UWL Microbiology/Public Health Scholarship junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in...	Ended
$500.00	UWL Physical Therapy Alumni & Friends Scholarships graduate student to be enrolled full time with a major in physical...	Ended
$0.00	UWL Pride Center Scholarship for a New/Transfer Student Required Qualifications: Incoming freshman, transfer student or...	Ended
$1,000.00	UWL Pride Center Scholarship for a Returning Student Required Qualifications: Incoming freshman, transfer student or...	Ended