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

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies W & G Schmidt Scholarship Fund in Education (SOE)
junior or senior to be enrolled full time in even-numbered years...
Varies Wale and Audrey Elegbede Community Engagement and Social Justice Scholarship
Required Qualifications: • International student from Africa • Financial...
Varies Warta L. Krueger Hall Memorial Scholarship (SOE)
education major who wants to be a teacher financial need shall be...
Varies Wayne A. Jacobson Fund in Education
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse and have been...
$1,000.00 Wayne Jacobson Scholarship for Student Affairs Administration Fund
*Second-year graduate student in the Student Affairs Administration...
$496.00 Wayne Jacobson Scholarship Fund in Geography
*Full time student with a major in Geography *Cumulative GPA of 3.25;...
Varies Wedro-Shannon Scholarship
Required Qualifications: 3rd or 4th year student Pursuing a degree...
$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...
$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...
Varies William Case Chemistry Scholarship of the La Crosse Community Foundation
Required Qualifications: Recipient must have financial need Recipient...
Varies William J. Hyde English Department Scholarship Fund (CLS)
attended UW-L for at least 30 credits and must have completed at least...
Varies William J. Nieckarz Scholarship in Nuclear Medicine Technology (SAH)
junior standing to be enrolled full time in the nuclear medicine...
Varies William Laux Memorial Fund (CLS)
freshman, sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student to be enrolled...
Varies William R. Carlson Fund in Commercial Recreation
one award made to a junior, senior or graduate student to be enrolled...
Varies William W. Allen Chemistry Graduate Study Incentive Scholarship
Based on application and recommendations from the chemistry department...
Varies William W. Allen Chemistry Undergraduate Scholarship
Based on application and recommendations from the chemistry department...
Varies Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be junior or senior to be...
Varies World War II Leon Miller Scholarship (GENERAL)
Required Qualifications: Member of the Armed Forces or ROTC Junior...
$1,000.00 Xcel Energy Scholarship for Continuing Students (General)
*must be continuing (soph, junior or senior) student to be enrolled full...
Varies Ziemann Family Scholarship Fund in Exercise & Sports Science (CSH)
Recipient must be an entering freshman Recipient must be a graduate...
$1,000.00 Zolna-Pitts Family Scholarship for Professional Integrity
1. outstanding moral character 2. strong professional behaviors...
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