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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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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Hong Xiang Rost International Scholarship Fund for Incoming Freshman
*Recipient must be an international student who will enrolled full time...
Varies James Quillin Memorial Art Scholarship
freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a...
Varies Jason David Koppelman Scholarship of the La Crosse Community Foundation
*Incoming freshman who has demonstrated a commitment to diversity *Major...
Varies Jay C. Norris Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
$1,000.00 Jim and Eileen Langdon Native American Scholarship
● Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UW-La Crosse and be a...
Varies John & Ellie Ellison Scholarship
freshman, sophomore, junior or senior who has graduated from Blair...
Varies John and Julia Metternich Olson Scholarship Fund in the Alumni Honors Program
recipient must be enrolled full time with preference given to a hard...
$1,000.00 John Castek Sr. Memorial Scholarship
freshman to be enrolled full time for all four years of award in the...
Varies Judith L. Kuipers Endowment Fund (GENERAL)
freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full...
$0.00 Kammerud Family Scholarship
1. Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse. 2. Recipient...
Varies Kathryn S. Cappelen Teaching Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
$800.00 Kathy Andrews Madrigrano and John & Dorothy Andrews Scholarship Fund (SOE)
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
Varies Kenneth and Marilyn Buresh/Finch Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Varies Kenneth and Sharron Ring Scholarship for Entering Freshman in Physics: Dual Engineering (Freshman)
recipient must be an entering freshman enrolled full time at UW-L with...
Varies Kirk Louis McIlraith Scholarship in Geography (CSH)
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Varies Larry Lebiecki Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Incoming Freshman Enrolled...
$600.00 Laura & Joe Bowers Scholarship Endowment Fund
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled at UWL and...
$1,000.00 Lee & Georgene Sandheinrich Scholarship
1. Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UWL with a major in the...
Varies Leon & Ruth Miller Scholarship in Physical Education
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
$500 to $1000 Lillian Neale Campbell Scholarship in Adapted Physical Education (CSH)
recipient must be a continuing student enrolled full-time at UW-La...
Varies Lillian Neale Campbell Scholarship in Occupational Therapy or Therapeutic Recreation (CSH)
recipient must be a continuing student enrolled full-time at UW-La...
$500 to $1000 Lillian Neale Campbell Scholarship in Physical Therapy (CSH)
recipient must be a continuing student enrolled full-time at UW-La...
Varies Louise Drumm Endowment Fund for Art Scholarships
Must be enrolled full time at UWL with a major in art freshman,...
Varies Mary H. Hebberd Endowment Fund for English
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full or part time...
Varies Michael J. and Sandra R. Dolan Endowment Fund in Chemistry
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Varies Mr. & Mrs. Larry Nutter Scholarship in Chemistry
recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
Varies Paul D. Koeller Scholarship (General)
freshman, sophomore, junior or senior resident of La Crosse County or...
3000 for freshman and sophomore years Richard & Ethel Thrune Scholarship
freshman to be enrolled full time one award selected from each...
$1,000.00 Richard & Phyllis Stanley Scholarship (Freshman)
Must be an entering freshmen to be enrolled full-time at UWL Must be...
Varies Richard Corner Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be a freshman, sophomore,...
Varies Robert & Betty Woodruff Scholarship in Education (SOE)
freshman, sophomore, junior or senior enrolled full time with a major...
Varies Roland W. and Laura J. Christensen Scholarship in Mathematics & Statistics
freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a...
$1,000.00 Ron & Teri Wilczek Family Scholarship Fund
1. Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UWL 2. Recipient must be in...
Varies Russell G. Cleary Memorial Scholarship
(1) Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
Varies Steenlage Family Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Must be a full-time student pursuing an...
Varies Teamsters Brewery Workers/Local 695 Scholarship (GENERAL)
freshman or continuing student to be enrolled full time student of...
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...
Varies The Archaeology Scholarship
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
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...
Varies The Roger and Mary Harring Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Must be enrolled full time at UW-La...
Varies Theatre Arts Music Theatre Scholarship
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-L with a major in Theatre...
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...
Varies Thomas Allen Moore Memorial Scholarship Fund
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full-time at...
Varies Thomas J. Hill Memorial Scholarship (SOE)
recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with, preferably,...
Varies Virginia Kaster Ennis Scholarship
(1) Recipient must be a student who has moved into the Onalaska School...
Varies William Laux Memorial Fund (CLS)
freshman, sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student to be enrolled...
Varies Ziemann Family Scholarship Fund in Exercise & Sports Science (CSH)
Recipient must be an entering freshman Recipient must be a graduate...