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
Varies James O. Ash Scholarship Fund in the College of Business Administration
preference given to a graduate student but may be a junior or...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies James Prudhome Scholarship in Economics
*Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse *Recipient must be...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies James Quillin Memorial Art Scholarship
freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies James R. Parker Scholarship Fund (General, Graduate)
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies James R. Schipper Scholarship (General)
non-traditional student, 25 years or older, to be enrolled full...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies James Reynolds Scholarship
The recipient will be an African American student entering their...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Janet Kircher Isler Scholarship for Elementary Education (SOE)
*Full time at UWL with a major in Elementary Education *Good academic...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Janine Bina Scholarship for English Education
Recipient must be a continuing student with a major in English...
Deadline01/15/2026
1,000 Janke Family Scholarship
Preferred Qualification: Student from a small town (population of...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Jason David Koppelman Scholarship of the La Crosse Community Foundation
*Incoming freshman who has demonstrated a commitment to diversity *Major...
Deadline01/15/2026
$4,619.00 Jason Letizia Learn Strong Scholarship
Recipient must be a Secondary Education major who is in the student...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,250.00 Jay and Janet Fulkerson School Psychology Scholarship Fund
Must be a graduate student enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse in...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Jay C. Norris Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Jean and William Gilles Scholarship Fund for Third Year Physical Therapy Internships
recipient must be enrolled in the physical therapy program at UW-L at...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Jeff Bloxdorf Memorial Scholarship Fund
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Jerry Culver Scholarship Endowment Fund in Geography
sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
$5,000 Jerry's Scholarship Fund
• Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Jess Ondell Scholarship Fund in Chemistry and Biology
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be an undergraduate to be...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Jessie Caldwell Memorial Scholarship
outstanding student to be enrolled full time in elementary...
Deadline01/15/2026
$5,000.00 Jim & Judy Ford Scholarship
• Recipient must be a sophomore or junior enrolled full-time with a...
Deadline01/15/2026
$5,000 Jim and Cheryl Klinzing Exercise Science Financial Aid Award
Required Qualifications: Undergraduate Senior status in the year the...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Jim and Eileen Langdon Native American Scholarship
● Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UW-La Crosse and be a...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Jim Paulson Scholarship Fund
1. Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UWL with a major in and...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Joan R. Yeatman Scholarship for Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Required Qualifications: Pursuing a degree (major or minor) in Race,...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Joe & Linda Kastantin Endowed Fund for the College of Science & Health
1. Recipient must be a first-year or continuing student enrolled...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Joe & Linda Kastantin Endowed Fund for the School of Education (SOE)
1. Recipient must be a first-year or continuing student enrolled...
Deadline01/15/2026
$10,315.00 Joe Laux Family CBA Top Scholar Award
Recipient must be a senior with a major in the College of Business...
Deadline01/15/2026
$10,315.00 Joe Laux Family Scholarship in Marketing
a. Recipient must be a junior or senior enrolled full-time at UW-L...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies John & Ardus Cleveland Endowed Scholarship in Psychology
*Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UW-L with a major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies John & Ellie Ellison Scholarship
freshman, sophomore, junior or senior who has graduated from Blair...
Deadline01/15/2026
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...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies John and Lois Storlie Scholarship Endowment Fund in Computer Science (CSH)
junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a declared major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 John Castek Sr. Memorial Scholarship
freshman to be enrolled full time for all four years of award in the...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 John Jenks Family & Friends Memorial Scholarship
1. Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major...
Deadline01/15/2026
$2,000.00 John M. & Estella M. Pekarske Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Junior or Senior Minimum GPA of...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies John Paul Gruden Memorial Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be a junior or senior who has...
Deadline01/15/2026
$0.00 John W. Doser Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be in their student teaching...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Joseph P. Heim Endowed Scholarship for Graduating Seniors
graduating senior with a major in political science or public...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Joseph P. Heim Scholarship Fund for Undergraduate Students (CASSH)
Junior or Senior enrolled full-time at UW-La Crosse Major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Joseph Rusche Family Scholarship Fund (SOE)
Must be enrolled full-time at UW-L and accepted into the School of...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Joyce Christiansen Telzrow Memorial Scholarship (CLS)
junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in a Global...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Judith L. Kuipers Endowment Fund (GENERAL)
freshman, sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Judy Strzelczyk, OTR, Scholarship Fund in Occupational Therapy (SAH)
to be enrolled full time with a major in occupational therapy above...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Julie Zabolio Scholarship (CLS)
junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major or minor in...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies June A. Tenckhoff Scholarship in Education (SOE)
sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
$0.00 Kammerud Family Scholarship
1. Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse. 2. Recipient...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Karla & John Stanek Endowed Scholarship
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Kathleen & Adrian Hendrickson Scholarship Fund in Educational Studies (SOE)
*Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-L with a major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Kathleen Lynn (Moulis) Beyer Memorial Scholarship Fund in Occupational Therapy
recipient must be enrolled full time with a major in occupational...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Kathryn S. Cappelen Teaching Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Deadline01/15/2026