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
| Award | Name | Actions |
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| $1,500.00 |
Dick & Jayne Becker Scholarship
Required Qualifications
Enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse.
Minimum...
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| Varies |
Doc Steuck Special Project Award
awarded to a student who has served the recreation department, campus,...
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| Varies |
Dolores Carroll Memorial Scholarship
Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UWL
Recipient must have...
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| $0.00 |
Donald P. Weber Veterans Scholarship of the La Crosse Community Foundation
1. Recipient must be a Veteran or a member of the National Guard...
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| Varies |
Donna Hansen Memorial Scholarship in English
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be a junior to be enrolled...
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| Varies |
Donna Hansen Memorial Scholarship in Psychology
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be a junior to be enrolled...
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| $1,000.00 |
Donney Moroney COVE Leadership Scholarship
1. Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse.
2. Recipient...
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| Varies |
Doris Fuka Communication Studies/Theatre and Dance Arts Fund
freshman or continuing student to be enrolled full time
major...
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| Varies |
Dorothie Marion Hansen Scholarship Fund in Elementary Education (SOE)
Required Qualifications:
Sophomore, Junior or Senior
Enrolled full...
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| $1,133.00 |
Dorothy Wetterlin Scholarship for EXPAND
1. Student enrolled and participating in the UWL EXPAND program
2. ...
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| $1,259.00 |
Doug & Nancy Hastad Scholarship for Secondary Teacher Education (SOE)
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
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| $1,000 |
Douglas Carnes Memorial Scholarship Fund
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be a sophomore, junior, or...
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| Varies |
Douglas J. Baker Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be enrolled full time at...
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| Varies |
Dr. C. W. Lighthizer Pre-Med Scholarship
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be a pre-medical...
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| $1,812.00 |
Dr. David R. Howard Endowed Scholarship Fund in Biology
The intent of this scholarship is to recognize a student with promise. ...
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| $1,000 |
Dr. Gregory & Sabrina Chu Environmental Science Scholarship
Required Qualifications:
Pursuing a degree from the College of Science...
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| $1,000.00 |
Dr. Gregory and Sabrina Chu Geography Scholarship
• Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
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| Varies |
Dr. Merton V. Campbell Endowment Fund
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
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| Varies |
Dr. Peg Van Bree Scholarship in Community Health Education
• Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UWL with a major in community...
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| 1,000 |
Dr. Reid F. Horle Scholarship
Required Qualifications
Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UWL as...
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| Varies |
Dr. Richard Lindblad Political Science Award
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be an undergraduate to be...
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| $1,000.00 |
Dr. Robert Arthur Endowed Scholarship in School Psychology
• Must be a graduate student enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a...
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| At least $500 |
Dr. Robert J. Richards Scholarship for Continuing Students (CSH)
• Must be a sophomore, junior or senior or graduate student enrolled...
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| $1,285.00 |
Dr. Robert J. Richards Scholarship for Incoming Freshmen
• Must be a incoming freshman student enrolled full time at UWL with a...
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| Varies |
Dr. William "Bill" and Mary Jo Otto Family Scholarship in Recreation
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be a full time student at UWL...
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| Varies |
Drecktrah Family Scholarship for History
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be pursuing a degree in...
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| Varies |
Drecktrah Family Scholarship in Biology
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be pursuing a degree in...
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| Varies |
Drecktrah Family Scholarship in Elementary Education
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be pursuing a degree in...
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| Varies |
Drecktrah Family Scholarship in Theatre and Dance Arts
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be pursuing a degree in...
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| Varies |
Drs. Michael H. and Timothy J. Mader Pre-Med Endowment Scholarship Fund (CSH)
(1) Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse and enrolled in...
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| Varies |
Drs. Sandra K. Grunwald and Adrienne P. Loh Scholarship in Chemistry & Biochemistry
Required Qualifications:
Enrolled a minimum of half-time at...
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| $500.00 |
Drs. Suzanne & Joseph Toce Biochemistry Scholarship Endowment
recipient must be a graduating senior at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
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| Varies |
Du Pae Memorial Fund
Required Qualifications:
junior, senior or graduate level student to...
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| Varies |
E. William & Margaret A. Vickroy Scholarship
undergraduate student to be enrolled full time from exercise & sport...
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| Varies |
Edith Cartwright Scholarship in Education
Required Qualifications
Recipient must be a junior to be enrolled full...
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| Varies |
Edward M. Bardill Memorial Scholarship in Photography
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
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| Varies |
Eleanor M. Kennedy Scholarship in College Student Development and Administration
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be a graduate or doctoral...
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| $1,000.00 |
Elise R. Denlinger Scholarship
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be enrolled full-time at...
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| Varies |
Emma L. Wilder Endowment Fund
sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time in exercise &...
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| $3,000 |
Eric & Kristin Jungbluth Scholarship
School of Education Scholarship Required Qualifications:
Enrolled...
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| $175.00 |
Eric Stuart McIlraith Scholarship in Chemistry
sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in...
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| Varies |
Eric Stuart McIlraith Scholarship in Mathematics & Statistics (CSH)
sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in...
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| $1,375.00 |
Erin Lindsay Melin Scholarship
1. The recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-L in the Doctor of...
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| Varies |
Ernest & Olive Gershon Scholarship
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
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| Varies |
Ernest O. & Grace W. Hanson Scholarship Fund (CLS)
Pre-law major or minor
GPA of 3.0
Soph, Junior or Senior
Financial need...
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| Varies |
Esther and Sam Levy Memorial Scholarship
recipient must be enrolled full time with a major in health...
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| Varies |
Ethel Groom Scheel Scholarship (SOE)
enrolled full time majoring in elementary education planning to teach...
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| Varies |
Eugene & Arleen O'Brien Scholarship
Required Qualifications:
Graduate from Black River Falls, WI High...
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| Varies |
Eugene W. Murphy Scholarship
Required Qualifications:
Recipient must be a junior or senior and...
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| $1,000.00 |
Fabich Family Scholarship
1. Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
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