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
$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...
Deadline01/15/2026
$5,000.00 Kathy Roth Fleege Scholarship
Must be enrolled full-time at UWL with a major in the School of...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Keith French Scholarship in Physical Education (SAH)
currently enrolled graduate student in exercise and sport science full...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Kenneth & Margaret Fish Scholarship Fund in Elementary Education
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Kenneth and Marilyn Buresh/Finch Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Deadline01/15/2026
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...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Kimberly D. Graham Extraordinary Scholarship (CSH, General)
The Kimberly D. Graham Extraordinary Scholarship was established in 2014...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Kirk Louis McIlraith Scholarship in Geography (CSH)
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Kristine A. Mason Scholarship Fund (SOE)
junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in education...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Kwik Trip IS Scholarships
1. Recipient must be a full-time student with a major in Information...
Deadline01/15/2026
$900.00 Larry L. Trammell Microbiology Prep Room Scholarship
to be enrolled full time with a major in microbiology above average...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Larry Lebiecki Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Incoming Freshman Enrolled...
Deadline01/15/2026
$600.00 Laura & Joe Bowers Scholarship Endowment Fund
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled at UWL and...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,310.00 Laura Schuh Biology Scholarship
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in the...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Laurie & John Diekhoff Student in Technology Endowed Fund Scholarship (CSH)
Required Qualifications: Must be enrolled a full-time UWL student with...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies LaVerne L. Buldhaupt Endowment Fund in Biology
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Lee & Arly Kempf Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Enrolled full-time at UWL Pursuing a degree...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Lee & Georgene Sandheinrich Scholarship
1. Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UWL with a major in the...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Leo & Gertrude Schnur Scholarship - English (CLS)
senior to be enrolled full time with a major in English at least a...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Leo & Gertrude Schnur Scholarship - Mathematics & Statistics (CSH)
senior to be enrolled full time with a major in the Department of...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Leon & Ruth Miller Scholarship in Physical Education
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500 to $1000 Lillian Neale Campbell Scholarship in Adapted Physical Education (CSH)
recipient must be a continuing student enrolled full-time at UW-La...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Lillian Neale Campbell Scholarship in Occupational Therapy or Therapeutic Recreation (CSH)
recipient must be a continuing student enrolled full-time at UW-La...
Deadline01/15/2026
$500 to $1000 Lillian Neale Campbell Scholarship in Physical Therapy (CSH)
recipient must be a continuing student enrolled full-time at UW-La...
Deadline01/15/2026
$200.00 Lillian Smith Scholarship Fund in Physical Therapy
graduate student to be enrolled full time with a major in physical...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Linda M. Smith Scholarship
Required Qualifications Pursuing a degree from the School of Education...
Deadline01/15/2026
$2,170.55 Lindsey J. and Thomas B. Marriott, III Endowed Scholarship (CSH)
1. Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Lisa and Karl Dickson Scholarship (SOE)
Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UWL with a major in Elementary...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Lisa Kay Roslansky Art Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Member of UWL Ceramics Club Enrolled...
Deadline01/15/2026
$5,000.00 Liz Mullarkey and Rob Bryson Sports Management Scholarship (CSH)
Recipient must be enrolled full-time with a major in Sports Management
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Lloyd Meiners Fund in International Education
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Logan Math & Computer Science Scholarship of the La Crosse Community Foundation
Preferred Qualifications: 1st Priority: Student who is a Logan High...
Deadline01/15/2026
1,000 Lora Greene Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be a member or participant in...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,500.00 Louis & Ida Ebin Scholarship
• sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student to be enrolled full time...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Louise Drumm Endowment Fund for Art Scholarships
Must be enrolled full time at UWL with a major in art freshman,...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Marcie Wycoff-Horn Education Scholarship (SOE)
Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Margaret Chew Scholarships for Geography Majors (CSH)
Recipient must be enrolled full-time at UWL with a major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Margaret O'Hara-Newton Scholarship
(1) Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a declared...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Margaret S. Chew Scholarship (GENERAL)
junior or senior to be enrolled full time at least a 3.5 gpa campus...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Marian D. Hammes Scholarship in Early Childhood/Elementary Teacher Education
sophomore, junior or senior to be enrolled full time with the...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Marie Toland Scholarship
junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in theatre...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Marilyn Jacobs Leder Scholarship
• Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL in the School of...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Marilyn Ondell Scholarship Endowment Fund
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Deadline01/15/2026
$850.00 Mark & Stacey Newcomer Endowed Scholarship
• Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a preference...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Mark A. Jacobson Memorial Scholarship
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full time at UWL...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Marlin & Julie Helgeson Silver Eagles CBA Scholarship
junior or senior to be enrolled full time with a major in College of...
Deadline01/15/2026
Varies Mary H. Hebberd Endowment Fund for English
Required Qualifications: Recipient must be enrolled full or part time...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Mary Hamilton Klos Scholarship (CSH)
(1) Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Mary Huber Scholarship (SAC)
1. Recipient must be enrolled full time at UW-La Crosse with a major in...
Deadline01/15/2026
$1,000.00 Mary O'Sullivan and Francie Ball WTC Transfer Scholarship
• Recipient must be a transfer student from Western Technical College...
Deadline01/15/2026