Scholarship Name and Criteria |
Renewable |
$ Per Award |
Albertson Family First-Year Scholarship
- Incoming freshman to UWSP
|
No |
$1,000
|
|
|
Russ & Lexy Austin Family Scholarship
- Incoming freshman to UWSP
| No
| $1,000 | | |
Bob and Mary Berard Gateway to Discovery Scholarship Endowment
- Must be a first-year, first-generation student
- Scholarship may be renewed for a second year if student maintains good academic standing (at least 12 cr/semester, continuous enrollment, 2.0 cumulative GPA)
|
Yes |
$2,000 |
Leroy "Larry" Bishop Memorial Scholarship
- Top 1/3 of high school class
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Evidence of student activity involvement
- Demonstrates leadership qualities
- Potentially renewable if 3.0 GPA is maintained
|
Yes |
$800
|
Jerome and Barbara Bushman Scholarship
- Wittenberg-Birnamwood high school graduate
- Top 15% of high school class OR GPA of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) OR ACT of 24 or higher
- Potentially renewable for eight (8) consecutive semesters if 3.0 GPA is maintained (verified at end of fall semester and again at end of spring semester)
|
Yes |
$2,000 |
Chancellor's Choice Scholarship
- Top 10% of high school class
- GPA higher than 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale)
- ACT higher than 25
|
No |
Amount Varies
|
Delta Dental Scholarship
- Major in Business Management, Accounting, or Math.
|
Yes |
$1,000 |
Karen Engelhard Alumni Scholarship
- Major in education
- Wisconsin resident
- Potentially renewable if 3.0 GPA is maintained and recipient is accepted into the School of Education (SOE) when eligible
- Continued eligibility is monitored by the SOE.
|
Yes |
$1,500 |
Marion Brazeau Fey Scholarship
- Displays ability to succeed
- Involvement in community and high school service activities
- Wisconsin resident
|
No |
$500
|
|
Helen Godfrey Scholarship
- Major within the College of Natural Resources
|
No
|
$1,000 |
Gordon M. Haferbecker Scholarship
- Antigo high school graduate
- Financial need
- GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Demonstrated leadership and community service
- A special additional form will be sent to eligible applicant for this award
- Preference for incoming freshman but continuing students may apply and a student may receive the scholarship more than one time
|
No |
Amount Varies, $1,000 in 2021-22
|
Dr. F.A. and Grace Windross Hubbard Scholarship
|
No |
$1,000
|
Melvin R. Laird Youth Leadership Award
- Top 5% of high school class
- Displays leadership qualities
- Must be from former U.S. Representative Melvin R. Laird's congressional district (7th), if no candidate available, can select from other home county within Wisconsin
- Potentially renewable for a 2nd year if 3.0 GPA is maintained verified at end of fall semester and again at end of spring term
- Community/university leadership/involvement
- Need letter confirming leadership activities by April of 1st year
- Full time student (12 or more credits per semester)
|
Yes |
$2,000 |
Arthur W. Mueller, Jr. Freshman CNR Scholarship
- Top 15% of high school class
- Major in the College of Natural Resources
- Displays leadership qualities
- Financial need
|
No |
$1,000 |
Neale Alumni Honors Freshman Scholarship
- Top 10% of high school class
- GPA of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)
- ACT of 25 or higher
- Rigor of high school courses taken
- Leadership, participation in high school activities
- Special skills and/or contributions they could bring to UWSP
- Potentially eligible to apply for Robert & Ventura Neale Continuing Scholarship in sophomore year
|
No |
$1,500 |
David J. Pawelski
- Incoming first-year UWSP student from SPASH
- Based on financial need
- Must enroll full time and maintain 2.5 GPA
|
Yes |
$1,000
|
Ruth O. Petersen Scholarship
- Top 20% high school class
- GPA of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)
- ACT of 25 or higher
|
No |
$1,000
|
Poulter-Knipp Freshman Scholarship
- Preference given to Princeton High School graduate
- High school graduate from Green Lake County, Wisconsin
- High school graduate from Wisconsin counties of Marquette, Waushara, Adams if no qualified recipient from Green Lake
- GPA of 2.75 or higher
|
No |
$500 |
Jaclyn Przybylski Scholarship
- Awarded by
Financial Aid Scholarship Coordinator
- One student from SPASH awarded
|
No |
$750 |
Phil Sander Memorial Freshman Conservation Scholarship
- High school seniors from one of the following southeastern Wisconsin counties (in order of preference): Kenosha County; Racine County; Walworth County; Waukesha County; Jefferson County; Milwaukee County (see selection criteria below).
- Accepted and enrolled as a full-time student in the College of Natural Resources at UWSP.
- Intent to pursue a degree in wildlife or another wildlife-related degree offered by UWSP.
- Academic achievement as indicated by ACT score, class rank and cumulative GPA.
- Related extracurricular involvement (i.e., research, student organizations, community service, etc.)
- Financial need
|
No
|
Amount varies - $900 - $1,000
|
Scott Schultz Memorial Scholarship
- Top 20% of high school class
- Demonstrated community and high school involvement and leadership
- If renewable, must maintain at least 3.0 GPA
|
Yes |
$1,000 |
Kathrin M. "Kitty" Saunders Sebold Scholarship
- Preference given to graduate of Wisconsin Rapids Assumption High School or Medford High School (1 from each school)
- Academic merit and leadership ability (preference to valedictorian)
- Active participation in school activities
- Student must consent to press release about them
- Financial need NOT considered
- If no qualified applicant, no award to be made
|
No |
$1,500 |
Sentry Academic Leadership Scholarship
- Top 1/3 of high school class OR GPA of 3.00 or higher
- Involved in extra-curricular and community activities
- Potentially renewable if 3.25 GPA is maintained
|
Yes |
$2,500
|
Sentry Employee Dependent Scholarship
- Separate application obtained by employee from Sentry Insurance
- Student must be dependent of Sentry Insurance employee
- Top 50% of high school class or Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or ACT of at least 23
- Involvement and leadership in high school and community acts
- For renewability, must maintain 3.0 cumulative GPA and full-time enrollment (except for final semester)
|
Yes |
$2,500 |
Sentry Insurance Student Leadership Scholarship
- Top 15% of high school class
- Involvement in extracurricular and community activities displaying leadership potential
- Student must be pursuing a degree in Business Administration, Economics, Computer Information Systems, Accounting, Actuarial Math, or Web & Digital Media Development
- Potentially renewable if 3.25 GPA is maintained and candidate remains in prescribed major
|
Yes |
$2,500 |
SGA/US Bank Inclusive Excellence Scholarship
- Top 25% of high school class
- or
- GPA of 30. or higher
- Demonstrated commitment to support individuals from diverse backgrounds & leadership potential
|
No |
$1,000 |
SGA/US Bank Merit Scholarship
- Top 25% of high school class
- or
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
| No
|
$1,000
|
|
Elda Bark Walker Scholarship
- Top 10% of high school class
- GPA of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)
- ACT of 25 or higher
- High academic achievement, leadership, and service potential
- Potentially renewable if full-time status (minimum of 12 credits per semester) and 3.3 GPA is maintained
|
Yes
|
$1,000
|