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Wausau Scholarships

Scholarships

Gain recognition for all your hard work and cut the cost of your college education. Whether you are an incoming, current or transferring student, we encourage you to apply for a scholarship! Scholarship award decisions are based on academic performance, extracurricular activities, community involvement, and other considerations. Some scholarships require verification of financial need; therefore, all scholarship applicants are strongly encouraged to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Students applying to the Wausau campus should fill out the two scholarship applications listed below:

UWSP Wausau Campus Foundation and UWSP Main Campus Foundation Scholarships

By submitting the UW-Stevens Point’s Scholarship Portal, admitted students are considered for all UWSP Wausau Campus Foundation scholarships and a few additional scholarships given by the UWSP Main Campus Foundation. There are hundreds of scholarships on this portal that UW-Stevens Point at Wausau students might be eligible for.

For Fall 2026 applicants, the priority deadline is Dec. 1, and the final deadline will be Feb. 2.

John Runkel Merit Award

Any first-year or transfer student who meets the below criteria for the 2025-2026 school year will be eligible for the John Runkel Merit Award.

*Scholarships are awarded in order of admittance while funding is available.
**Students must maintain a 3.0+ GPA their first semester. The second half of the scholarship will be dispersed after the completion of the first semester.

Rocket Industrial Merit Award

Any first-year or transfer student who meets the below criteria for the 2025-2026 school year will be eligible for the Rocket Industrial Merit Award.

*Scholarships are awarded in order of admittance while funding is available.
**The second half of the scholarship will be dispersed after the completion of the first semester.

Engineering Scholarships

Incoming students who declare a “Pre-Engineering A.S.” academic plan when they apply for admission to UWSP at Wausau are automatically eligible (no scholarship application required) for a $1,000 scholarship if they have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher and place into (or have already completed) MATH 118 or higher when they take the Math placement exam. Funds are limited so we encourage students to apply for admission as early as possible. 

Shannon Marie & Louis Porter Smith Foundation Scholarship

The Shannon Marie & Louis Porter Smith Foundation will award one scholarship, annually, for the fall semester, in the amount of $500. Applicants must have attended UW-Stevens Point at Wausau (or UW-Marathon County) and be currently accepted into a University of Wisconsin School of Nursing. More information can be found here. 

Music Scholarship Auditions

All incoming students interested in pursuing a degree in music are encouraged to audition for a UW-Stevens Point at Wausau Music Scholarship.  Non-music majors who intend to play or sing in campus ensembles are also encouraged to audition for a scholarship.  More details here: Music Auditions

Newberry Creativity Award

The John S. Newberry, Jr. Award for Creativity recognizes the creative contributions of students in the fields of film, computer programming, games, musical compositions, poems, creative essays, short stories, dance, printmaking, painting, sculpture, design, ceramics, performance, independent experimental research projects and other areas.  Students may submit up to three pieces in each category.  Submissions are judged by a committee, ranked, and generally awarded $500, $250, and $100 for the top three places respectively.

UWSP students currently taking at least three credits on the Wausau campus are eligible for entry. The deadline for submissions is April 1st.  Submissions should be emailed to Renee Wallin at rwallin@uwsp.edu and include the following information:

Student Name:
Title of Submission:
Statement about the Piece (0-200 words):