{"id":55,"date":"2026-02-19T14:56:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/wausau\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:57:38","slug":"wausau-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wausau\/wausau-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Wausau Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bannerheight650 hero-fww bpcc blockspacebottom overlay-image-container\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wausau\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/05\/20230511-1DX31945-3-scaled.jpg)\"><div class=\"smaller-banner\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 bpcc smaller-banner-image-container site-width\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wausau\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/05\/20230511-1DX31945-3-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgforsmallscrn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wausau\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/05\/20230511-1DX31945-3-scaled.jpg\"\/><div class=\"overlay-text-backdrop\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 overlay-contentwidth\"><div class=\"hero-purple-bg overlay-pos-ll overlay-attach  overlay-text-container\"><div class=\"hh-mobile-textwidth\"><div class=\"overlay-headlineone\">Wausau Scholarships<\/div><div class=\"overlay-linkbuttons\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Scholarships<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">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&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.uwsp.edu\/finaid\/Pages\/stepsToApplying.aspx\">Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.ed.gov\/sa\/fafsa\">.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Students applying to the Wausau campus should fill out the two scholarship applications listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UWSP Wausau Campus Foundation and UWSP Main Campus Foundation Scholarships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By submitting the&nbsp;<strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuwsp.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com%2FCMXAdmin%2FCmx_Content.aspx%3FcpId%3D1601&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbkaminsk%40uwsp.edu%7Cc28c168534554b0f431508de2c38de70%7C209c4baddf14417287df060f84f01a11%7C0%7C0%7C638996819922094446%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VCueXq%2FxPOONmGKQkaQu7mKp%2BqVAfXBy%2F1yoVG%2F3G60%3D&amp;reserved=0\">UW-Stevens Point\u2019s Scholarship Portal<\/a><\/u><\/strong>, admitted students are considered for all UWSP Wausau Campus Foundation scholarships&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Fall 2026 applicants, the priority deadline is&nbsp;<strong>Dec. 1<\/strong>, and the final deadline will be&nbsp;<strong>Feb. 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">John Runkel Merit Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any first-year or transfer student who meets the below criteria for the 2025-2026&nbsp;school year will be eligible for the John Runkel Merit Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$1,500&nbsp;is awarded to incoming students who receive a 26+ ACT or 3.6+ cumulative high school or college GPA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$1,000 is awarded to incoming students who receive a 21-25 ACT or 3.0-3.59 cumulative high school or college GPA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*Scholarships are awarded in order of admittance while funding is available.<br>**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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Engineering Scholarships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Incoming students who declare a \u201cPre-Engineering A.S.\u201d 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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shannon Marie &amp; Louis Porter Smith Foundation Scholarship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Shannon Marie &amp; 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&nbsp;be currently accepted into a University of&nbsp;Wisconsin School of Nursing. More information can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.portersmithfoundation.org\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music Scholarship Auditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All incoming students interested in pursuing a degree in music are encouraged to audition for a UW-Stevens Point at Wausau Music Scholarship.&nbsp; Non-music majors who intend to play or sing in campus ensembles are also encouraged to audition for a scholarship.&nbsp; More details here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.uwsp.edu\/wausau\/arts\/music\/Pages\/auditions.aspx\"><strong>Music Auditions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newberry Creativity Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.&nbsp; Students may submit up to three pieces in each category.&nbsp; Submissions are judged by a committee, ranked, and generally awarded $500, $250, and $100 for the top three places respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UWSP students currently taking at least three credits on the Wausau campus are eligible for entry. The deadline for submissions is April 1<sup>st<\/sup>.&nbsp; Submissions should be emailed to Renee Wallin at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rwallin@uwsp.edu\">rwallin@uwsp.edu<\/a>&nbsp;and include the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Student Name:<br>Title of Submission:<br>Statement about the Piece (0-200 words):<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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