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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Scholarships and Merit Aid

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

8 scholarships University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

16,762Undergraduates
97%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (5)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Chancellor's Merit Scholarship - Tier 1

$1,500

Published requirement
4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
| Tier 1 | 4.00 | $1,500 | $6,000 |uwm.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Chancellor's Merit Scholarship - Tier 2

$1,000

Published requirement
3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
| Tier 2 | 3.75 – 3.99 | $1,000 | $4,000 |uwm.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Chancellor's Merit Scholarship - Tier 3

$500

Published requirement
3.4 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
| Tier 3 | 3.40 – 3.74 | $500 | $2,000 |uwm.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Chancellor's Merit Scholarship

$2,000 to $6,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
The Chancellor's Merit Scholarship is renewable for up to four years, resulting in a total award amount of $2,000–$6,000.uwm.edu (read 2026-06-02)

Milwaukee Advantage Program

$1,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
The $1,000 annual Milwaukee Advantage Program (MAP) award is offered to students from Midwest states.uwm.edu (read 2026-06-02)

Awards that take an application (1)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Admission Scholarships

$500 to $5,000

Renewable
Not stated as renewable
Awards range from $500 to $5,000, and some may be renewable.uwm.edu (read 2026-06-02)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (2)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Engineering Excellence Scholarship

$1,000

Department
College of Engineering & Applied Science
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Award: $1000 (renewable)uwm.academicworks.com (read 2026-07-10)

College of Engineering & Applied Science Dean's Merit Scholarship

$4,000

Department
College of Engineering & Applied Science
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Award: $4000 (renewable)uwm.academicworks.com (read 2026-07-10)
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What University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$28,938In-state, per year
$41,788Out-of-state, per year

Where University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee lists its scholarships

UW-Milwaukee Panther Scholarship Portal (AcademicWorks) — single-application scholarship system used by every UWM school/college, including departmental awards; individual award listing pages are publicly browsable (no login required to view name/eligibility/award amount), but eligibility for a given award and the full searchable catalog require ePanther SSO sign-in

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.