Fund for Wisconsin Scholars · $4,500 a year for five years (the grant the 2023-24 cohort received) · Verify deadline
Who qualifies
Residency: be a resident of Wisconsin for resident tuition purposes
Financial need: be a PELL recipient at initial eligibility
High school: have been a full-time, resident student in a Wisconsin public school for the last four semesters prior to graduation
Institution: be in the first year of post secondary studies at a UW System four year comprehensive university based in Wisconsin
Enrollment: be enrolled full time and in person (not an online degree program) in a baccalaureate residential degree program at a UW University
How to win it
Strong applicants clearly meet every requirement: residency: be a resident of wisconsin for resident tuition purposes; financial need: be a pell recipient at initial eligibility; high school: have been a full-time, resident student in a wisconsin public school for the last four semesters prior to graduation. Apply early and double-check the deadline, since local awards often have small applicant pools and reward the well-prepared.