Scholarships

Abbott & Fenner are committed to continuing our efforts at helping those who have the desire and ambition to succeed.

To apply for this scholarship you will need to write an essay on the topic below. The essay should be between 500 and 1000 words. Your submissions must be sent to us by email at: scholarships@abbottandfenner.com

Topic:

Describe your educational career and life goals. Explain your plan for achieving these goals. Include your degree/major, why you selected it, and how this degree/major will help you achieve your goals.

The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Wisconsin is proud to offer numerous scholarships for current high school and college students. 

For more information about their scholarships and to apply, please visit: https://www.amlegionauxwi.org/scholarships

Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin awards scholarships to Wisconsin high school students who have demonstrated character, leadership, and ethical values. The scholarships are awarded for post-high school education at any Wisconsin-based accredited college beginning in the Fall of 2020, including community colleges/technical colleges. As the scholarship recipients pursue their careers, BBB Serving Wisconsin hopes to develop future business leaders who will promote ethics in the Wisconsin marketplace.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://www.bbb.org/wisconsin/scholarships

The BigSun Organization is proud to be able to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. In order to do our part, we are offering an annual scholarship to a deserving student. All student athletes are eligible regardless of the sport they are engaged in or the capacity in which they participate. The student must be a high school senior or be attending a post secondary institute.

For more information and to apply, please visit their website: http://www.bigsunathletics.com

Our mission is to provide college scholarships and educational counseling to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty.

We are dedicated to serving the families of service members from all branches of the armed forces who have died as a result of combat casualties, military training accidents, service-related illnesses, suicide, as well as other duty-related deaths as ruled by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

For more information about the comprehensive services they provide, please visit their website: https://www.fallenpatriots.org

Students admitted to Edgewood College are automatically considered for several renewable academic scholarships. No additional application is required. Scholarship level is based on a combination of high school grade point average and test scores.

For more information and additional scholarship opportunities, visit their website: https://www.edgewood.edu/admissions/tuition-and-financial-aid/freshman-scholarships

Legacy Awards are $4,000 scholarships available to children and grandchildren of Elks members. The Foundation will offer a total of 300 awards in the 2019 contest.

For eligibility requirements and to apply, please visit: https://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/Legacy.cfm

The EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows began its operation on September 20, 1927. The purpose of the Foundation is to operate a revolving loan fund for qualified students dependent in part, or wholly, on their own efforts for an education, and to award scholarships to students based on scholarship, leadership and financial need. Since the beginning of the Foundation, donations of approximately $3,500,000 have made it possible for over 3,500 young people to receive student low interest loans amounting to over $6,800,000, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship awards.

Interested applicants should go to the website below for complete information and application forms: https://odd-fellows.org/programs/education-foundation/

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) Scholarship program addresses the financial needs of college students and provides extensive, hands-on mentoring and support services. Once chosen from a national, selective application process, Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars receive a generous four-year grant to attend the undergraduate school of their choice and enroll in JRF’s celebrated “42 Strategies for Success Curriculum”.  This four-year program guides JRF Scholars to effectively navigate their college environments, explore career options, develop leadership skills, and embrace a commitment to service. The program also promotes the values and character traits embodied in the heroic life of the Foundation’s namesake, encouraging Scholars to positively impact the lives of others. 

For more information and to apply, visit: https://www.jackierobinson.org/apply/

Kids’ Chance of Wisconsin is an organization providing educational scholarships to the children Wisconsin workers who have been seriously injured or killed due to work-related accidents. The scholarships range up to $5,000 per year based on the student’s financial situation. For more information and to apply, please visit: www.kidschanceofwi.org.

Scholarships are available to new and continuing MATC students through the Madison College Foundation. The Foundation has disbursed more than $15 million in financial assistance to over 40,000 Madison College students. For assistance with these scholarships please contact the Madison College Foundation.

More information can be found online: https://madisoncollege.edu/scholarships

Marquette offers a wide variety of merit scholarships that support the university's mission while recognizing student achievement — excellence in and out of the classroom, commitment to community service and demonstrated leadership. A scholarship is a form of gift assistance that does not have to be repaid. Marquette and private organizations award scholarships on a competitive basis to students who enroll full time in an eligible college.

For more information about scholarships and scholar programs, please visit: https://www.marquette.edu/explore/scholarships.php

Our commitment to sleep science began with helping our readers understand the importance of sleep and its impact on every aspect of health and wellbeing. Over time we have built out a sleep resources directory dedicated to updating readers about the latest strides in sleep science and generating further awareness of the importance of sleep health.

You may qualify for one or more of the scholarships featured in this guide if you’re interested in studying or pursuing a degree in sleep science, feel passionate about your dreams, or are dedicated to living a healthy lifestyle, which starts by improving your sleep quality.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://www.mattressadvisor.com/sleep-scholarships/

The Mensa Foundation Scholarship Program awards more than $140,000 in assistance every year to college-bound students around the globe. Scholarships are awarded based solely on 550-word essays expressing applicants’ academic and professional goals and how their personal experiences will help them to accomplish those goals.

An applicant does not need to be a member of Mensa, but must be a U.S. citizen or a legal resident. Some scholarships may have specific restrictions, e.g., major or area of study. To be eligible for a Mensa Member scholarship, the applicant must be a current dues-paid American Mensa member or a dependent of a member; the application must include the Mensa member’s name.

For more information and to apply, please visit the Mensa Foundation website: https://www.mensafoundation.org/what-we-do/scholarships/

Ripon College’s extensive scholarship program is designed to recognize and reward applicants for their talents and abilities. We are confident you will find a Ripon education more affordable than many similar private colleges and in some cases state universities.

Academic scholarships are reviewed on a rolling basis, while others have a deadline of March 1, 2020. For more information and a list of scholarships, visit: https://www.ripon.edu/scholarships/

Up to four scholarships can be awarded countywide. One of these four scholarships can be available for a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th-year student in college.  Applicants for scholarships must be residents of Sauk County going into an agriculture-related field. Preference will be given to members of the Sauk County Farm Bureau.  

For more information, please visit https://wfbf.com/about/counties/sauk/.

We know that a college education is an investment in your future. We also know that, for many, scholarships and financial aid are critical to making college affordable. That’s why more than 97 percent of our undergraduate students receive scholarships or aid. We’ll work with you and your family to determine how you can make a St. Norbert education a reality.

For more information about their scholarship opportunities, visit: https://www.snc.edu/financialaid/incomingstudents/sourcesofaid/scholarships/

At TheBestSchools.org, we realize students enrolled in distance learning programs are often most in need of scholarship money. For example, many students attending college online are adults with families seeking to cover their monthly expenses. To assist online students, TheBestSchools.org is pleased to award six annual scholarships for online learning totaling $6,000.

For more information and eligibility requirements, please visit: https://thebestschools.org/the-best-schools-online-college-scholarships/

The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America’s colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, legal equality, due process, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience—the essential qualities of individual liberty and dignity. In addition to defending the rights of students and faculty, FIRE works to educate students and the general public on the necessity of free speech and its importance to a thriving democratic society.

For more information and to apply, visit https://www.thefire.org/resources/high-school-network/essay-contest/

The Homer Fund seeks to truly make a positive impact in our associates’ lives. The Fund recognizes how expensive post-secondary education can be, and decided in 2006 to branch out and seek other ways to show its support of our associates. Thus, the Orange Scholars Scholarship Program was created. Orange Scholars offers scholarships to associates' children based on financial need, academic performance and community involvement, and leadership. Financial need is given the highest consideration.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://www.thdhomerfund.org/scholarships

TheDream.US Opportunity Scholarships are for DREAMers who live in states where they effectively have no access to college – either because they face paying out-of-state tuition or because their state will simply not admit them into its universities. We call these “locked-out states.”

You may be eligible for our Opportunity Scholarship if you (1) live in and you have or will soon graduate from a high school in one of the locked-out states shown here, and (2) are DACA or TPS eligible or meet our immigration eligibility criteria.

For more information, please visit their website: https://www.thedream.us/scholarships/opportunity-scholarship/

The Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program is dedicated to the support of Native American students pursuing higher education in Natural Resources. The Education Selection Committee will review and rank only those applicants who completely address each area of the required materials outlined in the "Information and Guidelines" page (see below). 

In 2020, UCB will award 33 scholarships to people living with epilepsy, their family members and caregivers pursuing higher education.

 Thirty scholarships of up to $5,000 each will be awarded to outstanding applicants who demonstrate academic and personal achievement. In addition, two Epilepsy Leader Scholarships and one Joe D'Souza Memorial Scholarship of up to $10,000 each will be awarded to outstanding applicants who demonstrate academic and personal achievement as well as a passion for advocacy, service to the epilepsy community and a persevering spirit.

For more information and to apply, please visit their website: https://www.ucbepilepsyscholarship.com/program-details

The University of Minnesota works with many generous donors to secure private scholarship support. Last year, thousands of students received scholarships from private donations. The number of students receiving private support is constantly increasing as the University continues its major scholarship fundraising drive. 

For a list of scholarships and more information, visit the website: https://admissions.tc.umn.edu/costsaid/scholarships.html

Have you applied to UW-La Crosse for the Fall? Find scholarships that match up with your personal achievements & unique personality!

Visit the UW - La Crosse Scholarship Resource Center to explore the many opportunities offered to future students: https://www.uwlax.edu/scholarships/

Scholarships are an excellent way to help reduce the costs of higher education. Similar to grants, they are considered a type of gift aid and are not required to be repaid. At UW-Madison, almost every department, school, and college offers scholarships for students based on academic information, extracurricular activities, and financial aid. 

Visit the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub to review the numerous opportunities: https://financialaid.wisc.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/

Please note:  You can apply for scholarships as soon as you receive your NetID and password, which can be activated as soon as you receive the 10-digit campus ID on your submission confirmation letter from Admissions. Do not wait until you have been accepted to the University. If you are having issues with your NetID login, contact the DoIT Help Desk at 608-264-HELP. 

Hungry for scholarship money? Finding scholarships at UWM just got a whole lot easier! Introducing the UWM Panther Scholarship Portal! No more time spent filling out multiple applications asking the same questions. Now you can just fill out one General Application and your School/College’s supplemental application (if applicable). Afterward, you’ll get a list of scholarships that you potentially match to!

Incoming freshmen students who are admitted by December 1st for the 2020-21 academic year are encouraged to complete the General Application in the Panther Scholarship Portal to be considered for merit-based scholarships. Be careful of varying deadlines!

For more information, please visit: https://uwm.edu/onestop/finances/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville wants you to find rewards for your achievements, whether you are a freshman, continuing, or branch campus student. Incoming freshmen should first apply and be admitted to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Then, investigate all of the opportunities here: https://www.uwplatt.edu/scholarships

The University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point offers many scholarships to freshmen students. Scholarships are awarded independently of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Incoming freshman scholarships are based on merit, not financial need. Automatic scholarships are awarded to both First-Year and Transfer students who meet certain academic criteria.

For the list of scholarships, both merit-based and department-specific, please visit their website: https://www.uwsp.edu/finaid/Pages/scholarships.aspx

The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater offers a variety of scholarships across its many programs of study. Applications can be found online. 

For more information and to see a list of available scholarships, visit: https://www.uww.edu/scholarships

This $500.00 scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior intending to major or minor in Art or Art Education at a college or special arts school.  Students must have a 3.0 GPA at time of application. The Visual Arts Scholarship, dedicated to the support of a visual arts student pursuing an art degree or its equivalent after high school, is made possible by a generous gift from Eleanor Drury.  

Application deadline is April 15 and should be mailed to the Portage Center for the Arts.

WACE, on behalf of the nine WACE Partner Institutions, is pleased to announce and sponsor its Eighteenth Annual National Co-op Scholarship Program. As the largest independently sponsored merit co-op scholarship program in the United States, WACE will award up to 160 merit co-op scholarships for a total value of $4,200,000.

These merit co-op scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors and transfer students who plan to participate in college cooperative education at one of our Partner Institutions.

For more information and to apply, visit: https://waceinc.org/scholarship/index.html

The Foundation of the Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers welcomes your application for an Automotive, Diesel, Auto Collision or motorcycle Technician Scholarship.

Scholarship amounts vary and may be valued up to full tuition. Scholarships are based on funding availability.

For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.watda.org/Scholarship.

There are several scholarship opportunities available through the Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association. 

For more information about the different programs, please visit their website: https://www.wisconsincattlemen.com/resources/scholarships

All Wisconsin high school students (grades 9-12) are eligible to participate in a High School Essay Contest conducted annually by the Wisconsin Labor History Society. The high school students are asked to write an essay of approximately 750 words on the following theme: “Unions have been important to my family and my community because …” and up to eight cash prizes are awarded for the best. The prizes will include one $500 first-place prize, one $300 second-place prize, one $200 third-place prize, and up to five $100 prizes for honorable mention.

For more information, please visit: http://www.wisconsinlaborhistory.org/contests/essay-contest-for-wisconsin-high-school-students/ 

For seniors enrolling in a college or tech school in a course of study leading to a two or four-year degree in police science, criminal justice, or a law enforcement-related field.

For more information about the scholarship and to apply, please visit: https://wppa.com/scholarship-program/. Be sure to fill out the application AND submit all the required materials!

The Award recognizes young women, ages 16-19, who demonstrate superior leadership skills and a commitment to public service and civic causes and encourages them to continue their participation in public and political life. For a full list of the eligibility and application requirements, please refer to the application. Ten (10) international scholarships of $4,000 each and up to 32 district/region scholarships of $1,500 each are awarded each year.

Applications and instructions can be downloaded from the Zonta International website: https://www.zonta.org/Global-Impact/Education/Young-Women-in-Public-Affairs-Award

Completed applications, essays, and verifications forms should be returned to Jane Hartman, Scholarship Chair, at the address below by February 1, 2019:

Jane Hartman, Scholarship Chair

Zonta Club of Madison

3146 Dorchester Way #5

Madison, WI 53719