Tag Scholarship
Two UW–Madison students awarded prestigious national Udall Scholarships
Two UW–Madison undergraduates have been awarded 2025 Udall Scholarships, a highly competitive national honor that identifies future leaders in environmental, Tribal public policy and health care fields. Read More
Three UW–Madison students named 2025 Goldwater Scholars
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison students have been named winners of 2025 Goldwater Scholarships, the premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, engineering and the natural sciences in the United States. Read More
Programs make UW–Madison affordable, accessible
Sixty-three percent of undergraduates are completing their bachelor’s degrees without student debt, a percentage that keeps improving and is up from 50 percent just seven years ago. Read More
Recent UW grad, an Afghan Kurdish poet, wins $90,000 scholarship for immigrants with exceptional potential
Hajjar Baban already has achieved considerable success. She’s now poised for more. Read More
Three UW–Madison students named 2021 Goldwater Scholars
The scholarship program honors the late Sen. Barry Goldwater and was designed to develop highly qualified scientists, engineers and mathematicians. Read More
UW–Madison graduate named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
At Stanford University, Ross Dahlke plans to research the connection between how people communicate online and how they behave offline in civic life. Read More
Student forges special bond with commencement speaker James Patterson, her childhood reading hero
Marie Aguirre has become friends with Patterson and his wife Susan. She’s also been a recipient of their generosity — the couple supported her college studies with a generous scholarship. Read More
National scholarship will allow student to pursue graduate studies in early reading cognition
Lauren Schilling is among 18 college juniors nationwide selected to receive a 2020 Beinecke Scholarship, which provides $34,000 for graduate study in the arts, humanities or social sciences. Read More
Atypical path leads student to Truman Scholarship, one of country’s top academic honors
"I’ve been very lucky to have key teachers and mentors in my life. Without them, I wouldn’t have applied to college or run for student body president or applied for the Truman Scholarship. You have to find your allies and see your own potential.” Read More
Opera singer’s concert will honor father, raise money for scholarships
Prenicia Clifton, a UW–Madison alumna who works in the Division of Continuing Studies, calls her annual "Songs for Hope" concert a holiday gift to the community. Read More
Planning for spring? Consider a Summer Finish scholarship to complete your degree
As students close to graduation register for spring courses, they can talk to their advisors about graduating in a timely manner with Summer Finish. Read More
Hofacker named director of UW–Madison’s Posse scholarship program
The program identifies and awards full-tuition scholarships to public high school students with extraordinary potential who may be overlooked in the traditional college selection process. Read More
UW–Madison student receives Udall Scholarship to further environmental work
Her goal, she says, is to create egalitarian learning opportunities and learning spaces so that all children have access to environmental education and the outdoors. Read More
UW–Madison student to use prestigious Truman Scholarship to further research on arts education access
Shiloah Coley intends to pursue a doctorate in sociology, researching the impact art programming, access to arts education, and public art practices have on low-income communities of color. Read More
UW–Madison alumna named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
The prestigious scholarship provides full funding for graduate study at Stanford. Applicants are evaluated based on independence of thought, purposeful leadership and a civic mindset Read More
New entity will enshrine Mercile Lee’s founding role in prominent scholarships
The naming honor was announced at an often emotional ceremony attended by about 350 people, many of them former scholarship recipients. They praised Lee’s leadership, vision and mentoring. Read More
CeO program to celebrate 25 years at Dec. 7 event
“We want to create an environment where anybody’s dreams can come true with hard work and the right mentorship," says CeO Director Claudia Mosley. Read More
UW student named Newman Civic Fellow, recognized for high school outreach program
Wendy Hoang has been honored for creating a high school outreach program for Madison East High School that helps first-generation college students and students of color. Read More
Two students win Udall scholarships
Two UW–Madison students have been named 2018 Udall Scholars in recognition of a record of public service, academic achievement, leadership potential and a commitment to… Read More
18 UW–Madison students win Fulbright awards to study abroad
They're among more than 1,900 U.S. citizens who will study, conduct research, and teach abroad for the 2018–2019 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Read More