Welcome to the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WiSH)!

Below, you will find a listing of scholarship opportunities available to students with information about the applications, deadlines, eligibility criteria, award amounts, donors, and more. To search for scholarships, please Search by Keyword or click Show Filters to refine your search.

UW-Madison scholarships consider students for awards using a holistic framework that may include, but is not limited to, academic achievement, past and potential contributions, service and leadership, and financial need. To begin applying to scholarships, please sign in with your NetID and complete the brief General Application. Based on your answers in the General Application, you will be directed to fill out more specific scholarship applications for which you are eligible.

For general scholarship information, FAQs, scholarship cycle timelines, program and contact information for your School/College, and information on external scholarships, please visit our Scholarships Page.

Incoming Undergraduate Students

As an incoming student, it is important to activate your UW-Madison NetID and password as soon as you apply to the University. Most scholarships for incoming students are automatically offered by your School/College based on your application for admission to UW-Madison. However, there are also some program-specific scholarship applications that you may complete if you are eligible and interested. Those applications typically open in October-November and have deadlines in early February, so don’t wait until you know your admission status to apply and be sure to log in to WiSH regularly! For more information on scholarship processes, please see the our Scholarships Page and explore undergraduate scholarships using the saved searches below:

• Campus-Wide Scholarships
• College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
• College of Engineering
• College of Letters and Science
• School of Education
• Wisconsin School of Business – BBA

Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Student Scholarships

Continuing undergraduate students, graduate students, and professional students can all apply for scholarship opportunities using the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WiSH). By logging into WiSH, students will match to scholarship opportunities for which they are eligible and can complete scholarship applications on their WiSH dashboard.

Scholarship applications are open at different times throughout the year, so students are encouraged to log in to WiSH regularly to stay up to date on available opportunities.

For more on scholarship timelines for your School/College, review our Scholarship Timelines and be sure to check your email for announcements about open applications throughout the year.

Questions? Concerns? Feedback? Contact the WiSH Support Team