Osher Reentry Scholarship

The Bernard Osher Foundation supports higher education initiatives to enhance quality of life. The Osher Reentry Scholarship Endowment provides financial assistance to adults returning to college after a significant educational gap. UW–Madison is one of 88 universities nationwide selected to receive this prestigious endowment.

This scholarship supports nontraditional and returning adult students pursuing their first in-person undergraduate degree after a gap in education.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Demonstrated financial need
• Recent educational gap within the past five years
• Academic promise and commitment to degree completion
• Ideally age 25-50
• Anticipated participation in the workforce for a significant period after graduation
• U.S. citizen, permanent resident, asylee, or eligible non-citizen

The application for this award is to be submitted through the ‘Scholarships for Nontraditional, Adult, & Single Parent Students’ opportunity. There are up to 14 individual scholarships associated with this one application, administered by the Division of Continuing Studies.

Visit the Adult Career and Special Student Services website to learn more!