Scholarships

United States JCI Foundation Scholarships

Application Deadline:  January 22, 2021  |  Website
Award Amount: $1,000 – 20 Awards

Eligibility:

• Be a high school student planning to attend college in September 2021.
• Answer the Essay question on the sponsors website.

SP High School Scholarship

Application Deadline:  January 31, 2021  |  Website
Award Amount: $1,000 – 20 Awards

Eligibility:

• Be a high school student planning to attend college in September 2021.
• Answer the Essay question on the sponsors website.

Union Plus Scholarship

Application Deadline:  January 31, 2021  |  Website
Award Amount: $4,000 – 100 Awards

Eligibility:

• Be a dependent child whose parent is a member in a participating union.
• Have at least one year of continuous union membership by the applicant, applicant’s spouse or parent.

Trytten Scholarship

Application Deadline:  January 31, 2021  |  Application
Award Amount:  $4000 applied to UW Stevens Point tuition over 4 years

The Department of Chemistry at UWSP urges qualified students to apply for the Trytten Scholarship, awarded annually to an incoming freshman who intends to major in Chemistry or Biochemistry at UWSP. The scholarship is named after the late Professor Roland A. Trytten, long time faculty member and leader of the Department of Chemistry at UWSP.

Eligibility:

• You declare chemistry or biochemistry as your major at UWSP
• You have received at least a 3.50 GPA in high school
• You have a demonstrated capacity and potential for excellence in the field of chemistry or biochemistry

Kewaunee County Farm Technology Days Scholarship

Application Deadline:  January 31, 2021  |  Application
Award Amount:  $1000

Kewaunee County Farm Technology Days Scholarship is open to any student beyond the first half of post-secondary education, 3rd or 4th year of college, the second year of a two-year program, or second half of a program.

Eligibility:

• The applicant must be enrolled in an accredited school.
• Be an alumnus from districts including Algoma, Kewaunee, Luxemburg-Casco, Denmark, Southern Door, and Mishicot.
• The applicant or a member of the applicant’s immediate family must have been involved in Kewaunee County Farm Technology Days 2017 – as a sponsor, volunteer, or vendor.
• Applicants must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent.
• Applicants must be enrolled in a 2 or 4 year post-secondary school or be enrolled in a course or technical study.
• The person receiving the scholarship must maintain a 2.50 GPA, or equivalent, for the succeeding 2 semesters of study, or the committee retains the right to review and revoke half of the scholarship awarded.

Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship

Application Deadline:  February 1, 2021  |  Website
Award Amount: Up to $30,000 over four years

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) Scholarship program addresses the financial needs of college students and provides extensive, hands-on mentoring and support services. 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.

Eligibility:

• Outstanding high school graduates who plan to earn a baccalaureate degree from an accredited, four-year college or university.

Wisconsin Professional Police Association Scholarship Program

Application Deadline:  February 1, 2021  |  Application
Award Amount: Variable

Eligibility:

• Any Wisconsin resident enrolling in a college or vocational/technical 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 – which does not include law school – is eligible.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Scholarship

Application Deadline:  February 1, 2021  |  Website
Award Amount: $10,000 – 100 Awards

Eligibility:

• Be a graduating high school senior, current undergraduate or graduate student who will be enrolling as part­time or full-time undergraduate or graduate student, attending accredited colleges or universities.
• Scholarships are only available to citizens of the U.S. and territories, citizens of Canada, students with permanent residency status in the U.S. (i.e. green card) or Canada, or applicants with a U.S. or Canadian student visa.
• Must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale or 70 on a 100 point (%) scale.
• Must be pursuing a degree in a qualifying major.

Elks Legacy Awards

Application Deadline:  February 5, 2021  |  Website
Award Amount:$4,000

Legacy Awards are scholarships available to children and grandchildren of Elks members..

Eligibility:

• Any child or grandchild (or step-child, step-grandchild, or legal ward) of a living Elk who joined the order on or before April 1, 2018, or a charter member of a Lodge that was instituted on or after April 1, 2018, is eligible to apply. The Elk must also be a paid-up member through March 31, 2021. Great-grandchildren are not eligible.
• The applicant must be a high school senior.
• Legacy Awards may only be applied to accredited US American schools, colleges or universities.
• Recipient will be required to perform service once a year with an Elks Lodge during the four years you are receiving the scholarship.

Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance Scholarship

Application Deadline:  February 19, 2021  |  Website
Award Amount: $750

The scholarship will be awarded annually to one graduating high school senior from each of the four membership regions of Wisconsin as specified in the organization’s bylaws. An additional at-Large scholarship will be given to the next highest scoring applicant.

Eligibility:

• Participating schools must be current paid members of WiRSA

Wisconsin American Legion Schneider-Emanuel Scholarship

Application Deadline: March 1, 2021  | Application Packet
Award Amount: Three (3)$1,000 awards

The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin Schneider-Emanuel Scholarship goes to three (3) deserving graduates of any accredited Wisconsin high school the sum of $1000.00 to be applied to the cost of continuing education at any degree granting college or university within the United States of America. It is the intent that this award shall enable a student to secure a baccalaureate degree. The first scholarships were awarded in 1968.

FOR 2021 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ONLY: Due to COVID19, and many of The American Legion Programs being cancelled in 2020, the requirement of attending a Legion program to be eligible for this scholarship is suspended. The applicant must meet the other eligibility requirements.

Eligibility:

THE APPLICANT MUST BE EITHER:

• A VETERAN AND A CURRENT MEMBER of The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin at the time of application. (Self)
• A SON/DAUGHTER whose Father, Mother, or Legal Guardian is living and a current member of The American Legion, The American Legion Auxiliary, or The Sons of The American Legion at the time of application.
• A GRANDSON/GRANDDAUGHTER whose Grandfather, Grandmother, or Legal Guardian is living and a current member of The American Legion, The American Legion Auxiliary, or The Sons of The American Legion at the time of application.
• APPLICANT is a current member, in good standing, in The Sons of The American Legion or The American Legion Auxiliary/Junior Auxiliary at the time of application

Door / Kewaunee Retired Educators’ Association Scholarship

Application Deadline: March 27, 2021  | Application Packet
Award Amount: Two (2) $500 awards

Eligibility:

Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship

Application Period: January 1- April 1, 2021  |  Website
Award Amount: Four-year, $10,000 scholarship

The Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship is for students pursuing an agriculture career that will benefit our rural Wisconsin communities.

Eligibility:

• Current graduating senior attending a high school within 150 miles of Green Bay
• Attending an accredited 4-year college/university
  • Students can apply if they plan on attending a 2-year technical school first to then transfer to a 4-year program as a full-time student
• Pursuing a career with an agriculture focus that will enhance rural communities
  • Examples include dairy science, animal science, agriculture engineering, veterinary medicine, agriculture economics, biotechnology, environmental science, agri-business
• Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
• Minimum 19 ACT composite score
• Student with a rural or agriculture background
• Financial need as demonstrated by the FAFSA

Carrie Crystal Stuckert Memorial Art Scholarship

Application Deadline: April 1, 2021  |  Website | Information/Application
Award Amount:One (1) $3,000.00 award, One (1) $2,000.00 award, Three (3) $1,000.00 awards.

The family of Carrie Stuckert has created the Dream Pool Foundation, a non-profit organization providing assistance to individuals pursuing education in the visual arts.

Eligibility:

• Interested candidates must possess extra-curricular accomplishments and inspirational goals.
• Academically capable students must be enrolled as an Art Major at an accredited institution of higher education located in the United States. (This includes Art Therapy Programs).
• All applicants must be U.S. citizens.
• Recipient will be required to provide evidence of college acceptance before money is awarded.

Kewaunee County HCE Scholarship

Application Deadline: April 1, 2021  |  Information/Application
Award Amount: $500, number of  awards may vary

Eligibility:

•  Must be an HCE member, child of a Kewaunee County HCE member, or a grandchild/step-grandchild of an HCE member. (Number of $500 scholarships to be determined.)
• Must be currently enrolled or high school senior intending to enroll as a full-time student in a Bachelor’s Program at any college or university, or a two-year Associate Degree Program at any technical college.
• The applicant must plan to pursue further education within the next school year.
• Scholarship is open to all careers. 

ELMER ULLMANN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP & GLENWAY BREITLOW MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: April 15, 2021  Application
Award Amount:Two (2) $500 awards.

Sponsored by the Kewaunee County Farm Bureau

Eligibility:

• high school graduating senior who is enrolled in an agriculture or agriculture related college course

Ab Nicholas Scholarship

Application Period: February 1- April 30, 2021  |  Website
Award Amount:  Varies

The Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation seeks to make a college degree affordable for Wisconsin high school students who participate as players or managers in their school’s basketball program. Need-based scholarships, renewable annually, are offered for two- and four-year programs at any University of Wisconsin System school.

COVID-19 Notice: If you are a graduating high school senior who played basketball or was a manager during your junior year, but COVID – 19 prevented you from participating this year, you can still apply for this scholarship.

Eligibility:

• Resident of WI
• Public/Private high school student
• Participant of the HS basketball program during senior year
• Plan to attend a University of WI System School
• NOT participating in sports at the Division I level in college (4 year programs only)

Wisconsin Towns Association Scholarship

Application Deadline: May 28, 2021  |  Website | Information/Application
Award Amount:  Two (2) $1,000 scholarships, Five (5) $1,000 scholarships

Each year, in partnership with Rural Mutual Insurance Company and Scott Construction, the Wisconsin Towns Association offers seven $1,000 scholarships to students who are graduating from a Wisconsin public or private high school and will be attending a Wisconsin public or private college or university in the fall of that year. Applicants are required to write a 500-1000 word essay on a specific topic that relates to town government. Proof of enrollment in a Wisconsin private or public college is required.

Eligibility:

• All applicants must graduate from a Wisconsin public or private high school in 2021
• All applicants must plan to attend a Wisconsin public or private college or University in 2021.

BigSun Scholarship

Application Deadline: June 19, 2021  |  Website
Award Amount:$500

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.

Eligibility:

• 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.