UW-Platteville
Transfer Student Scholarship
$1,000
Scholarship requirements:
Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25
24 completed credits at the time of application Academic record, achievements, and other evidence of ability to contribute to and benefit from the UW-Platteville educational experience will serve as the primary selection criteria
Spanish-American Institute of International Education (SAIIE) Education Abroad Scholarship
$1,650 max
“The SAIIE Education Abroad Scholarship will be awarded on a competitive basis and the SAIIE selection committee will most strongly consider students who:
submit a well written and grammatically correct scholarship essay.
describe thoughtful ways on of applying their education abroad experience to enhance the UW-Platteville learning environment when they return to campus.
propose creative ways to promote the value of education abroad and the SAIIE education abroad program to other students upon completion of their program”
Louis and Jeannette Dull Brunckhorst Scholarship in Liberal and Fine Arts
Varies
“Applicants must be majoring in art, economics, English, ethnic studies, French, German, history, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, Spanish, speech, theater, or women’s studies.”
Valerie D. (Beighley) Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Varies
“Applicants must be majoring in Education (Elementary through Middle School)
First preference will be given to applicants with an emphasis in Fine Arts or Humanities
Second preference will be given to applicants who are majoring in Secondary Education with concentrations in English, Foreign Language, Fine Arts or interdisciplinary studies in the Humanities”
First Year Merit Scholarship
$1,000-2,000
Table of GPA/ACT to determine eligibility
Chancellor Scholarship
Up to Full Tuition
“The UW-Platteville Chancellor Scholarship is highly competitive and limited to 10 awards annually, depending on the availability of funds…demonstrated a passion for leadership, have excellent academic records, and intend to continue high-level leadership contribution and outstanding academic performance during your attendance at UW-Platteville.”
UW-Platteville International Study Scholarship
$2,000 max
“The UW-Platteville International Study Scholarship is available to support UW-Platteville students who are participating on approved education abroad programs. These funds are provided by the State of Wisconsin and are allocated through the UW System to help students to fund their international experience.”
Betty (Gray) Campbell Memorial Scholarship
Varies
“Betty Jane (Gray) Campbell graduated with honors from Platteville State Teachers College in 1940 and accumulated 30 years of teaching experience in seven school districts in three states, moving with her husband who was a superintendent of schools. In 1983, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and battled it for six years before passing away This scholarship was created by her husband as a memorial of Betty being an outstanding educator, loving wife, and exemplary mother. Applicants must be majoring in English, History, Performing and Visual Arts-Theatre or minoring French.”
Pioneer Pledge
Full Tuition
“Pioneer Pledge guarantees that the cost of undergraduate, on campus tuition and fees will be covered for new freshmen attending the Platteville campus who are Pell-eligible Wisconsin residents.”
UW-Platteville Pioneering Abroad Scholarship
$4,000 max
“It is the goal of the UW-Platteville Pioneering Abroad Scholarship to broaden the locations where students choose to study, encourage participation on value-added education abroad programs, and support a diverse range of students who are traditionally underrepresented in education abroad participation at UW-Platteville.”
Rosemarie McNally Scholarship
Varies
“Rosemarie McNally graduated summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin -Platteville in 1977 as a double major in Spanish and English. Her remarkable accomplishment was completing her undergraduate education while also raising five children as a single mother. This scholarship is directed towards a mother who seeks to further her education and advance her professional standing through education. Preference will be given to mothers majoring in Education, English, or Spanish.”
Marjon B. Ornstein Scholarship
Varies
“Applicants must be majoring in English, Foreign Language, or Philosophy.”
Wendell E ('66) and Janet A (Dreher) Sisson ('69) Endowed Scholarship
Varies
“Wendell E. Sisson received a Bachelor’s degree from UW-Platteville with a Broad Field Social Science major (History emphasis and Geography minor) in 1966. Janet Dreher-Sisson received a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from UW-Platteville in 1969. Wes began teaching in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin (1966) and then moved on to graduate school at UW-Whitewater and taught part-time at Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin (1967). After receiving his first Master’s degree he taught at Milton, Wisconsin from 1968 to 1978. Jan taught at Milton from 1969 to 1978. Wes and Jan then took positions with the Department of Defense, Dependents Schools located in Mannheim and Heidelberg, Germany. Jan taught first grade for the Department of Defense, Dependents Schools until her retirement in 2009. Wes taught and also coached basketball, baseball, and golf. He assisted with football and track. He became Heidelberg High School’s athletic director in 1993, a position he maintained until retirement in 2006. Applicants must be majoring in Early Childhood through Middle Childhood Education or Secondary Education in Social Sciences/History.”
