Financial Aid

Tuition and Fees

Current tuition rates and fee schedules are available at:

UWM Financial Services

Loans

Student loans are available to students taking six credits or more per semester. Contact the UWM Financial Aid Office at (414) 229-4541 or visit for more information.

Scholarships and Fellowships

Information on available scholarships and fellowships is available through the UWM Graduate School and UWM Financial Services Office. Some of our graduate students have benefited from the following scholarship and fellowship programs:

Academic Opportunity Fellowships are designed to assist qualified full-time graduate students who are members of groups underrepresented in graduate study, or are otherwise disadvantaged, to complete a graduate degree at UWM. Application deadline: February 8, annually.

The Economic Development Fellows Program (ED) is a two-year fellowship opportunity that combines work in a government agency or community-based organization with graduate-level study at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Individuals interested in economic development will find this program valuable in both practical and theoretical training.

Non-Resident Tuition Remission (NRTR)

The NRTR waiver grants out-of-state students the ability to pay in-state tuition rates. To find out more about this program, its restrictions, and how to apply, contact the Department Chair. Typically, applications for an NRTR are made only after an offer of admission.

Nonprofit Management and Leadership Scholarships

The Helen Bader Institute welcomes inquiries at any time regarding the availability of various scholarships through its Nonprofit Management and Leadership General Scholarship Fund and the John Palmer Smith Scholarship Fund.

Students will be automatically considered based on their completed General Application in the UWM Scholarship Portal. The scholarship process for all students begins with UWM’s Scholarship Portal. You will need to create a general profile and upload a copy of your transcript.

UWM’s Scholarship Portal

Nonprofit Management General Scholarship

Eligible students must be enrolled (or have applied for admission) in the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management or the Master of Science in Nonprofit Management and Leadership degree program at UWM. Scholarship applications will be reviewed based on demonstrated financial need and academic merit and the potential for success as a nonprofit manager or leader.

To be eligible, the student:

Must be admitted as a student in the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management or the Master of Science in Nonprofit Management and Leadership degree programs at UWM.
Additionally, they must be enrolled in at least one nonprofit-related course per semester for their application to be considered.
Demonstrate evidence of financial need; and
Demonstrate exceptional merit or other evidence of outstanding potential for success as a nonprofit manager or leader. Scholarship awards vary in amount.

For full consideration, students must fill out these sections of the general application:

academic and career goals
reason for seeking financial assistance
work experience

For more information, contact the Helen Bader Institute at hbi-info@uwm.edu.

John Palmer Smith Scholarship

Eligible students must be enrolled (or have applied for admission) in the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management or the Master of Science in Nonprofit Management and Leadership degree program at UWM. They MUST have a completed FAFSA on file that shows demonstrated financial need. Additionally, they must be enrolled in at least one nonprofit-related course per semester for their application to be considered.

Scholarship applications will be reviewed based on need, merit, and the potential for success as a nonprofit manager or leader.