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The scholarship process for all undergraduates and all scholarships (both major specific ones and all general scholarships) begins with UWM’s Panther Scholarship Portal. Graduate students can also follow this process, though most of the available scholarship funding is for undergraduates. See the graduate student funding page for more information.

How and when to apply:

  1. Log into the portal and your general application. This must be done a minimum of once per school year but we recommend doing this twice a year at the start of each semester (September and January).
  2. In the portal, complete the Letters & Science scholarship application. Here is where you will upload a copy of your transcript (also recommended to be done in September and January).

    Completing steps 1 and 2 will match you to most scholarships based on the information you enter.
  3. You may see scholarships on your Panther Scholarship Portal dashboard that you can “Apply To.” These are scholarships which require additional information beyond steps 1 and 2. Complete any of these you wish to apply for.

The Panther Scholarship Portal can also be used to find non-UWM (private) scholarships that have registered with UWM. These may be scholarships sponsored by local or national organizations, fraternal clubs or other companies outside of UWM.


In the portal, the Jewish Studies Program offers these scholarships and awards just for their students.

Alan D. Corre Judaic Studies Scholarship

The Alan D. Corre Judaic Studies Scholarship is open to Jewish Studies majors and minors with demonstrated academic merit.

Students who have an up-to-date Panther Scholarship Portal General Application will be considered, typically in spring each year. No additional or separate application is required; students should thoroughly fill out the Panther Scholarship Portal General Application. Awards given in spring are for the following school year so students graduating that same spring or summer are not eligible. E.G. applications reviewed in Spring 2025 are for Fall 2025; students graduating in May or August 2025 are not eligible.

Award: Varies up to $2,000

Donor: The Corre Family

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George & Sylvia Laikin Prize

The Laikin Prize is given to a Jewish Studies student with demonstrated academic merit.

Students who have an up-to-date Panther Scholarship Portal General Application and the College of Letters & Science Scholarships and Awards Application will be considered, typically in spring each year. No additional or separate application is required; students should thoroughly fill out the Panther Scholarship Portal General Application and the College of Letters & Science Scholarships and Awards Application. Awards given in spring are for the following school year so students graduating that same spring or summer are not eligible. E.G. applications reviewed in Spring 2025 are for Fall 2025; students graduating in May or August 2025 are not eligible.

Award: $1,000

Donor: The late George and Sylvia Laikin

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Jewish Studies Scholarship

This scholarship supports students in Jewish Studies majors who are in the latter part of their college career – junior or senior standing. Eligible students will have demonstrated academic merit. The Jewish Studies program may occassionally award scholarships to minors.

Students who have an up-to-date Panther Scholarship Portal General Application will be considered, typically in spring each year. No additional or separate application is required; students should thoroughly fill out the Panther Scholarship Portal General Application. Awards given in spring are for the following school year so students graduating that same spring or summer are not eligible. E.G. applications reviewed in Spring 2025 are for Fall 2025; students graduating in May or August 2025 are not eligible.

Award: Varies up to $2,500

Donor: Baye Foundation, Inc.

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Milwaukee Jewish Community Fund Award

The Milwaukee Jewish Community Fund Award is open to Jewish Studies majors and minors with demonstrated academic merit.

Students who have an up-to-date Panther Scholarship Portal General Application and the College of Letters & Science Scholarships and Awards Application will be considered, typically in spring each year. No additional or separate application is required; students should thoroughly fill out the Panther Scholarship Portal General Application and the College of Letters & Science Scholarships and Awards Application. Awards given in spring are for the following school year so students graduating that same spring or summer are not eligible. E.G. applications reviewed in Spring 2025 are for Fall 2025; students graduating in May or August 2025 are not eligible.

Award: $1,000

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Miriam & Morris Marden Award for Hebrew Studies

The Miriam and Morris Marden Award for Hebrew Studies is open to Jewish Studies majors and minors with demonstrated academic merit.

Students who have an up-to-date Panther Scholarship Portal General Application and the College of Letters & Science Scholarships and Awards Application will be considered, typically in spring each year. No additional or separate application is required; students should thoroughly fill out the Panther Scholarship Portal General Application and the College of Letters & Science Scholarships and Awards Application. Awards given in spring are for the following school year so students graduating that same spring or summer are not eligible. E.G. applications reviewed in Spring 2025 are for Fall 2025; students graduating in May or August 2025 are not eligible.

Award: $1,000

Donor: The Late Morris and Miriam Marden and family

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Nathan & Pearl Berkowitz Jewish Studies Scholarship

The Nathan and Pearl Berkowitz Jewish Studies Scholarship is open to Jewish Studies majors and minors who have reached junior or senior standing. Students must also have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and must have demonstrated financial need as shown on the FAFSA. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated leadership skills and potential.

Students who have an up-to-date Panther Scholarship Portal General Application and the College of Letters & Science Scholarships and Awards Application will be considered, typically in spring each year. No additional or separate application is required; students should thoroughly fill out the Panther Scholarship Portal General Application and the College of Letters & Science Scholarships and Awards Application. Awards given in spring are for the following school year so students graduating that same spring or summer are not eligible. E.G. applications reviewed in Spring 2025 are for Fall 2025; students graduating in May or August 2025 are not eligible.

Award: Varies up to $3,000

Donor: Baye Foundation, Inc.

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Students can use the portal to also search for general study abroad scholarships, not specific to Jewish Studies but to any destination and open for any student to apply to.

UWM Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge in Milwaukee that we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland along the southwest shores of Michigami, North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican nations remain present.   |   To learn more, visit the Electa Quinney Institute website.