Scholarships

UWM’s Panther Scholarship Portal encompasses all university-wide scholarship opportunities and most Schools/Colleges scholarship opportunities. UWM also offers LGBTQIA Scholarship Opportunities, detailed in the list below. You are encouraged to submit a General Scholarship Application via the UWM Panther Scholarship Portal, which will match you with campus-wide scholarship opportunities you may qualify for, including the opportunities listed below. Students should sign in using your ePanther ID and password to access the Panther Scholarship Portal.

UWM Alumni Association LGBT+ Chapter Scholarship
2 awards at $1000 each
Due in the Portal on March 15, 2022

Providing support for undergraduate students demonstrating a commitment to promoting and securing equal rights for members of the LGBTQ+ community showing demonstrated commitment through advocacy, volunteerism, or other community service, to securing equal rights for members of the LGBTQ+ community in activities inside or outside the UWM campus OR demonstrated interest in pursuing a field of academic study promoting the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the LGBTQ+ community, including but not limited to the LGBT Certificate program. Criteria: sophomore, junior, or senior standing, academic merit, financial need based on FAFSA.


Ross Leonard Scholarship
1 award at $2,000
Due in the Portal on March 15, 2022

Providing support for undergraduate students demonstrating a commitment to promoting and securing equal rights for members of the LGBTQ+ community showing demonstrated commitment through advocacy, volunteerism, or other community service, to securing equal rights for members of the LGBTQ+ community in activities inside or outside the UWM campus OR demonstrated interest in pursuing a field of academic study promoting the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the LGBTQ+ community, including but not limited to the LGBT Certificate program. Criteria: sophomore, junior, or senior standing, academic merit, financial need based on FAFSA.

Queer Curatorial Fund
Award varies
Due in the Portal on March 15, 2022

Scholarship for undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a degree program in PSOA Film, Video, Animation and New Genres to recognize excellence in artistic merit created by artists who identify as LGBT+ and/or projects featuring subject matter in the spirit of LGBT+ issues and expressions of acceptance. This award is not exclusively for students who identity as LGBT+ but can also be in recognition of subject matter understood as “LGBT”; “queer” and/or related to understanding, making room for difference, acceptance and inclusion.
Peck School of the Arts scholarships require artistic merit, full-time enrollment (with at least 6 credits in the major), and academic achievement (3.0 GPA). Please note, you will be asked to provide a link to a work sample.

For questions related to these opportunities, please contact schlrshps@uwm.edu

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