{"id":4535,"date":"2021-11-18T16:32:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T22:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=4535"},"modified":"2026-03-12T19:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:27:18","slug":"scholarships-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/scholarships-and-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships and Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The scholarship process for all undergraduates and all scholarships \r\n(both major specific ones and all general scholarships) begins with \r\n<a class=\"uwm-c-link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.academicworks.com\/\">\r\n    UWM\u2019s Panther Scholarship Portal<\/a>. <\/p>\r\n<h2>How and when to apply:<\/h2>\r\n<ol><li>Log into the portal and your general application. This must be done a minimum of once \r\nper school year but we recommend doing this twice a year at the start \r\nof each semester (September and January).<\/li>\r\n<li>In the portal, complete the Letters & Science scholarship application. Here is where you will upload a copy of your transcript \r\n(also recommended to be done in September and January).<br>\r\n<br>Completing steps 1 and 2 will match you to most scholarships based \r\non the information you enter.<\/li>\r\n<li>You may see scholarships on your Panther Scholarship Portal dashboard \r\nthat you can \u201cApply To.\u201d These are scholarships which require additional \r\ninformation beyond steps 1 and 2. Complete any of these you wish to apply for. \r\n<\/li><\/ol>\r\n<p>The Panther Scholarship Portal can also be used to find \r\n<a class=\"uwm-c-link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/external\">\r\n    non-UWM (private) scholarships<\/a> that have registered with UWM. \r\n    These may be scholarships sponsored by local or national organizations, \r\n    fraternal clubs or other companies outside of UWM.<\/p>\r\n<p>Students are responsible for reading and understanding <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/finances\/scholarships\/policies\/#authenticity\">\r\n     UWM\u2019s policies regarding scholarship applications<\/a>. \r\n Please pay particular attention to the section on the use of AI (such as Chat GPT).<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\r\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" \r\nhref=\"https:\/\/uwm.academicworks.com\/\" rel=\"\">Visit the UWM Panther \r\nScholarship Portal<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\r\n<p class=\"is-style-lead-in\">In the portal, the World Languages &amp; Cultures Department \r\noffers these scholarships and awards just for their students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-program-specific-scholarships\">Program-Specific Scholarships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-u-mt-0  default\">Select a link below to view scholarships, fellowships, and grants specific to the programs. In addition, to the major and minor-specific scholarships and awards offered, UWM offers numerous study abroad scholarships for students going on approved study abroad to specific destinations. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/study-abroad\/\">study abroad website<\/a> for more information. Some links below will go directly to the scholarship portal search. These are marked with an external site icon. Other links will go to a page that displays all of the scholarships available for that program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1bf68da8 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.academicworks.com\/opportunities?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;term=Arabic\">Arabic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.academicworks.com\/opportunities?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;term=Chinese\">Chinese<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/comparative-literature\/comparative-literature-scholarships\/\">Comparative Literature<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/french\/french-scholarships\/\">French<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/german\/german-scholarships\/\">German<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/global-studies\/global-studies-scholarships\/\">Global Studies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.academicworks.com\/opportunities?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;term=Hebrew\">Hebrew<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/italian\/italian-scholarships\/\">Italian<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/japanese\/japanese-scholarships\/\">Japanese<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.academicworks.com\/opportunities?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;term=Korean\">Korean<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/portuguese\/portuguese-scholarships\/\">Portuguese<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.academicworks.com\/opportunities?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;term=Russian\">Russian<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/spanish\/spanish-scholarships\/\">Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/graduates\/translation-interpreting-studies\/translation-interpreting-studies-scholarships\/\">Translation &amp; Interpreting Studies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program-Specific Scholarships Select a link below to view scholarships, fellowships, and grants specific to the programs. In addition, to the major and minor-specific scholarships and awards offered, UWM offers numerous study abroad scholarships for students going on approved study abroad &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1272,"featured_media":7802,"parent":738,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-4535","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>World Languages &amp; Cultures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/scholarships-and-awards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Scholarships and Awards\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Program-Specific Scholarships Select a link below to view scholarships, fellowships, and grants specific to the programs. 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