Scholarships and Student Support

Scholarships and financial aid resources support students who are accepted to UW-Madison but do not have the sufficient financial resources to enroll and attend the university. As accessibility remains a priority across campus, supporting existing scholarship funds or creating your own scholarship fund opens countless doors and enables students to receive a world-class education at UW-Madison, which would otherwise be out of reach due to financial constraints. Support to scholarships changes the lives of current and future Badgers and allows deserving students, regardless of financial background, the opportunity to succeed both within the classroom and beyond.

• Great People Scholarship
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  As need-based scholarships continues to be a priority across campus, the Great People Scholarship helps to provide financial assistance to low-income students. The goal of this scholarship is to allow the best and brightest students to attend UW-Madison, regardless of financial barriers. Your support of the Great People Scholarship provides crucial scholarship dollars to the students across campus who need it most and makes financial access incentives possible.

• Emergency Student Support
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  UW-Madison’s Emergency Student Support is a critical resource to support students through times of financial crisis. This fund is designed to help alleviate the types of financial emergencies that often derail students from continuing in school such as food insecurity, emergency travel home, sudden loss of income, or unexpected bills. Your support provides needed relief to those who are financially vulnerable as the Emergency Student Support Fund helps students navigate these situations.

• Bucky’s Tuition Promise
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  Announced in 2018, Bucky’s Tuition Promise is a commitment to Wisconsin residents and guarantees scholarships and grants to pay for tuition and segregated fees for students whose household adjusted gross income (AGI) is $65,000 or less. Incoming first-year students will receive four years of free tuition and segregated fees and new transfer students will receive two years. Bucky’s Tuition Promise is made possible through support of individual scholarships, contributions to the Great People Scholarship Fund, and additional avenues.

• Wisconsin Tribal Education Promise Program
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  The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Tribal Educational Promise Program, proudly unveiled by Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin in December 2023, is a commitment to Wisconsin residents who are enrolled members of the eleven federally recognized Wisconsin American Indian tribes. This fund supports the full cost of in-state tuition and fees for students who are enrolled members of federally recognized Wisconsin American Indian Tribes pursuing their undergraduate degree or a Law or Medical degree.

Student Testimonials

Questions about supporting an existing scholarship or creating your own scholarship? Email Taylor Stofflet or call 608-576-5052.