Scholarships—New Students

Applications

Scholarship applications for new Freshman students for the 2012/13 academic should be submitted after January 1, 2012. You can pick up an application from the Student Services office or download the application and recommendation letter form (requires Adobe Acrobat). 

Only one application is needed and you will be considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible. The essay questions must be typed and you will need to include a current high school transcript along with ACT scores. Assemble four packets for the Scholarship committee to review. Each packet should include: completed application, typed essay portion, high school Transcript and ACT scores). Drop off packets or mail to: 
UW-WC Scholarship Committee
Student Services Office
400 University Drive
West Bend, WI 53095

Application Deadline

The deadline for New Freshman Scholarship Applications for the 2012/13 academic year is Friday, March 16, 2012.

Eligibility

To be eligible to receive any of these scholarships, you must have applied for admission at UW-Washington County and have a complete application filed by April 1.  To receive a UW-WC scholarship, you must attend the UW-Washington County campus.  For each scholarship, half of the amount is awarded in fall and the remaining half is awarded in the spring. Eligibility requirements and application guidelines must be met each semester of the award. 

All scholarship recipients are expected to attend a formal scholarship ceremony in September. Parents are also welcome to attend this event. This is an important event that recognizes student achievement and allows donors, students and faculty to meet. 

Important Note: All scholarships awards and amounts are subject to change, based on current funding.

Thomas Berenz Scholarships
$500 (Two awards)

• must be entering college for the first time
• must be a graduate of Hartford Union High School
  

Broan-NuTone Scholarship
$1,500 (Two awards)

• must be a senior at Hartford High School and entering UW-WC for the first time
• must graduate in the top quarter of the high school graduating class
• $750 awarded in Fall; renewal in spring requires a 3.0 minimum GPA fall semester
• Selection Criteria:
  • academic performance (40% weight)
  • leadership activities (20% weight)
  • completion/presentation of an application for the scholarship (20% weight)
  • Requires an additional essay on the importance of the Free Enterprise System (20% weight)
    

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Brown Scholarship 
$750 ($375 per semester)

• must be entering college for the first time
• must be enrolled as a full-time student (12 or more credits) per semester and maintain a 3.0 GPA for renewal
• must pursue a major in the Fine Arts
• must be in the top 50% of high school graduating class and provide a letter of recommendation by a teacher in the visual arts, theatre or music.
  

Joseph & Rose Butschlick Memorial Scholarship
$500 ($250 per semester)

• must be a graduate of Kewaskum High School, entering college for first time
• must graduate in top 25% of high school graduating class
• ust participate in extra curricular activities at the high school level
• reference given to those with financial need

Elmore & Alyce Kraemer New Freshmen Scholarships
(Four awards @ $500)

• must be entering college for the first time
• will be enrolled as a full-time student (12 or more credits) at UW-WC for at least one year
• rank in the top 25% of high school graduating class
  

Linda Lindquist New Beginnings Scholarship 
$500

Awarded to a new or returning UW-WC student

• must enroll in at least six credits per semester and maintain a 2.00 GPA for renewal
• preference given to applicants who are currently working on overcoming adversity, or have overcome adversity, in their personal or professional lives
• requires a statement from the applicant or from Student Services explaining the circumstances of how the applicant is overcoming adversity or has overcome adversity (such remarks will be held in confidence)
• first priority given to applicants over the age of 23

Reuben Schmahl Scholarship
$ 400 (Two awards)

• preference given to high school graduates who reside in Washington County
  

Washington County Campus Foundation Scholarships 
(Three awards @ $750 each)

• must be entering college for the first time
• rank in the top 25% of high school graduating class
• be a graduate (or planning to graduate) from a high school in Washington County, Wisconsin
  

West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
$ 1,000  

• must be enrolled as a full-time student (12 or more credits)
• must rank in the top 25% of high school graduating class
• must pursue a major in Business, Economics, Finance or Computer Science
• West Bend associates as well as associates' children and spouses will be given strong consideration

West Bend Noon Rotary Scholarship
$ 1,500

• must be a graduate of West Bend East or West Bend West high schools
• must rank in the top 25% of high school graduating class
  

Westbury Bank Scholarship 
$600

• must be a senior at a Washington County high school and entering UW-WC for the first time
• minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
  

Ziegler, Inc. Scholarships 

Amount is half of one year's (2 semesters) tuition in the freshman year and full tuition for sophomore year* (2 semesters) (Two awards awarded every other year)

• must be in top 25% of high school graduating class and entering UW-WC for the first time
• must attend UW-WC full time
• preference for one award will be given to a child of a Ziegler Company employee
• *recipients who maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and maintain full time status at UW-WC will receive a second year Ziegler Company Scholarship of one year's tuition (2 semesters) to be used at UW-WC for their sophomore year.