College students in Wisconsin, have a wealth of state sponsored, and private college scholarships available to them.
The State of Wisconsin is the land of cheese, thousands of lakes to fish and swim in and of course, The Green Bay Packers football team. Students planning to attend college in Wisconsin have their choice of dozens of top rated public and private colleges, beginning with the University of Wisconsin and its multiple, college campuses throughout the State of Wisconsin. Money is tight for college students this year, every effort should be made on your part to actively seek out other sources of free college funding through scholarships and grants.
The State of Wisconsin Higher Education Aids Board administers various grants and scholarships for Wisconsin college students based on financial need, ethnic background and merit. College students seeking scholarships will need to complete the FAFSA form as soon as they can and email or call, the contact persons listed for each grant and scholarship to receive application materials, and additional eligibility and deadline information. Additional private, and federal college scholarships are also available to Wisconsin college students.
Further information for some of the best, public and private, Wisconsin college scholarships and grants are provided below:
State of Wisconsin Higher Education Aids Board
The State of Wisconsin Higher Education Aids Board administers a number of college grants, and scholarships for Wisconsin college students, based on financial need and merit. The primary scholarship application for Wisconsin grants is the FAFSA. Make sure you complete your FAFSA early and double check it for any mistakes, to ensure you will receive free, scholarship money for college in this tight economy. Wisconsin college grants and scholarship amounts range from, $250 to $3,000 per semester. A listing of all the college grants and scholarships can be found on the Wisconsin Higher Education website.
Below, are additional details for a few of the Wisconsin Higher Education Aids Board college grants and scholarships:
Academic Excellence Scholarships
• The Academic Excellence Scholarships are awarded to over 3,000 Wisconsin, high school seniors, every year who have earned the highest GPA in their high school, and plan to attend college. These college scholarship awards are significant, at $2,500 per year. Students should contact their guidance counselors for further information on this Wisconsin scholarship.
Wisconsin Higher Education Grant
• The Wisconsin Higher Education Grant awards, college scholarship money to financial needy students attending the University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Technical College, or a Tribal School, part-time or full-time. Scholarship grants range from $250 to $3,000 per semester.
Wisconsin Tuition Grant
• The Wisconsin Tuition Grant, or scholarship, makes awards to students attending private and independent colleges at least part-time. Award amounts start at $250 and are renewable each year. These grants are similar to scholarships, and help a college student pay for the higher cost of tuition at a private college.
Wisconsin American Legion
The Wisconsin American Legion, awards thousands of dollars in scholarships every year to Wisconsin, college-bound students based on merit, athletics, field of study and financial need. Students need to be a dependent, spouse or a descendant of a veteran. Scholarship applications are available online, in the early fall for college students who qualify.
Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium
The Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium is part of the federal scholarship and fellowship program administered by NASA, to promote the study of aerospace in the science and engineering fields. College students need to have a 3.0 GPA, competitive ACT and SAT scores, and a complete application with all supporting documents and an essay. These college scholarship awards are $1,500 per year and are renewable.