Other Scholarships and Funding

The Department of Children and Families (DCF) Scholarship for Youth in Out-of Home Care

Requirements

• Have been in out-of home care (OHC) placement for at least six months after the age of 15 and left OHC at age 18
• Have been in OHC for at least six months after the age of 15 and adopted after the age of 16
• Have been in OHC placement in Wisconsin as described above
• Have been in OHC placement in another state but has become a resident of Wisconsin prior to attending a Wisconsin postsecondary institution
• Be accepted into a postsecondary institution at the time the application is submitted
• Be age 20 or less, unless enrolled in a post-secondary program on his/her 21st birthday, extending eligibility to age 23

Amount: Up to cost of attendance and may not exceed $5,000

Deadline: Ongoing

Application: Application is available from the Wisconsin DCF forms page. Search for “scholarship”.

National Military Family Associations – Military Spouse Scholarship

Requirements:

• Can be used towards degrees, certifications, licensure, clinical supervision for mental health licensure, CEUs and more
• Are a spouse of a member of the seven Uniformed Services with a military ID
• Are married to an active duty, reserve, guard, retired, medically retired, wounded or fallen service member (must be a service-related wound, illness, injury or death that took place after September 11, 2001)
• Are a dual service military spouse
• Are a divorced spouse, but ONLY if you receive 20/20/20 benefits

Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Applications open year-round
Application: https://scholarships.militaryfamily.org/offers/nmfa-spouse-scholarship/

UMOS National Farmworker Jobs Program

Requirements

• Have farm work background or be a dependent of parents who have farm work background during the past 2 years (i.e. Crops, cannery, dairy, nurseries, poultry, Christmas trees/wreaths, farm animal care, greenhouse, hay bailing or any other related farm work).
• U.S. citizen or legal resident
• Must be 18 years of age & all males must be registered with the Selective Service
• Enrolled in a certificate or other short term program, 1 year or less, not covered by federal or state financial aid

Amount: Up to $4,400

Deadline: TBD

Application: Call UMOS, Inc. for more information and ask for Jaime Flores at 414-389-6118 (Madison Area), Juan Lopez at 414-791-8174 (Beaver Dam Area) or Aurora Grimm at 920-410-9106 (Wautoma Area)

American Association of University of Women (AAUW Re-Entry Scholarship) – Fond du Lac Branch

Requirements

• Be a female who has been out of mainstream education for at least 2 years
• Demonstrate financial need
• Attend an accredited institution of higher learning
• Pursue a course of study that will result in a baccalaureate or associate degree
• Preference will be given to a legal Fond du Lac Country resident

Amount: $1,000
Deadline: March 31, 2020
Application: http://www.fdlareafoundation.com/scholarshipinformation.html

Eastern Ridge Home Builders Association – Joan M Vande Castle Scholarship

Requirements

• Student who has completed high school
• Student enrolled in one of the following programs or apprenticeship program: Constructions Management, Architecture, Building Trades, Engineering (with an emphasis on construction trades, Interior Design, or other related field of student relative to residential construction)

Amount: TBD
Deadline: April 20, 2020
Application: http://www.easternridgehba.org/scholarships

Edwin E. and Janet L. Bryant Foundation

Requirements

• Be a current post secondary undergraduate or high school graduate.  Candidates must have at least a high school diploma or GED certificate.
• Plan to enroll or be currently enrolled in part-time or full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational technical school for the entire 2020-2021 academic year.
• Be a student who previously attended or graduated from one of the following Wisconsin community high schools: Arcadia High School, Black River Falls High, Bloomer High School, Mineral Point High, Montello Junior/Senior High School, Neillsville High School, Riverdale Schools, Stoughton High School, Viroqua High School, or Wautoma High School.

Amount: TBD
Deadline: April 15, 2020
Application: https://sms.scholarshipamerica.org/bryantfoundation

Foremost Media Digital Marketing Scholarship

Requirements

• A high school senior attending an accredited university, technical or trade school or already attending a university, technical or trade school
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be pursuing a degree in Marketing or Web Development

Amount: $500
Deadline: May 1, 2020
Application: https://www.foremostmedia.com/scholarship

Jaycees of Wisconsin Foundation – Denise Bertucci Memorial Scholarship

Requirements

• Applicant must be at least 22 years of age, having returned to school after at least two years off
• Applicant must be continuing student with at least 2 semesters of school completed since returning to school
• Applicant must be pursuing a minimum of a two-year degree
• Applicant must be a full-time student
• Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA

Amount: TBD
Deadline: June 30, 2020
Application: Click here for more information

Kids’ Chance of Wisconsin Scholarship

Requirements

• A child of a parent who sustained a work-related serious injury or fatality, covered by the worker’s compensation laws of Wisconsin.
• The parent’s injury or death had a financial impact on the family.
• Student between the age of 17 to 24.
• Must have a high school diploma, GED/HSED, or a high school student in good standing (who will graduate in academic year).

Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: May 1, 2020
Application: https://kidschanceofwi.org/scholarship/

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Requirements

• Child of one of the following:
  • Active duty, reserve, or veteran U.S. Marine*
  • A Marine killed while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps
  • Active duty, reserve, or veteran U.S. Navy Corpsman who is/was attached to a U.S. Marine Corps unit or who was killed while serving with the U.S. Marine Corps unit*
    • *Veterans must have received an honorable discharge.  A discharge status of other, general, under honorable conditions, dishonorable, etc. are not eligible for an award.
• GPA of at least 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
• Family adjusted gross income for the 2019 tax year that does not exceed $103,000.  Non-taxable allowances are not included in the adjusted gross income.
• Attending or planning to attend a college or career training school listed on the National Center for Education Statistic’s College Navigator website in the 2020-21 academic year.

Amount: TBD
Deadline: Applications are processed every month (the entire process will take about 6-8 weeks)
Application: http://www.mcsf.org/cte/

Mercury Racing Scholarship

Requirements

• Available to high school seniors from a public or private high school within the school districts of Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac, Rosendale-Brandon, Waupun, Oakfield, Lomira, Campbellsport and New Holstein
• Cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or higher
• Student must plan to receive an education in a trade-related field as a full-time student in the semester following high school graduation
• Must demonstrate an emphasis in engineering, math or mechanical/technical course work via submission of high school transcript

Amount: $2,500 (2)
Deadline: April 30, 2020
Application: https://mailchi.mp/1b1e82a1b8b7/mercuryracingscholarship

Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT) Scholarship

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in or entering a certificate or degree program which leads to a manufacturing career
• Full-time enrollment (12 or more credit hours)
• Have a 2.5 GPA

Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: March 31, 2020 for Fall 2020 term awards
Application: https://www.nutsandboltsfoundation.org/scholarhips

P.E.O. Chapter FDL Scholarship

Requirements

• Area women who have returned to or who are beginning their post secondary education after a lapse of at least one year in their formal education
• Female resident of Fond du Lac County or a graduate of Fond du Lac County high school
• Applicant may be full or part time (minimum of 6 credits per semester required)

Amount: TBD
Deadline: March 30, 2020
Application: Click here for information

Professional Women’s Connection Scholarship – Fond du Lac Membership

Requirements

• Female student entering or returning to the job market with the goal of obtaining a management or leadership position
• Must of completed first year of college with the intention of obtaining a degree
• Resident of Fond du Lac County

Amount: $500
Deadline: March 31, 2020
Application: https://www.pwcwi.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=377932&module_id=305158

Shawano Area Community Foundation – Richard Newcomb & Janice Schreiber-Newcomb Education Scholarship

Requirements

• Widow who is too young for Social Security assistance and plans to further their education at an accredited technical school
• Part-time or Full-time student
• Preference may be given to applicants from the Shawano area
• Receiving Social Security benefits for dependent children shall not disqualify an applicant

Amount:  Up to $1,000  / $500 for part-time students

Deadline:  Not supplied, please call 920-702-7619

Application:  www.cffoxvalley.org/scholarships or scholarships@cffoxvalley.org

SPE-Society of Plastics Engineers Scholarhip

Requirements:

• Demonstrate or express an interest in the plastics industry
• Majoring in or taking courses that would be beneficial to a career in the plastics industry
• Must be in good standing with the college

Amount: Varies
Deadline: April 1, 2020
Application: https://www.4spe.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3313

T.E.A.C.H. Program Scholarship

Requirements

• Work at least 25 hours per week in a full-time group child care program that is licensed and/or participating in YoungStar Or in a licensed or certified family child care program
• Have the support of your sponsoring program
• Have a diploma from an approved high school or have earned a GED
• Be employed by your sponsoring program for a minimum of three months prior to application
• Live and/or work in Wisconsin
• Plan to attend school at a Wisconsin-based college or university
• Want to complete credit-based coursework

Amount:  TBD

Deadline:  TBD

Application:  T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship Application

Tool, Die & Machining of WI

Scholarship 1:

Requirements

• Must be WI Resident
• In Tool and Die Program
• Complete Essay

Amount:  Award up to $500

Deadline:  January 15 for Spring – and – June 15 for Fall

Application:  www.TDMAW.org   or call 262-532-2440

Scholarship 2:  

Requirements

• Contact your Tool & Die Instructor

Amount:  Kennedy 11-Drawer Steel Toolbox

Deadline:  Awarded in Fall semester only

Waupun Utilities/WPPI Energy Line Mechanic Training Scholarship

Requirements

• High School Senior who plans on attending an Electrical Power Distribution program at one of the 5 Wisconsin Technical Colleges
• Applicant’s parent(s) or legal guardian must be a customer of Waupun Utilities and/or reside in the City of Waupun

Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 3, 2020
Application: http://www.waupunutilities.com/scholarships

Wisconsin Association for Food Production

Requirements

• Will be attending or is attending an accredited two-year technical school or college or four-year college or university in Wisconsin or a school with a reciprocity agreement with Wisconsin.  Enrollment in one-year certificate programs also qualify.  If attending a school outside of Wisconsin or without a reciprocity agreement with Wisconsin, applicants having internship experience with a Wisconsin company will also be considered.
• Majoring in Environmental Sanitation, Culinary Arts, Food Microbiology, or Dairy, Food, Meat Sciences
• Full time student

Amount: $2,000
Deadline: June 26, 2020
Application: http://www.wifoodprotection.org/scholarships.php

Wisconsin Elks Association

Requirements

• Student planning to pursue an eligible vocational/technical program
• High school diploma or GED is not required
• Not limited to high school students
• Open to training or retraining to compete in work place

Amount: $500
Deadline: April 1, 2020
Application: http://www.wielks.com/publications-forms/forms/

Wisconsin Laboratory Association (WLA)

Requirements:

• Pursuing a career in a non-medical laboratory related field
• GPA of 3.0 or higher

Amount: $1,000 (2)
Deadline: March 31, 2020
Applications: https://www.wisconsinlabassociation.org

Veteran and Military Dependent Scholarship Opportunities – Click here

Wisconsin Women’s Alliance Foundation Scholarship

Requirements

• Female students age 25 or older who reside in Wisconsin
• Student will be attending an accredited technical college as a full-time student
• The following are taken into consideration to determine the recipient:  Career path and goals, Employment history, Volunteer, professional and community activities, and Financial need

Amount:  $1,000

Deadline:  Not supplied, please call 920-702-7619

Application:  www.cffoxvalley.org/scholarships or scholarships@cffoxvalley.org

Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) Funding