Overview of UWEC Foundation Study Abroad Scholarships
The scholarships on this page are from the UWEC Foundation or the Viennese Ball and are available to degree-seeking, undergraduate UWEC students accepted to study on a UWEC study abroad program, and who meet the specified qualifications.Number of awards are per year, not per term. Amounts are approximate, based on the previous year's data. Need-based eligibility is based on your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Applicants with an EFC of $12,000 or less will automatically be considered for need-based scholarships; others may be considered based on information provided on the application.
| Scholarship Name | Amount | # of Awards/Year | Term | Eligibility | ||||||
| F | SP | W | SU | |||||||
| NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS | ||||||||||
| 1982 Adventurous Blugold Alumni | $1,000 | 1 | X | X | X | X | financial need; studying on CIE program | |||
| Bernard & Anne Hirsch | $400 | 1 | X | X | financial need | |||||
| Brett Weller | $450 | 1 | X | X | financial need; graduate of Hudson, WI high school | |||||
| Dan & Martha Wenzel | $1,800 | 1 | X | X | X | X | financial need | |||
| Frances Kirby Memorial | up to $1,900 | varies | X | X | X | X | financial need; 3.0 or above GPA; WI resident; grad students may also apply. Preference for jr/sr geography majors and students who have never been outside of the U.S. | |||
| Global Awareness | up to $1,000 | ~10 | X | X | X | X | financial need; academic merit | |||
| International Education-Study Abroad | $200-$1000 | ~12 | X | X | X | X | financial need; academic merit; no previous study abroad | |||
| James Alexander | $1,100 | 1 | X | financial need; 3.0 or above GPA | ||||||
| Larry & Ann Reilly | $1,000 | 1 | X | X | X | X | financial need | |||
| Laurel & Mark Fleming Students with Disabilities | $1,500 | 2 | X | X | X | X | financial need; disability (registered with SSD); 2.75 or above GPA; never been outside US; preference for Japan | |||
| Leslie A. & Mary E Wiberg | $100-$1,700 | varies | X | X | X | X | financial need; 3.75 or above GPA | |||
| NON-NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS | ||||||||||
| Dr. Brian Bugella Memorial | $500 | 1 | X | X | X | X | chemistry or declared pre-med major | |||
| Deborah K. Wagner | up to $2,000 | varies | X | X | X | X | female studying in a low-to-middle income country participating in volunteer or service work with potential for long-term impact. Projects must be at least two weeks long. | |||
| Dolly Rounds Memorial | $600 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 3.0 or above GPA; academic merit; future potential. Accepted to CIE or depart. study abroad program. Grad students may apply. | |||
| Genevieve Hagen | $500 | 1 | X | X | foreign language major; studying in Germany or Scandinavia | |||||
| Herlihy Women of Substance | $500-$1000 | up to 4 | X | X | X | X | non-traditional female student (non-traditional includes: 25 or older; married; a parent; a military veteran, or someone who has an interruption of 2 or more years in their education after high school | |||
| Katie Jensen Memorial | $1,000 | 1 | X | X | studying on CIE program; preference given to CSD majors/minors and/or students studying in Africa | |||||
| Robert & Jane Fraser | $500 | 1 | X | X | X | 2.8 or above GPA; studying in Scotland | ||||
| Thomas & Barbara Lilly Memorial | $500 | 1 | X | X | X | X | art, art history, education, history, music or nursing major studying in Europe. 2.0 or above GPA | |||
| William & Ingrid Brauner (Viennese Ball) | $1,500 | varies | X | X | accepted to study in Graz, Austria | |||||
| Non-Traditional Destinations (Viennese Ball) | $500-$1,000 | varies | X | X | X | X | 3.0 or above GPA; studying outside of Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand | |||
For a complete description of all UWEC Foundation Study Abroad Scholarships, please click here.