List of UWRF Incoming Freshman Scholarships

UW-River Falls offers scholarships for which you can apply annually. The scholarships are funded by the UW-River Falls Foundation through contributions from alumni, faculty and staff, friends, parents, campus organizations, and corporations. Over 550 scholarships totaling more than $500,000 are typically awarded.

Welcome to the new fast and easy way to apply for the UW-River Falls Scholarships!

With the UW-River Falls Scholarship System, you

• Fill out one simple and secure general scholarship application in a few minutes.
• Are automatically considered for many of the scholarships available at UW-River Falls.
• May be eligible for additional scholarships by answering a few supplemental questions.
• Can do a keyword search on all of the scholarships available within the system to review qualifications and other related information.
  

Who can apply?

New and Transfer Students who are beginning in the Fall 2013 semester, and all currently enrolled Returning UW-River Falls students.

When can I apply?

You can apply for scholarships for the 2013-14 academic year NOW!  

Scholarship deadlines may vary - The scholarship application deadline can be determined when you log into the UW-River Falls Scholarship System by reviewing the 'Deadline' column.  Please pay close attention to the deadlines, and be sure your application is submitted before the earliest deadline date for which you are applying. 

The deadlines include the submission of any requested supporting letters of recommendation as well as the online application.

How do I apply? 

Get started on the UW-River Falls Scholarship system today by following these easy steps:

1. Log into the UW-River Falls Scholarship System.
2. Select "Sign In" and then Sign In using your UWRF W# and password.
3. Complete your simple online general scholarship application.
4. Review all recommended scholarship opportunities and "Apply" with the click of a button!

• Complete more general application questions to make opportunity application go faster.
• The more fields you complete, the better opportunity you'll have of receiving an award.
  
• Don't wait until the last minute.

You do not need to "Sign In" to the UW-River Falls Scholarship System to review the available scholarships. Anyone can select the UW-River Falls Scholarship System link to view all available scholarships.  You are also able to do a "Search" to narrow down the list of available scholarships to review.  For example, if you are interested in viewing only scholarships available to Freshman, you can do a Keyword Search for "Freshman".

Policies

• Enrollment Policy: To be eligible for a UW-River Falls Scholarship, you must be enrolled in at least 6 credits as an undergraduate student (or at least 4 credits as a graduate student).

• Disbursement Policy: Scholarships are disbursed the fall and spring semester following the selection of recipients and are directly credited to the recipients' UWRF student account.  Awards up to and including $500 are credited for the full amount in the fall semester.  Awards of more than $500 are divided equally between fall and spring semester.  If a student does not attend a portion of the school year, the funds that would have been disbursed will be re-awarded.  If an alternate recipient cannot be found the funds will be returned to the scholarship account. 
  

• Cancellation Policy: The University reserves the right to revoke a scholarship if the recipient is found to not meet the published criteria under which the recipient was initially selected.

The UW-River Falls Scholarships are managed through the UW-River Falls Financial Aid Office.  If you have questions about existing scholarships, email scholarships@uwrf.edu, or call 715.425.4111.

Scholarship endowments are managed through the UW-River Falls Foundation.  To learn more about establishing a new scholarship, please visit the University Advancement website or call 715-425-3505.