UW-River Falls Scholarships

New and Transfer Students who are admitted to the University and all currently enrolled Returning UW-River Falls students.

Scholarships open EARLY. Like the FAFSA, the UWRF General Scholarship application opens in the fall for scholarships paid out the following academic year.

The UWRF General Scholarship Application is still open for scholarships with an extended deadline. Incoming (new and transfer) students along with continuing students may be eligible to apply - please review scholraship details for eligibility requirements.

• Incoming (new and transfer) students may begin applying in October every fall for scholarships paid out the following academic year.
• Continuing students (currently enrolled) may begin applying in November every fall for scholarships paid out the following academic year.
• Application Deadlines: Most scholarships have a deadline of February 1 every year, however, dates may vary. For example, Study Abroad, Graduate Counseling, and the Honors scholarships (Chancellor's and Falcon Scholars) all have different deadlines. It is important to review the scholarship description for specifc deadlines.

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 the general application questions to make opportunity application go faster. Make sure to "submit" when you are done.
• 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 access the UW-River Falls Scholarship System to view all available scholarships.  You are also able to do a "Search" to narrow down the list of available scholarships to review.

• You will receive an email notification to your UWRF Email Account.  
• You can track the status of scholarship applications you applied to in the UW-River Falls Scholarship System.
• Scholarships you receive will be included in your Financial Aid Award notification.

Finalists will be notified in the spring semester following the scholarship deadline. The selection process typically goes from February to April each academic year, and recipients will be notified through their UWRF email account, typically by the end of the spring semester, prompting them to accept the scholarship in the scholarship system.

1. Login to the scholarship system.
2. Go to "My Applications"

3. Review the "Needs Attention" section and complete any outstanding items: 

• OFFERED - You need to accept your scholarship.

  • Click the red "Accept" button to accept the award.
  • Check if a Thank You Note/Post-acceptance steps are Requested. Return to the "My Applications" section. If the scholarship now has a red "Finish" button, post-acceptance is required.
• REQUESTED - click the red "Finish" button to answer the Post-Acceptance questions that will be shared with the donor.
• DRAFTED - click the red "Finish" button to complete your answers to the Post-Acceptance questions.

Email notifications are sent to all scholarship applicants in their UWRF email account once all selections have been finalized for the academic year (happens after the academic year has ended).

• Continuing Honors (Falcon or Chancellor's) Scholarship Recipients can find more information specific to this scholarship program online at the Falcon Scholars website.
• Incoming First-Year Undergraduate or Transfer Students can find more information specific to those scholarship opportunities at the Admissions website. 

After you accept a scholarship and complete any required Post-Acceptance questions, your scholarship will be processed and added to your financial aid details in eSIS. Please see the Disbursement Policy below for information on when your scholarships is applied to your student billing account.

To be eligible for a UW-River Falls Scholarship, a student must be enrolled half-time or more during the semester that the scholarship is scheduled to be disbursed.

• Half-time enrollment for an undergraduate student requires at least 6 credits, and for a graduate, at least 4 credits.
• Some scholarships may require full-time attendance. Full-time enrollment for an undergraduate student is 12 or more credits, and for a graduate student, 8 or more credits.
• Please contact scholarships@uwrf.edu if you have questions regarding enrollment requirements.

Disbursement Policy

Scholarships are disbursed at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters that directly follows the scholarship award notification.

• No scholarship funds are awarded during Summer term.
• Awards up to and including $500 are disbursed in full at the beginning of Fall semester.
• Awards of more than $500 are divided equally with half awarded at the beginning of both the Fall and Spring semesters.
• If a student does not attend a portion of the school year, the funds that were scheduled to be disbursed will be re-awarded. If an alternate recipient cannot be found the funds will be returned to the scholarship funds for a future award.
• If a scholarship was awarded to a student who is scheduled to graduate early (at the end of Fall semester), the full amount of the scholarship may be applied to the Fall term, depending on the scholarship. Please contact scholarships@uwrf.edu if you have questions regarding a mid-year graduation.

The University reserves the right to revoke a scholarship if the recipient is found not to meet the published criteria under which the recipient was initially selected at any time.

Renewable scholarship eligibility is verified at the end of each Fall and Spring semester.

• Renewable criteria are specific to each scholarship.
• If a student has been awarded a renewable scholarship, he or she may review the renewable criteria within the UW-River Falls Scholarship System, or by contacting scholarships@uwrf.edu .
• The University reserves the right to revoke a scholarship if the recipient is found not to meet the renewal criteria under which the scholarship was published.