Our Scholarships at a Glance
1 application
11 application questions
30 scholarships
Must have 1 semester left
Over $100,000 to award
For declared econ majors
How to Apply
– Fall Deadline
Opens: August 23, 2024
Closes: October 1, 2024
– Awardees will contacted by email
– Students must first complete the general application for UW-Madison through the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (Wish).
– After, students must complete the Economics General Application. The Economics General Application automatically applies you to all the Economics scholarships you are eligible for.
Our Scholarship Donors & Recipients
Our Scholarship Donors
Thanks to our generous alumni, the Department of Economics can offer the following scholarships to deserving undergraduate students majoring in economics.
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Meek Bishop Scholarship
Multiple awards for continuing students majoring in economics.
Ed Draminski Scholarship
Multiple awards for economics majors with Wisconsin residency and demonstrated financial need. A renewable scholarship.
Emanuel Family Scholarship
Multiple awards for continuing students majoring in economics in the College of Letters & Science.
Degenhart Family Scholarship
Multiple awards for students majoring in economics.
Gerald Konz Scholarship
Multiple awards for Wisconsin residents majoring in economics, with demonstrated financial need and ongoing employment.
Grainger Academic Excellence Scholarship
Multiple awards for promising students majoring in economics.
Juli Plant Grainger Scholarship
Multiple awards for promising students majoring in economics.
Veldor Kopitzke Scholarship
Multiple awards for continuing students majoring in economics with demonstrated financial need.
Mary Claire Phipps Scholarship
Two awards for students majoring in economics in the College of Letters & Science with two more years of school remaining. A one-year scholarship divided per semester, renewable.
Everett Smith Scholarship
Multiple awards for continuing students majoring in economics in the College of Letters & Science.
Orton Scholarship
Multiple awards for students majoring in economics that are women and/or from a rural area.
Lorraine A. & W. Dwight Stone Scholarship
Several scholarship awards for Minnesota and Iowa residents majoring in economics in the College of Letters & Science and a continuing undergraduate for one or more years. A renewable scholarship.
Lennell Goodman Ammerman Scholarship
Multiple awards for promising students majoring in economics.
Madhavan Scholarship
Multiple awards for promising students majoring in economics.
Walter A. Morton Memorial Scholarship
Multiple awards for promising students majoring in economics in their final year of undergrad.
Weisbrod Scholarship
Multiple awards for promising students majoring in economics.
Our Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to our Economics scholarship recipients! It is always a difficult task to select scholarship winners from so many talented applicants. We’re very proud of all your accomplishments, and we hope that you are too. Keep up the good work; we’re happy to have each of you here in our department.
2023 Economics Scholarship Recipients
Emergency Financial Support
Students experiencing specific financial hardship (e.g., food or housing insecurity, or difficulty purchasing school supplies) can find resources and support through the Financial Aid Office and also through contacting the Office of Student Assistance and Support.
In addition, students experiencing urgent financial need are encouraged to look into the following resources:
- Basic Needs Resources (for food, housing, etc.)
- Crisis Loans through the Office of Student Assistance and Support.
- Badger Fare Program (food assistance)
- Emergency Financial Support
- Go to your MyUW Student Center
- Select the ‘Student eForms’ tile
- Select the ‘Financial Aid Folder’
- Complete the ‘Emergency Support’ Form
For parenting students, there is additional tuition and childcare emergency support available through the Office of Child Care and Family Resources.