Scholarship Information

Current Scholarships

• Andrew and Effie Westra Scholarship

  • Requirements:

    The Andrew & Effie Westra Memorial Scholarship was instituted in 2007 to honor a couple whose lives were dedicated to the cause of Christ-centered education in our area.  Andrew and Effie were instrumental visionaries to the success of Central Wisconsin Christian and passionately desired that generations to come would enjoy the benefits of their vision.

    This scholarship recognizes the gifts of students which extend beyond academics to students whose work ethic and dependability will serve our local community in the future.   Key components of the evaluation and selection process for this award are citizenship, initiative, spirituality, and a desire to serve as one of the next generations of Kingdom leaders in our immediate area.   Primary Consideration MAY be given to agriculture, nursing, or education careers.

    Click here for the application to fill in using your computer.

  • Attachments:
    Application: Hard copy
    Digital Fill In Form
• Category: Local
• Due Date: 4/15/1930
• Amount: TBD
• Horatio Alger Career & Technical Education Scholarship Program

  • Requirements:

    For more applications and information on this scholarship visit the website.

    The Career & Technical Scholarship Program is funded through the generosity of Horatio Alger Association Members, Dennis R. Washington and Jim F. Dicke II.  Scholarships are awarded to students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their lives and wish to pursue a career or technical education at an accredited non-profit post-secondary institution in the United States.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Have completed high school (or earned a high school equivalency credential)
    • You cannot be taking pre-requisite courses and must be enrolled in your program
    • Must be enrolled full-time by Fall to be eligible. Need to attend a not-for-profit post-secondary institution.
    • Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a career or technical program (up to 2 years) at an accredited non-profit post-secondary institution in the United States
    • Demonstrated critical financial need (must be eligible to receive the Federal Pell grant as determined by completion of the FAFSA)
    • Demonstrated perseverance in overcoming adversity
    • Be under the age of 35
    • Be a United States citizen
• Category: Nationwide
• Due Date: 6/15/2023
• Amount: $2500
• VARIETY of Dodge County 4H Scholarships

  • Requirements:

    For application and information visit this website.

• Category: Local
• Due Date: 2/28/2025
• Amount: Varies
• Create a Christmas Card Christmas Scholarship

  • Requirements:

    Click here to apply and for information.

     

    About Our Contest
    $10,000 For Best Original Artwork
    Submit your original artwork for a chance to win a $10,000 scholarship and have your design featured by the leading publisher of premium quality cards in the United States since 1929! Start designing your greeting card today for this incredible opportunity. The winning entry will be turned into a genuine greeting card by The Gallery Collection. Sign up for Contest Updates to be notified when voting begins and to stay informed about the latest Contest news. Also, be sure to "Like" and "Share" us on your favorite social media platform so family and friends can participate and support your entry!

• Category: Nationwide
• Due Date: 3/3/2025
• Amount: $10,000
• Dodge County 40 Et 8 Scholarship -- Nursing Scholarship

  • Requirements:

    This is a scholarship that is available to any high school senior who is a resident of Dodge County and is pursuing a degree in nursing (The college must be an accredited school of nursing. Also, pursuing an LPN does not qualify you). Determination of the scholarship recipient is based on Scholastic Achievement, Need, Leadership and Character. Applications can be downloaded from here.

    Mrs. Schouten can help you with a digital version of this application. Please ask if you would like to complete it digitally.

    Please make sure all aspects of your scholarship are included!! Many kids have been disqualified because they failed to include their High School Transcript and College Registration.  

  • Attachments:
    Application
• Category: Local
• Due Date: 3/15/2025
• Amount: $300/year, Total $1200
• Emma D. Boettiger Scholarship

  • Requirements:

    For applicaiton and information go to the website. 

    ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION GUIDELINE:
    The following qualities will be taken into consideration in the selection process:

    Applicant must currently be a Wisconsin high school senior (12th grade) student.
    Applicant must have a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (unweighted) of 2.0 out of 4.0.
    Applicant must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.
    Applicant demonstrates financial need.
    Applicant plans to attend a University of Wisconsin institution as a full-time, new freshman/first-year student beginning Fall 2025.
    Preference will be given to applicants planning to major in a health-related field.
     

    SUBMISSION:
    Please choose ONE option for submission:

    Option #1 – Email: Create one email message attaching the application along with all required application materials and submit to contact@go.wisconsin.edu by 4:30 PM CST on Friday, March 21, 2025.
     

    Option #2 – Electronic Submission: Submit the application along with all required application materials and submit electronically using THIS LINK by 4:30 PM CST on Friday, March 21, 2025.
    Electronic Submission Link: https://uwsystemadmin.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3dEWgn1adMSurCC
     

    APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 21, 2025 by 4:30 PM CST

    Questions or requests for further information can be directed to Go Wisconsin: (800) 442-6459 or contact@go.wisconsin.edu.

• Category: Statewide
• Due Date: 3/21/2025
• Amount: $1000
• Dodge County Master Gardener Scholarship Committee

  • Requirements:

    The $1,000 Dodge County Master Gardener 2024 Scholarship is available to a graduating high school senior, living in Dodge County, and planning to enter a horticultural-related program at a two-year technical or four-year college program. Careers may include, but are not limited to, horticulture, plant science, soil science, agriculture, environmental science, landscaping, forestry, or science education.

    Deadline:  April 1, 2025

    Application Website

    Application to Download and Print

    For questions, contact dcwimg@gmail.com

     

• Category: Local
• Due Date: 3/31/2025
• Amount: $1000
• Fond du Lac Area Foundation Scholarships (Students from FDL County -- Check This Out!)

  • Requirements:

    Fond du Lac Area Foundation Scholarships - MANY scholarships are available here for students who reside in FDL County. - check to see how to qualify. Watch as the deadlines vary from March thru April for most.

    Click here for scholarship information and application. When selecting a school, just select Waupun.

    If you have questions see Mrs. Schouten

• Category: Local
• Due Date: 3/31/2025
• Amount: varies
• Leystra Seeds Scholarship

  • Requirements:

    Mrs. Schouten is waiting for 2025 information and application

    For information and application visit their website. (Website still shows 2024 information).

    Eligibility

    • Must be a son or daughter of a current Leystra Seeds customer or reside in one of the following WI counties: Columbia, Dodge, Green Lake, Marquette, Fond du Lac, Dane or Jefferson.
    • Graduate from high school in the spring of 2025 and plan to attend furthering education of some sort, with a preference given to those furthering eduation in an agricultural or trade related field.
    • Have graduated high school in the spring of 2025, currently enrolled in furthering education, with the intention to pursue a second year of schooling.
    • Scholarship recipients must provide evidence of completion of first semester in the fall of 2025 to receive payment. 
• Category: Local
• Due Date: 3/31/2025
• Amount: $500
• Fabricators and Manufacturers Association Scholarships

  • Requirements:

    This organization offers scholarships to students with plans to attend trade schools, technical colleges, or universities to pursue a certificate or degree that will lead to a career in manufacturing.  This could include welding, fabrication, robotics, CAD/CAM, engineering, etc.  

    https://www.fmamfg.org/foundation/scholarships

• Category: Nationwide
• Due Date: 3/31/2025
• Amount: varies
• Alsum Farms & Produce Senior Scholarship Program

  • Requirements:

    Alsum Farms & Produce is committed to advancing the well-being of agriculture and the rural communities where we live and work. We believe in supporting young adults who aspire to pursue a career in agriculture and make a positive impact in their community.

    Applications are open now—don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity! Scholarship Details and Application can be found at: https://alsum.com/scholarships/  

    
    Applications are due March 31, 2025

• Category: Local
• Due Date: 3/31/2025
• Amount: $1000
• Duane Bark Memorial Scholarship

  • Requirements:
    Click here for an application to complete online. 
     
    Life is not something to be taken for granted, and neither is health and the ability to participate in student activities. The pandemic of 2020/21 provided all of us with an important lesson to treasure each day we have and each opportunity we are blessed with to sing, act, play, run, throw, and be together with our classmates.
     
    These opportunities were at the heart of the personal and professional life of Duane Bark, whose life was cut short by COVID-19 in October 2020. Duane’s life was dedicated to helping kids grow, serving for nearly four decades as a teacher, administrator, coach, leader, and mentor. His greatest mission in life was to help others reach their fullest potential, leaving a wave of influence behind him. A man of faith, his example was genuine and heartfelt, and his legacy was one of love and dedication to his family, his students, his school, his community, and anyone who needed to be lifted up.
     
    There are two $500 scholarships available, one for a male and one for a female student who will be a graduating senior from a member school of the Trailways Conference. This scholarship recognizes the gifts of students in the areas of athletic leadership, positive influence toward other students, and living out Duane’s ideals of faith, love, and dedication. Evaluation of applicants will be completed by a Trailways Conference Scholarship Committee. These are annual awards granted to graduating seniors and used for the second semester of their continuing education. The application deadline will be June 1, 2021 (typically will be May 1) with the recipients announced at the Trailways Conference Annual Meeting
     
• Category: Local
• Due Date: 4/1/2025
• Amount: $500 (2 each year)
• Waupun Public Utilities

  • Requirements:

    Scholarship Eligibility:

    • The applicant must be a high school senior who plans on attending a post-secondary educational institution (college, university, or technical school)
    • The student, their parent, or legal guardian must be a customer of Waupun Utilities and/or reside in the City of Waupun. Dependents of utility personnel are not eligible.
    • Please send the application to: the Waupun Utilities Office at 817 S. Madison Street, Waupun, WI 53963.

    For more information and for the application, or visit the Waupun Public Utilities Website. 

• Category: Local
• Due Date: 4/4/2025
• Amount: $1000
• Waupun Public Utilities LINE TECHNICIAN TRAINING Scholarship

  • Requirements:

    To be eligible, the applicant's parents must be a customer of Waupun Public Utilities and/or reside in the City of Waupun.  The applicant must also be a high school senior pursuing an Electrical Power Distribution Program preferably at one of the local Wisconsin Technical colleges.  For more information and for the application, visit the Waupun Public Utilities Website.

• Category: Local
• Due Date: 4/4/2025
• Amount: $1000
• Waupun Kiwanis Scholarship (2 year AND 4 year scholarships available!)

  • Requirements:

    There is one scholarship for a student pursuing a FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE degree and one scholarship for a student pursuing a TECHNICAL COLLEGE degree. This organization emphasizes your participation in events in your school, church, and community.

     

    Click here for the application.

    Please turn in the Application to the Counseling Office by April 9, 2025

• Category: Local
• Due Date: 4/9/2025
• Amount: $500-$750
• Waupun Lions' Club Scholarship

  • Requirements:

    To be eligible you must live within the Waupun School District attendance area and have attained a 3.0 GPA or higher. Applications are available here or from Mrs. Schouten. The Lions organization gives scholarships to both 2 and 4 year college students.

    Applications can be turned into Mrs. Schouten or to Richard Steinbach, 731 Fern Street, Waupun, WI  53963.

     

• Category: Local
• Due Date: 4/14/2025
• Amount: $1000/year (RENEWABLE)
• Educational Foundation of Waupun, Inc (2 and 4 year scholarships available)

  • Requirements:
    The Education Foundation of Waupun, Inc. has established a scholarship for students at institutions of higher learning.  The scholarship is based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and financial needs.   A committee selects the recipients using the eligibility guidelines and the written materials submitted by applicants. The committee has also increased the scholarships available this year to include students pursuing technical or trade school options. Therefore, one student from Central Wisconsin Christian High School will receive a scholarship for a 4-year college or university, while one student from the Waupun area will receive a scholarship to a technical college.  There are other scholarships for students from either the Waupun School District or CWC.  The scholarship will be presented to the recipient at the school's award ceremony.
     
     
    ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
    • The Education Foundation of Waupun, Inc. scholarships are open to all graduating seniors from the Waupun Area High School and Central Wisconsin Christian High School:
    • The applicant must be enrolled either full-time or part-time at an accredited institution of higher learning.
    • The applicant must complete the application form and attach a copy of their high school transcripts.
    • The application must include two brief letters of recommendation from your community life (a pastor, an employer), and one from your academic life, a teacher, etc.
     
    The application must be turned in at the student's respective high school counseling office by the due date.
     
    Applications will be judged by presentation and completeness.
     
    For rules, eligibility and an application to print to complete visit the following website:  
    Educational Foundation of Waupun website. 
     
    After reading the rules above you can use these application to complete using your computer.
     
    4 Year Digital Application: You can use this to complete the application portion using your computer, click here.
     
    2 Year Digital Application: You can use this to complete the application portion using your computer, click here. 
     
     
     
• Category: Local
• Due Date: 4/15/2025
• Amount: $500-2000
• Patricia Wetzel Navis Scholarship

  • Requirements:

    This scholarship if for a qualifying CWC graduate who successfully completes his or her first semester in a NURSING program and chooses to continue in that program will receive a one-time scholarship of four hundred dollars.  This scholarship will be sent directly to the college upon receipt by CWC of their first semester transcripts.  The recipient must have achieved a GPA of 3.0 as a final qualification. 

    ***If the GPA is below a 3.0 or the student chooses to not continue in the nursing program, the monies will be given to a second CWC applicant the following year. 

    Application is available here.

• Category: Local
• Due Date: 4/15/2025
• Amount: $400
• AB Nicholas Scholarship--Student Athletes AND Managers

  • Requirements:

    Requirements:  This scholarship is available to students who are residents of Wisconsin, attending any University of Wisconsin school, and participated in basketball as a player OR manager during their senior year.

    Applications are available at www.AbNicholasScholars.org. or https://abnicholasscholars.org/requirements/

• Category: Statewide
• Due Date: 4/30/2025
• Amount: $5,000 (2 year programs) - $10,000 (4 year programs)
• Buteyn Memorial Scholarship

  • Requirements:

    This scholarship was established in memory of Gerald R Buteyn to honor a student who has excelled in academics and is pursuing education at an institute of Christian education.  To be eligible for this scholarship a student ....

    
    • must be a Central Wisconsin Christian High School senior
    • must plan to obtain a Bachelor's degree at Calvin College, Dort College, or Trinity Christian College
    • must have attained a 3.0-grade point average or above at the end of the first seven semesters of high school.

    Click here to download an application to complete by hand.

    Click here to download an application to complete via computer.
     

  • Attachments:
    Digital Fill In Form
    Application Hard Copy
• Category: Local
• Due Date: 4/30/2025
• Amount: $500
• Carlie Jansen Memorial Scholarship

  • Requirements:

    Central Wisconsin Christian Seniors that are attending Dordt College are encouraged to apply for this scholarship.  Seniors must desire to live life as stated in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.  Those pursuing teaching and/or an art degree may be considered when choosing an applicant.

    Click here for an application to complete via computer.

    Click here for an application to print to complete.

• Category: Local
• Due Date: 4/30/2025
• Amount: $2000
• National Exchange Bank Foundation Scholarship

  • Requirements:

    Students should see School Counselor for the Application.

    Eligibility:  

    • Applicants must be current seniors at the designated high school with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or
      higher. Consideration will be given based on academic honors, awards, and memberships;
      extracurricular activities both within the school and externally; community volunteer activities.
    • Applicants must plan to attend an accredited public or private college, university, or vocational
      school.
    • Beneficiaries should qualify as low to moderate income as confirmed by the recipient School District.
      Low-to-moderate income individuals or families refer to individuals or families whose household income does not exceed 115 percent of the median income for the area when adjusted for family
      size.
    • Applicants will be considered regardless of race, creed, gender, or color.
      Preference will be given to an individual who has not received a number of other scholarships.
    • National Exchange Bank & Trust's current employees, members of its board, participants in bank-affiliated organizations, and immediate family members of the aforementioned are not eligible.
       
• Category: Local
• Due Date: 4/30/2025
• Amount: 1000
• WI Towns Association Scholarship

  • Requirements:

    Your thoughts – combined with your writing skills and creativity – can put you in line to receive one of seven scholarships. Rural Mutual Insurance Company, Wisconsin Towns Association, and Scott Construction, Inc. are again offering the following scholarships to winners of an essay contest. Scholarships will be awarded on the following basis:

    Two (2) $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to the students with the highest-ranking essay score from a town or village insured by Rural Mutual Insurance Company (town must be insured as of May 1, 2025). 
    Five (5) $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to the top five additional students with the highest ranking essay scores.

    All applicants must graduate from a Wisconsin public or private high school in 2025 and plan to attend a Wisconsin public or private college or university in 2025. Essays will be judged independently on originality and subject matter in relation to the topic. The essays must also contain correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Judging will be completed by August 8, 2025. Recipients will be announced by August 22, 2025. Proof of enrollment in a Wisconsin public or private college is required to receive a scholarship. View complete details here.

    Submit your essay along with this background information sheet to sandy.wanta@wisctowns.com or W7686 Co. Rd. MMM, Shawano, WI 54166.  Emailed or postmarked by May 1, 2025.

    2025 Scholarship Topic:

    “What are 3 top priorities your local town government officials should pursue to improve the quality of life in your community?”
     

• Category: Statewide
• Due Date: 5/1/2025
• Amount: $1000