Grants
Grants are considered gift aid that is not to be repaid. Applicants will be considered for all grant assistance when applying for financial aid.
Federal Pell Grant
Undergraduates; need based
2011-12 Minimum $555 / Maximum $5,550
Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity
Grant (SEOG)
Undergraduates; need based
Wisconsin Higher Education Grant (WHEG)
Wisconsin resident undergraduates; need based
2011-12 Minimum $804 / Maximum $2444
Talent Incentive Program (TIP)
Wisconsin resident undergraduates with exceptional need
UW-La Crosse Grant
Undergraduates; need based
2011-12 Maximum $500
Non-Resident Fee Waiver
Non-resident undergraduate and graduate students;
need based
Lawton Undergraduate Minority Retention
Grant
Ethnic Minority* undergraduates (sophomores, juniors,
seniors) in good standing;
Wisconsin and Minnesota residents; need based
American Indian Grants
(Federal/Tribal/State)
File "Indian Scholarship Application" with tribe
State information
Federal information
Wisconsin Study Abroad
Grant
Wisconsin undergraduates studying abroad; need based
Advanced Opportunity
Grant
Ethnic Minority* graduate students
Both Wisconsin residents and non-residents are eligible
Hearing & Visually Handicapped Student
Grant
Undergraduate Wisconsin residents
Severe or profound hearing or visually impaired students;
need based
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
(DVR)
Physically challenged students
Contact local DVR office
* Ethnic Minority - African-Americans, Hispanic,
Native Americans and Southeast Asian Refugees