Wisconsin — Merit Scholarships
13 published award(s) at 4 college(s) in Wisconsin, verified from official college sources — 9 guaranteed automatic, 4 automatic-consideration (not guaranteed).
Guaranteed automatic awards
Each award below is labelled guaranteed automatic because the college's own page explicitly says the award is automatic for students who meet the published criteria. Amounts are exact published figures.
| Award | Min GPA | Min SAT | Min ACT | $/year | 4-yr total | Residency | Deadline | Separate app? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustee Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college 2027-2028 GPA (Test Optional) chart band: GPA 3.9-4.00. Class A: page calls these 'renewable, automatic merit scholarships' awarded at the time of admission with no additional application. Page footnote: unless otherwise noted, scholarships are renewable for four years as long as the student maintains full-time undergraduate status and Satisfactory Academic Progress. Carroll will review for a higher merit scholarship if academic information improves before February 15, 2027. | 3.9 | — | — | $27,000 | $108,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Voorhees Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college 2027-2028 GPA (Test Optional) chart band: GPA 3.5-3.89. Class A: page calls these 'renewable, automatic merit scholarships' awarded at the time of admission with no additional application. Page footnote: unless otherwise noted, scholarships are renewable for four years as long as the student maintains full-time undergraduate status and Satisfactory Academic Progress. Carroll will review for a higher merit scholarship if academic information improves before February 15, 2027. | 3.5 | — | — | $25,000 | $100,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Charles Carroll Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college 2027-2028 GPA (Test Optional) chart band: GPA 3.31-3.49. Class A: page calls these 'renewable, automatic merit scholarships' awarded at the time of admission with no additional application. Page footnote: unless otherwise noted, scholarships are renewable for four years as long as the student maintains full-time undergraduate status and Satisfactory Academic Progress. Carroll will review for a higher merit scholarship if academic information improves before February 15, 2027. | 3.31 | — | — | $23,000 | $92,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Presidential Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college 2027-2028 GPA (Test Optional) chart band: GPA 2.8-3.099 as printed. Class A: page calls these 'renewable, automatic merit scholarships' awarded at the time of admission with no additional application. Page footnote: unless otherwise noted, scholarships are renewable for four years as long as the student maintains full-time undergraduate status and Satisfactory Academic Progress. Carroll will review for a higher merit scholarship if academic information improves before February 15, 2027. | 2.8 | — | — | $22,000 | $88,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Pioneer Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college 2027-2028 GPA (Test Optional) chart band: GPA 2.5-2.799 as printed. Class A: page calls these 'renewable, automatic merit scholarships' awarded at the time of admission with no additional application. Page footnote: unless otherwise noted, scholarships are renewable for four years as long as the student maintains full-time undergraduate status and Satisfactory Academic Progress. Carroll will review for a higher merit scholarship if academic information improves before February 15, 2027. | 2.5 | — | — | $20,000 | $80,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Chancellor's Merit Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college Tier 1 of the published Chancellor's Merit table: GPA 4.00 -> $1,500/yr, $6,000 over four years. Class A: page states the scholarship 'is automatically awarded' on unweighted final HS GPA, renewable for up to four years with full-time enrollment, no scholarship application required. All domestic new first-year students pursuing a bachelor's degree at the Milwaukee campus are eligible. UWM also publishes a stackable Black & Gold Scholarship on a separate page whose amounts vary by residency table, so only the residency-uniform Chancellor's Merit grid is charted here. | 4.0 | — | — | $1,500 | $6,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Destination Wisconsin Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college For new undergraduate students who are NOT residents of Wisconsin or Minnesota. Criteria are alternatives: 2.75+ GPA OR 19+ ACT OR 980+ SAT (all three minima recorded from the single published criterion). Class A: the official MSEP page states the scholarship 'is guaranteed' and qualifying students 'will automatically be awarded $1,000/year for 4 years'. Page is the university's Midwest Student Exchange Program page; MSEP states (IN, KS, MO, NE, ND, OH) are a subset of eligible nonresidents. | 2.75 | 980 | 19 | $1,000 | $4,000 | out_of_state | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Chancellor's Merit Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college Tier 2 of the published Chancellor's Merit table: GPA 3.75-3.99 -> $1,000/yr, $4,000 over four years. Class A: page states the scholarship 'is automatically awarded' on unweighted final HS GPA, renewable for up to four years with full-time enrollment, no scholarship application required. All domestic new first-year students pursuing a bachelor's degree at the Milwaukee campus are eligible. UWM also publishes a stackable Black & Gold Scholarship on a separate page whose amounts vary by residency table, so only the residency-uniform Chancellor's Merit grid is charted here. | 3.75 | — | — | $1,000 | $4,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Chancellor's Merit Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college Tier 3 of the published Chancellor's Merit table: GPA 3.40-3.74 -> $500/yr, $2,000 over four years. Class A: page states the scholarship 'is automatically awarded' on unweighted final HS GPA, renewable for up to four years with full-time enrollment, no scholarship application required. All domestic new first-year students pursuing a bachelor's degree at the Milwaukee campus are eligible. UWM also publishes a stackable Black & Gold Scholarship on a separate page whose amounts vary by residency table, so only the residency-uniform Chancellor's Merit grid is charted here. | 3.4 | — | — | $500 | $2,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 |
Automatically considered — amount not guaranteed
For the awards below, the college automatically considers students who meet the published criteria, but the amount is not guaranteed. Figures shown are the college's published amounts a student may be awarded — read the official source for how selection and funding work.
| Award | Min GPA | Min SAT | Min ACT | $/year | 4-yr total | Residency | Deadline | Separate app? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidential Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed 2027-2028 merit award criterion: 3.7 unweighted cumulative GPA or 28 ACT or 1300 SAT. Class B: the page states 'Consideration for these awards is automatic' (automatic consideration, not an explicit guarantee), and students admitted after May 1 are considered only on a space-available and funds-available basis. Published lifetime value $84,000 over a maximum of four years. Renewal requires maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 at WLC. | 3.7 | 1300 | 28 | $21,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $84,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Academic Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed 2027-2028 merit award criterion: 3.4 unweighted cumulative GPA or 23 ACT or 1130 SAT. Class B: the page states 'Consideration for these awards is automatic' (automatic consideration, not an explicit guarantee), and students admitted after May 1 are considered only on a space-available and funds-available basis. Published lifetime value $72,000 over a maximum of four years. Renewal requires maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.75 at WLC. | 3.4 | 1130 | 23 | $18,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $72,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Collegiate Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed 2027-2028 merit award criterion: 3.1 unweighted cumulative GPA or 20 ACT or 1030 SAT. Class B: the page states 'Consideration for these awards is automatic' (automatic consideration, not an explicit guarantee), and students admitted after May 1 are considered only on a space-available and funds-available basis. Published lifetime value $60,000 over a maximum of four years. Renewal requires remaining in good standing at WLC. | 3.1 | 1030 | 20 | $15,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $60,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Foundation Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed 2027-2028 merit award criterion: No GPA/test threshold published - base merit tier for first-time, full-time freshmen. Class B: the page states 'Consideration for these awards is automatic' (automatic consideration, not an explicit guarantee), and students admitted after May 1 are considered only on a space-available and funds-available basis. Published lifetime value $52,000 over a maximum of four years. Renewal requires remaining in good standing at WLC. | — | — | — | $13,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $52,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 |
How to read this page: figures come only from the college's own published pages. Class A = guaranteed automatic (the college publishes the promise). Class B = automatic consideration — amount not guaranteed. Every figure links to its official source with a verification date. Full methodology →
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