Merit Scholarships/Grants

Scholarships are awarded to students for academic achievement and merit based upon their success in high school and on the ACT or SAT. The Founders Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship, Academic Scholarship, Discovery Grant, and Explorer Grant are mutually exclusive. For scholarships that have a priority application date, students admitted after that date will be considered on a space and funds available basis.

Source	Name	Description	Amount per Year
Wisconsin Lutheran College	Founders Scholarship	Founders Scholarships are merit-based and awarded by the college to selected incoming freshmen with an ACT composite of 30 or higher or an SAT score of 1320 AND a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.70. The award is $12,000 per year and is renewable for three years at the same amount provided that the Founders Scholar maintains a 3.00 cumulative grade point average at WLC.	$12,000
Wisconsin Lutheran College	Presidential Scholarship	Presidential Scholarships are merit-based and awarded by the college to selected incoming freshmen with an ACT composite of 27 or higher or an SAT score of 1210 AND a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.70. The award is $11,000 per year and is renewable for three years at the same amount provided that the Presidential Scholar maintains a 3.00 cumulative grade point average at WLC.	$11,000
Wisconsin Lutheran College	Academic Scholarship	Incoming freshmen who have a composite ACT score of at least 23 or SAT score of 1060 AND have a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.30 are eligible to receive an Academic Scholarship. Academic scholarships are for $10,000 per year and are renewable for three years at the same amount as long as the student maintains a 3.00 cumulative GPA at WLC. Discovery Grant recipients who may not have been eligible previously for an academic scholarship may qualify in successive years if they have earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 in the previous year.	$10,000
Wisconsin Lutheran College	Discovery Grant	Incoming freshmen who have a composite ACT score of at least 21 or SAT score of 980 AND have a cumulative high school GPA of at least 2.70 are eligible to receive a Discovery Grant. The award is $8,500 per year and is renewable for three years at the same amount provided that the student remains in good academic standing at WLC.	$8,500
Wisconsin Lutheran College	Explorer Grant	The Explorer Grant is a non-need based grant available to first-time, full-time freshmen who are accepted in good standing. The grant is based on a formula utilizing high school GPA and composite ACT/SAT scores. The student may renew this grant for three years at the same amount by remaining in good academic standing at WLC (cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher).	$7,500
State	Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship	A $2,250 scholarship for valedictorians of Wisconsin high schools. One-half of the scholarship is funded by the state and the other half by the college.	State: $1,125 Wisconsin Lutheran: $1,125
Wisconsin Lutheran College	Art Scholarship Apply	Incoming freshmen and transfer students with exceptional artistic ability. Last day to apply: February 8, 2013.	$1,000
Wisconsin Lutheran College	Music Scholarship Apply	Incoming freshmen and transfer students with exceptional musical ability. Last day to apply: February 11, 2013.	Up to $3,360 total value
Wisconsin Lutheran College	Theatre Scholarship Apply	Incoming freshmen and transfer students with exceptional dramatic ability. Last day to apply: February 23, 2013.	$1,000
	Special Scholarships	Donors and foundations provide annual funds for special scholarships for upperclassmen. Recipients are recommended by the academic department and approved by the financial aid committee. These donors/scholarships include WAICU, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Lands' End, Sentry Insurance, UPS, WELSmen, the Didaskolos Scholarship, and the Nikolas Bourbaki Scholarship.	varies
Wisconsin Lutheran College	Transfer Scholarship	Incoming students with 18 or more transferrable credits with a cumulative college GPA of at least 3.00 receive the Level I scholarship of $7,000. Those students with a cumulative college GPA of at least 3.50 receive the Level II scholarship of $8,000. Transfer scholarships are renewable as long as the student is maintaining satisfactory progress at WLC.	$7,000 (Level I) $8,000 (Level II)
Wisconsin Lutheran College	Transfer Grant	A $5,000 grant program for full-time sophomores, juniors, or seniors who transfer with a cumulative college GPA of 2.50 or higher. The Transfer Grant and Transfer Scholarship are mutually exclusive.	$5,000
Wisconsin Lutheran College	Homeschool Scholarship	First-time, full-time freshmen who were homeschooled for high school.	$1,000
Wisconsin Lutheran College	Honors Scholarship	First-time, full-time freshmen accepted into the Honors Program.	$1,000

Source

Name

Description

Amount per Year

Wisconsin Lutheran
College

Founders Scholarship

Founders Scholarships are merit-based and awarded by the college to selected incoming freshmen with an ACT composite of 30 or higher or an SAT score of 1320 AND a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.70. The award is $12,000 per year and is renewable for three years at the same amount provided that the Founders Scholar maintains a 3.00 cumulative grade point average at WLC.

$12,000

Wisconsin Lutheran
College

Presidential Scholarship

Presidential Scholarships are merit-based and awarded by the college to selected incoming freshmen with an ACT composite of 27 or higher or an SAT score of 1210 AND a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.70. The award is $11,000 per year and is renewable for three years at the same amount provided that the Presidential Scholar maintains a 3.00 cumulative grade point average at WLC.

$11,000

Wisconsin Lutheran
College

Academic Scholarship

Incoming freshmen who have a composite ACT score of at least 23 or SAT score of 1060 AND have a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.30 are eligible to receive an Academic Scholarship. Academic scholarships are for $10,000 per year and are renewable for three years at the same amount as long as the student maintains a 3.00 cumulative GPA at WLC. Discovery Grant recipients who may not have been eligible previously for an academic scholarship may qualify in successive years if they have earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 in the previous year.

$10,000

Wisconsin Lutheran
College

Discovery Grant

Incoming freshmen who have a composite ACT score of at least 21 or SAT score of 980 AND have a cumulative high school GPA of at least 2.70 are eligible to receive a Discovery Grant. The award is $8,500 per year and is renewable for three years at the same amount provided that the student remains in good academic standing at WLC.

$8,500

Wisconsin Lutheran
College

Explorer Grant

The Explorer Grant is a non-need based grant available to first-time, full-time freshmen who are accepted in good standing. The grant is based on a formula utilizing high school GPA and composite ACT/SAT scores. The student may renew this grant for three years at the same amount by remaining in good academic standing at WLC (cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher).

$7,500

State

Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship

A $2,250 scholarship for valedictorians of Wisconsin high schools. One-half of the scholarship is funded by the state and the other half by the college.

State: $1,125
Wisconsin Lutheran: $1,125

Wisconsin Lutheran
College

Art Scholarship
Apply

Incoming freshmen and transfer students with exceptional artistic ability. Last day to apply: February 8, 2013.

$1,000

Wisconsin Lutheran
College

Music Scholarship
Apply

Incoming freshmen and transfer students with exceptional musical ability. Last day to apply: February 11, 2013.

Up to $3,360 total value

Wisconsin Lutheran
College

Theatre Scholarship
Apply

Incoming freshmen and transfer students with exceptional dramatic ability. Last day to apply: February 23, 2013.

$1,000

Special Scholarships

Donors and foundations provide annual funds for special scholarships for upperclassmen. Recipients are recommended by the academic department and approved by the financial aid committee. These donors/scholarships include WAICU, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Lands' End, Sentry Insurance, UPS, WELSmen, the Didaskolos Scholarship, and the Nikolas Bourbaki Scholarship.

varies

Wisconsin Lutheran
College

Transfer Scholarship

Incoming students with 18 or more transferrable credits with a cumulative college GPA of at least 3.00 receive the Level I scholarship of $7,000. Those students with a cumulative college GPA of at least 3.50 receive the Level II scholarship of $8,000. Transfer scholarships are renewable as long as the student is maintaining satisfactory progress at WLC.

$7,000
(Level I)
$8,000
(Level II)

Wisconsin Lutheran
College

Transfer Grant

A $5,000 grant program for full-time sophomores, juniors, or seniors who transfer with a cumulative college GPA of 2.50 or higher. The Transfer Grant and Transfer Scholarship are mutually exclusive.

$5,000

Wisconsin Lutheran
College

Homeschool Scholarship

First-time, full-time freshmen who were homeschooled for high school.

$1,000

Wisconsin Lutheran
College

Honors Scholarship

First-time, full-time freshmen accepted into the Honors Program.

$1,000