Kaya Halverson first heard about Bucky’s Tuition Promise as a junior at Green Bay East High School. She assumed there was a catch. “Honestly, it seemed too good to be true,” she says. So she …
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McBurney Center Forward in Access Awards
For the second year in a row, the McBurney Disability Resource Center took time this spring to recognize some of the critical campus partners that contribute to an inclusive campus community for students with disabilities. Members of …
Planning for spring? Consider a Summer Finish scholarship to complete your degree
Kerchia Asia Lee, of Menomonee Falls, Wis., needed 4 credits to complete her biology degree. With the help of a Summer Finish scholarship, she took Dance 100 and Counseling Psychology 230 in a four-week summer session …
It’s a FAFSA Frenzy!
Written by Alexis B, Junior: When I was looking at colleges as a junior and senior in high school, there was one factor that intimidated me above all else- price. However, I knew that financial …
Meet the Class of 2023
“We are the state’s flagship university, and as such, the makeup of our freshman class reflects both our appeal to home-state students and our vow to attract and enroll as many of these high-achieving students …
UW-Madison Scholarship Fair
Interested in how scholarships work at UW-Madison? Want to learn how to be a competitive scholarship applicant? Need a free professional head-shot? Come to the UW-Madison Scholarship Fair on October 22nd in the Great Hall …
Transfer students STEP up for Summer Jobs on Campus
Amanda Hamm wanted to work at UW–Madison last summer while going to school. A transfer student from Madison College, she got an email about the Summer Transfer Employment Program (STEP) and took 30 minutes to fill out …
UW-Madison teaming up with Second Harvest to fight hunger
It’s one thing to be hungry because you haven’t eaten. It’s another to be hungry because you don’t have anything to eat. UW-Madison is teaming up with Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin to help …
UW Student Jobs Offer Opportunities in Many Fields
Close to 15,000 students work for the university each academic year. From working as an assistant in the Cranberry Genetics Greenhouse to serving ice cream at Babcock Hall, a wide variety of opportunities exist across …
A Laboratory for Financial Aid
The first brainchild of the UW’s new Student Success Through Applied Research(SSTAR) Lab, Bucky’s Tuition Promise, has provided financial relief to nearly one-quarter of the Wisconsin-resident students in the 2018–19 incoming class. By identifying a sustainable way …