Scholarship Database

Resident of Wisconsin

Participant in basketball (player or manager) during your senior year

Planning to attend a University of Wisconsin System school

$5,000 for 2-year programs (renewable for length of program)

$10,000 for 4-year programs (renewable for length of program)

More information and application can be found at www.AbNicholasScholars.org

The PB & J Foundation Scholarship is for students who have experienced personal challenges that may not have allowed them to perform well academically. High GPA is not needed to qualify. Open to high school seniors attending an accredited 2-year or 4-year college in the U.S.

• Application
• Transcript
• Recommendation letter
  • 1 required, but 2 is prefered

Awards range from $500-$1000.

Application found at: https://scholarsapp.com/scholarship/pbj-scholarship?utm_source=counselors&utm_medium=Mailer&utm_campaign=Awareness

Examples of personal challenges include, but not limited to:

• medical issues
• peer issues: bullying, change of school, minority status, etc.
• Family issues: divorce, death, lack of income, homelessness, foster care, abuse, etc. 

• Have been in an out-of-home care (OHC) court ordered (Ch. 48 or 938) placement (kinship, foster home, group home or residential care center) and left OHC at age 18 or older; or
• Have been in an OHC placement on their 16th birthday and gone to court ordered guardianship or adoption from an OHC placement any time after attaining the age of 16.
• Have aged out of OHC placement in another state but become a permanent resident of Wisconsin prior to attending a Wisconsin postsecondary institution.
• Be accepted into an accredited postsecondary institution (i.e., college, vocational or technical program) at the time the application is submitted.
• Be age 20 or less, unless enrolled in a postsecondary program and receiving the DCF Scholarship on his / her 21st birthday, thus extending eligibility to the student’s 23rd birthday. Scholarships may be awarded up to the cost of attendance and may not

• Students must be attending at least part time.
• Students must be a first-time freshman.
• Students must be attending a public or private Wisconsin college or university.
• A student must meet one criteria from Group A based on financial need and one criteria from Group B based on nontraditional/ disadvantaged circumstances
• The TIP grant can be renewed for up to ten semesters of enrollment and must be used within six years of enrollment at a public, private, or technical college or university in Wisconsin.
• Funds are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis.

• PI-1577 TIP Grant / GEAR UP Scholarship Application
• A processed FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
• FAFSA confirmation page or the SAR (Student Aid Report).
• College acceptance letter or college award notification.
• Other documents may be requested by the WEOP staff if needed to determine eligibility.