The Wisconsin School Counselor Association (WSCA), in partnership with Xello & Method Learning, has established the WSCA High School Scholarship Program to assist students with their post-secondary education. 

Eligibility:

• Be a Wisconsin resident
• Attending a public or private high school in Wisconsin
• Will be attending a post-secondary education program during the 2027-2028 school year.

Submission Criteria:

• Complete application form online
• Submit 250-500 word easy for both of the following two questions:
  • Question 1: Think about your experiences with school counselors throughout your education (elementary, middle, and high schools), describe a time when a school counselor helped you overcome a barrier or obstacle and how that helped you to succeed.
  • Question 2: How has your school counselor(s) helped you prepare for your postsecondary path and how would earning this scholarship support you in those plans? Provide specific examples of lessons, workshops, conferences, and/or conversations that were meaningful to you in creating your post high school plan. 

Four $500 scholarships will be awarded.

More information and online submission form can be found at https://www.wscaweb.org/awards-scholarships/scholarships/high-school-scholarship-2026-2027/.

In 2027, up to 20 traditional scholarships will be awarded. These $1,000 scholarships will be made available to seniors whose parents or legal guardians are members of Vernon Electric Cooperative. VEC will choose one senior from each of the following schools: Aquinas, Brookwood, Cashton, Central, De Soto, Hillsboro, Kickapoo, La Farge, Luther, Sparta, Viroqua, Westby, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Royal, Wonewoc-Center, Youth Initiative, and At-Large (home schooled or school not listed). After drawing for each of the above schools, all remaining applicant names will be combined and an additional three names will be drawn to receive a $1,000 scholarship. 

Qualifications for the scholarship are:

• One of the applicant’s parents or legal guardians must be an active member and in good standing with Vernon Electric Cooperative.
• The application must be completed and received at the Vernon Electric Cooperative headquarters office by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 20, 2027. 
• The recipient must be enrolled full-time and be in good standing at the high school they are attending.
• The recipient must have maintained a 2.0 or better grade point average during their first semester of post-secondary education.

Recipients will be chosen in a random drawing at VEC’s January Board of Director’s Meeting from all the completed and verified applications received for the scholarships. Any student applicant or parent or legal guardian may attend the drawing portion of the Meeting to observe. Students chosen as recipients will be contacted and invited to the Cooperative’s Annual Meeting to accept their certificate.

Disbursement of the scholarship will be made upon receipt of transcript from the student verifying the stipulations listed above.

Application and more information can be found at https://smarthub.tfaforms.net/2199.

Applications must be received at the office by 4:00pm on January 20, 2027. Return application to: 

If you have any questions, reach out to Trevor Clark at tclark@vernonelectric.org.

The purpose of the Vernon Electric Cooperative Line Worker Scholarship is to provide assistance and encourage men and women in the local area to pursue an electrical line worker career. Line workers make up a large percentage of Vernon Electric’s workforce and are an important asset to the cooperative and community. Their primary duty is to construct, maintain, and repair power lines, which is a lifeline to the community and a connection to the local economy.

One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded annually via a random drawing. Anyone who is a high school senior or older and a member of Vernon Electric Cooperative may apply. This is a one time per member award. Scholarship funds are made available from unclaimed capital credits of the Cooperative.

Qualifications for the scholarship are:

• Applicant must be an active member of Vernon Electric Cooperative. If the applicant is a high school senior, their parent or legal guardian must be an active member of the Cooperative.
• The application must be completed and received by the Vernon Electric Cooperative headquarters office by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 20, 2027. 
• The recipient must be enrolled full time in a power line program.

A committee will review all applications received. The money will be dispersed after Vernon Electric is in receipt of the first semester transcripts.

Online application & more information can be found at https://smarthub.tfaforms.net/2472.

Applications must be received at the office by 4:00 p.m. by January 20, 2027. Return application to: 

If you have any questions, reach out to Trevor Clark at tclark@vernonelectric.org.

For graduating seniors in a Juneau County high school or a resident of Juneau County that is entering the field of Education.

Qualification

• 3.0 GPA
• Good attendance record
• Strong in extracurricular activities

Requirements

• Application form
• Essay (300-500) words
  • Prompt: Why you are interested in the field of education? Please include any experiences you have had in tutoring, coaching, community, and church activities that have brought you in contact with young people. 
• Transcript
• ACT Score

$500

Scholarship awarded at the end of high school and given out at the conclusion of the first year of college. Must be registered for second year.

Applications must be postmarked by March 12, 2027.

All application materials are mailed to:

With the ever-increasing need for qualified applicants in the workforce today, Wisconsin Metals are happy to support students that want to further their education in the welding and manufacturing field. 

• Applicants must be preparing to study in the welding or manufacturing field
• Must be enrolled in an accredited college, university, or vocational/technical college
• Applicants will be judged on academic performance, active in school and community and must have a financial need
• Applicants must maintain a B/C average in the first semester of college

Application Requirements

• Complete 1 page essay
  • Prompt: Why do you feel you are a deserving candidate of the scholarship
• Obtain reference letter

$500 scholarship.

Amount paid after the first semester is complete and copy of first semester grades and proof of enrollment for second semester are received. 

All materials are submitted by email to Rita Tracy at rtracy@wimetals.com by April 1, 2027.

Eligibility:

• 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.

Funding varies from year to year depending upon the number of continuing students. The Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) determines annually the amount of funds awarded for continuing students.  HEAB then divides the remaining funds between the WEOP offices and the college financial aid community to award to new freshman.    The TIP grant ranges from $600 to $1800 per school year. 

Student Application Process:

• 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.

To qualify for a DCF Scholarship award, the applicant must:

• 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