financial aid
A Scholarship Inspired by Love
The Mercile J. Lee Scholars Program reflects its namesake's humane approach.
A Laboratory for Financial Aid
Mackenzie Straub x’22 (pictured) was one of 796 incoming students during the 2018–19 academic year receiving free tuition through Bucky’s Tuition Promise.…
Day of the Badger Gets the Red Out
The new event featured 1,848 minutes of pure fun, spirit, and generosity.
Surprise Package
First-year students link arms and sing ‘Varsity’ at the end of the Chancellor’s Convocation for New Students, a Wisconsin Welcome event.
Badger Tracks Winter 2014
News briefs from the Wisconsin Alumni Association
Are the Kids Really All Right?
As the cost of college education rises, so does the need for financial literacy. UW administrators and researchers are trying to find the best ways to educate students and parents about debt, value, and planning for the future.
Madison Calling
Hoping to double alumni donations, the UW prepares to roll out an aggressive campaign.
Pulling Together for Great People
A couple’s family endowment helps to grow scholarships for students in need.
Chancellor Solicits Alumni Input
Badger Partnership aims for revised model of state support.
Stepping up Student Recruiting
Admissions office ramps up partnership with alumni.
Look Good and Feel Good
Red Shirt program will result in a $250,000 gift for scholarships.
For Today’s Typical Student, Degree = Debt
Earning potential comes with a price.
Making UW-Madison More Affordable
Alumni chapters step up need-based scholarship efforts.
More Great People
Helping medical students with debt allows them to serve where the need is greatest.
First in Their Families
About one out of every five students in the UW’s 2008 freshman class is entitled to say, “I’m the first person in my immediate family to go to college.”