Outside Scholarships

In general to find scholarships, you can visit reputable scholarship websites (listed at the end), college websites and financial aid offices, or specific organizations related to your field of study.  The scholarships listed below will have a link to the website or application form.  If the link is not active, the application may not be opened yet or it may have already closed.

We suggest prior to completing any applications, create an activity page and outline your career goals.  You can include information about your academic achievements, extracurricular activities, community service, work experience, and any relevant skills or certifications.  Tailor your career goals to align with your chosen field of study and demonstrate how the scholarship will contribute to your overall educational and career objectives.  This will be helpful to you as you start applying for scholarships!

March Application Deadline

4-H, Sale of Champions Scholarships - Applicants must be an exhibitor of a meat animal project, current enrollment in 4-H, FFA, or other youth organization and enrolled in post-high school educational institution.  See Details & Applications

Application Deadline: March 15, 2026

American Legion Wisconsin Scholarships - Numerous scholarships.  See Website for Details

Application Deadline - Various deadlines

American Legion Auxiliary Dept. of WI - Applicant must be a child, grandchild, great-grandchild, step-child, step grandchild, wife or widow of an honorably discharged American Veteran.  Must need financial assistance to continue their education.  Must have at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 grade base.  Must be a resident of WI unless the applicant is a member of the WI American Legion Family.  See Website for Details

National President Scholarship, Non-Traditional Scholarship, Spirit of Youth Scholarship, & Junior Member Loyalty Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2026

Department of Wisconsin Scholarship
Deadline: March 15, 2026

American Legion Dept of Wisconsin Schneider-Emanuel Scholarship - Applicant must be a veteran and a current member OR a son/daughter whose father, mother or legal guardian is living and a current member of the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary or the Sons of The American Legion OR a grandson/granddaughter whose grandfather, grandmother or legal guardian is living and a current member of the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary or the Sons of The American Legion OR is a current member, in good standing, in the Sons of The American Legion or the American Legion Auxiliary/Junior Auxiliary.  See Directions & Application

Application Deadline: March 1, 2026

Baltruweit Foundation Scholarship - This scholarship is intended to provide financial assistance to individuals enrolled in technical colleges.  The scholarship principally targets programs related to agriculture, the construction trades, manufacturing, and health care.  See Details & Application

Application Deadline: March 23, 2026

Beaver Dam Area Pride 2026 Youth Scholarship - Beaver Dam Area Pride Inc. is proud to announce two (2) $500 scholarships to support LGBTQ+ youth pursuing higher education.  These awards are intended to encourage and empower young people in our rural communities who have demonstrated resilience, leadership, and commitment to creating a more inclusive future.  Details & Application

Application Deadline: March 31, 2026

Columbia County Master Gardener Association Scholarship - This $750 scholarship is for high school seniors or others planning to attend a post-secondary institution on a full-time basis or current college students attending full time.  Recipient will be a student majoring or minoring in horticulture, plant sciences, forestry, landscape architecture and design, agriculture education, or a closely-related field.  A student attending a Farm & Industry short course could be considered.  See Details & Application

All materials must be postmarked on or before March 15, 2026

Equity Ripon - Lomira Shipping Association Scholarship - The Ripon - Lomira Association will be awarding up to four (4) $500 scholarships to students entering their first or second year of post-secondary education in the following counties: Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington, and Winnebago.  Details and Application

Application must be postmarked NO LATER than March 31, 2026

Healthcare Career Scholarship - This scholarship will be awarded to up to eleven (11) graduating high school seniors.  Students must be entering a human health-oriented career program of not less than two years at an accredited school.  Other deciding factors will be character, initiative, participation in extracurricular activities, and/or employment experience.  Details and Application

Application Deadline: March 13, 2026

WI County & Tribal Veteran Service Officer Association Scholarship - Three (3) $1,000 annual scholarships will be awarded to a child or spouse of a Veteran to pursue a post-secondary education program at an accredited university, college, or school.  Must be a Wisconsin resident.  Details & Application

Application Deadline: March 15, 2026

WISA (Wisconsin Security Association) - Open to any graduating senior whose parent is an active member of the Wisconsin Fire or Police Department.  See Website for Details

Essay Deadline: March 1, 2026

Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation, Inc. - Seven (7) $3,000 scholarships will be awarded this year to rural Wisconsin high school seniors pursuing post-secondary education in Wisconsin with plans to return to rural Wisconsin upon graduation.  Details and application info

Application Deadline: March 6, 2026

April Application Deadline

Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation - Scholarships of $10,000 for four year programs and $5,000 for two year programs, renewable for the length of the program.  Open to residents of WI who participate in basketball their senior year and plan to attend a UW school but do not plan to participate in sports at the Division 1 level in college.  Details and application

Application Deadline: April 30, 2026

Beaver Dam Conservationists Scholarship - Offering an annual scholarship to all current high school seniors attending school in Dodge County who plan to pursue post-secondary education.  Details and Application

Application Deadline: Thursday, April 30, 2026

Carrie Crystal Stuckert Memorial Art Scholarship - The family of Carrie Stuckert has created the Dream Pool Foundation, a non-profit organization providing assistance to individuals pursuing education in the visual arts.  Currently Dream Pool is offering five (5) scholarship opportunities (1-$5,000 | 2-$3,000 | 2-$2,000 awards).  Details and application

Application deadline is April 30, 2025

Dodge County Area Retired Educators Assoc. (DC AREA) - This $500 scholarship is to recognize an outstanding senior who plans to pursue a degree in education, maintained a high school GPA of 3.0 or above and have attended any Dodge County Public High School.  Details and application

Application Deadline: April 1, 2026

Dodge County Executive Law Enforcement Association - The DCELEA Scholarship Program is designed to assist those pursuing a university or technical degree.  Two Scholarships may be awarded to students seeking a degree in Criminal Justice, corrections, psychology, social work, or related field.  Details and application

All components must be received by 4:00pm on April 13, 2026

Dodge County Master Gardener - Open to a Dodge County high school senior who plans a career in some area of horticulture.  Careers may include, but are not limited to horticulture, plant science, soil science, agriculture, environmental science, landscaping, forestry, or science education.  Student must have applied to a two or four year accredited college or technical school that has a program leading to a degree or certification in the horticultural area.  Details and application

Application Deadline: April 1, 2026

Fond du Lac Morning Rotary club Scholarship - Open to seniors planning to attend Marian University or Moraine Park Technical College.  Details and Application

Application Deadline: April 1, 2026

Memorial Go Kart - Open to any high school senior going into the trades.  High School transcript, application, letters of recommendation and acceptance letter for continuing education or enrollment documentation from the technical school.  Details and application

Application Deadline: April 1, 2026

Moraine Park Foundation Scholarship - must enroll in MPTC. Check the website for when available.  Details and application

Scholarship Deadline: April 15, 2026

Student View Scholarship - Open to all high school senior students regardless of academic achievement or financial need (1 - $10,000 Scholarship | 2 - $1,000 Scholarships | 3 - $500 Scholarships).   Information and application

Application Deadline: April 23, 2026

The Arc of Dodge County - This year we are sponsoring two (2) scholarships of $1,000 to someone in or entering the field of Special Education.  Any resident of Dodge County is eligible.  Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above.  Details and application

Deadline: April 15, 2026

TMART (Dunkin’) Scholarship - The purpose of this scholarship is to provide continued education scholarship awards to student employees / dependents of employees of TMart (Dunkin’) who also provide outstanding experiences in our restaurants.  Details & Application

Deadline: April 1, 2026

Wisconsin Metals Scholarship - This $500 scholarship is for students who want to further their education in the welding & manufacturing field.  Details 

Application Deadline: April 1, 2026

May Application Deadline

AES Engineering Scholarship - Awarded to students on the basis of character.  Scholarships are intended for our future leaders across a wide spectrum of fields of study.  This award is available to high school seniors and all students attending a post secondary educational facility.  You are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible!  Details

Essay Deadline: October 8, 2025

The Moraine Park Promise Scholarship - Helps to make college a reality fo thigh school seniors with limited financial resources.  Recipients are awarded $500 each semester, up to four consecutive semesters (summer excluded).  Details

Deadline: May 1, 2026

Wisconsin Towns Association - All applicants must graduate from a Wisconsin public or private high school in 2026 and plan to attend a Wisconsin public or private college or university in 2026.  Details and Application

Deadline: May 22, 2026

Reputable Scholarship Websites

Beaver Dam High School & Foundation Scholarship applications will be distributed to the senior class during semester 2.  Due dates will be listed on scholarship packets.

• Beaver Dam High School Scholarships

• Beaver Dam Scholarship Foundation

Additional information will be provided for the following scholarship in the spring:

• The Wilson C. & Edna P. Woods Masonic Lodge Scholarship

National Websites (Deadlines Vary): 

• Department of Public Instruction Scholarship List Comprehensive list of many scholarships available. 

• Fastweb.com:  Fastweb, owned by parent company Monster.com, is also a free scholarship search provider that claims to have more than 1.5 million scholarships in its database.

• Scholarships.com:  The free scholarship search is one of the most established and robust, tracking a reported $19 billion in scholarships.

• Chegg.com:  Chegg is a textbook website that has a scholarship search function, offering more than 25,000 scholarships.  The site also offers online tutors to help students with their scholarship essays.

• Cappex.com: Cappex allows students to search both schools and scholarships, with a database of more than $11 billion in scholarships.

• GoingMerry.com:  Free scholarship search and application platform.  Personalized matching.  Thousands of scholarships and grants.

• Stand Out College Prep:  Wisconsin Scholarships

• JLV College Counseling:  Jessica Velasco, a former admissions officer, started JLV College Counseling, which offers information on various scholarships.  Velasco also posts scholarships every Saturday on her Facebook page with upcoming application deadlines.  Via her blog, Velasco offers scholarship and college admissions tips and advice.

• The College Board – Big Future:  The College Board’s comprehensive BigFuture site helps students look up information about colleges and how to pay for school.  It's scholarships search engine provides information on more than $6 billion in scholarships, financial aid and internships.

• Niche.com:  Niche pairs students with the scholarships that match their qualifications, with student-friendly categories like no-essay scholarships.

• Unigo.com:  Search through 1,000’s of scholarships in all different types of categories.  Find fun, unusual, academic, need based scholarships and more!