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!

June/July Application Deadline

Abbott & Fenner Scholarship - The A&F Scholarships are available to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post-secondary institution.  500 to 1,000 Word essay required.  Details and application

Application Deadline: June 10, 2025

Big Sun Scholarship - Open to all high school athletes regardless of the sport they are engaged in or the capacity in which they participate.  Must be a high school senior or be attending a post secondary institute.  500 to 1,000 Word essay required.  Details & Application

Application Deadline: June 19, 2025

Divergent Family Law Scholarship - Open to high school seniors preparing for college and students currently enrolled in a university or trade school.  500 Word, typed essay on family dynamics required.  Details and Application

Application Deadline: June 30, 2025

Grieve Law Scholarship - Open to high school seniors planning on attending college and students currently enrolled at a university or trade school.  500 Word, typed essay on an ethical dilemma required.  Details and Application

Application Deadline: June 30, 2025

Grieve Civil Law Scholarship - Open to high school seniors planning on attending college and students currently enrolled at a university or trade school.  500 Word, typed essay on Foresight required.  Details and Application

Application Deadline: June 30, 2025

Horicon Marsh Veterans Hunt Scholarship Application - Open to WI high school seniors attending public, private, parochial, or home schools.  The contest is also open to already enrolled college students.  Applicants must be accepted at a college or university for the upcoming academic semester, including but not limited to four-year college/university, two-year college/university, junior college/university, technical college/university, and vocational college/university.  Board Members of Horicon Marsh Veterans Hunt and members of their families are not eligible to participate.  Details and Application

Application Deadline: June 15, 2025

Sterling Law Offices - Open to high school seniors preparing for their first year of college as well as college students already enrolled full-time.  Details and Application 

Application Deadline: June 30, 2025

The Horatio Alger Association Career & Technical Scholarships - Must plan to pursue career or technical education certificate/degree. Check the website for when available.  Details and Applications

Application Opens: March 15, 2025
Application Deadline: June 2025

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!