Scholarship Offerings

Scholarship Offerings for Students

The Waukesha County Community Foundation (WCCF) partners with donors and education/scholarship foundations to offer a wide range of scholarship opportunities to students throughout Waukesha County. WCCF also works closely with area high schools to ensure that students’ service and guidance office staff members are kept up to date on offering and application processes.

How To Apply

The 2025 WCCF scholarship application cycle is currently open.

To access the following award opportunities administered directly by WCCF, please visit our scholarship portal, create an account, and take the eligibility quiz. 

Award decisions will be communicated in May/June.

Justin Pegg Free Bird Scholarship—applicant must be a graduating senior from Brookfield Central High School who plans to pursue a technical or associates degree at an accredited technical/vocational school or college; have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA; and be able to briefly explain their commitment to pursue a technical career path. 

Margaret Farrow Scholarship—applicant must be a graduating high school senior; be a current Waukesha County resident; have a minimum GPA of 3.0; and have been accepted to an accredited 4-year college or university.

McCaskey Drama Scholarship—applicant must be a graduating senior at Waukesha West High School and have participated in at least 2 drama department productions at Waukesha West High School.

Ted Kanavas Memorial Scholarship—applicant must be a graduating high school senior; be a current Waukesha County resident; and have participated in community service.

UW Waukesha Legacy Scholarships—applicant must be a current Waukesha County resident and/or have graduated or will graduate from a high school in Waukesha County; currently attending or planning to attend a school within the UW System; and have either a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA (for high school seniors) or a minimum cumulative 2.25 GPA (for currently or previously enrolled post-secondary students).

Waukesha Academy of Health Professions ProHealth Care Foundation Scholarship—applicant must be a graduating senior from the Waukesha Academy of Health Professions and plan to pursue further education toward a career in nursing or allied health professions.

Waukesha Sunrise Rotary Bob Galitz Memorial Scholarship—applicant must be a graduating high school senior from Waukesha North or Pewaukee High School; be a current Waukesha County resident; have a minimum GPA of 2.75; and have participated in community service.

WCCF Bryce and Anne Styza Community Service Scholarship—applicant must be a graduating high school senior; be a current Waukesha County resident; and demonstrate commitment to community service. Recipient of the award must be able to attend WCCF’s Celebration of Giving event in mid-June.

Please contact your school’s guidance office for the following scholarships:

• Glenn R Davis Scholarship
• Stowell Family Scholarship 
• Stowell Family Technical Scholarship

Education/Scholarship Foundation Partners

Although WCCF hosts the application for some of our education and scholarship foundation partners, each manages their own portfolio of scholarship opportunities, including the determination of the application, evaluation and award processes. As those offerings and details may change from year to year, we direct you to their page(s) for more information. To visit a particular site, please select from the options listed under Education/Scholarship Foundation Partners that appear on the left side of the page. Your school’s guidance office is also a resource for these and other scholarship opportunities.

Other Scholarships

Additional scholarship awards are available from various funds held by our Foundation. To learn more about these opportunities, please follow the link provided, or contact your school’s guidance office.

• Chris Dawson Education Fund Scholarships 
• Cole Philhower Scholarship (Kettle Moraine HS only)
• JT Hilligoss Memorial Scholarship
• Kai Lermer Spirit Award Scholarship (Waukesha North only)
• Kai Lermer Inspirational Athlete Award Scholarship (Waukesha North only)
• Kyle Paul Memorial Golf Scholarship (Oconomowoc HS only)
• Pastor James and Nadine Wilch Scholarship (available to members of St Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and past awardees)
• Ruth Series Gresley Memorial Scholarship
• Scholastic Fund for Students of Hispanic Descent Scholarship
• Wisconsin League for Nursing/Nursing Heroes Scholarship
• Women and Girls New Hope Scholarship