Scholarships and Awards

• POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT WRITING AWARD
• DR. JOHN F. KOZLOWICZ SCHOLARSHIP IN LEGAL STUDIES
• DANIELE D. DIPIAZZA POLITICAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP
• PAUL A. MILLER FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
• JOHN C. OH POLITICAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP

The department of Political Science has a number of scholarships and awards that are available to students each year. The application for each award is due on the first Friday of March by 4pm in the Political Science main office. Decisions are announced before the end of the spring semester.

Please click on the award name in the descriptions below for full application instructions.

The Political Science Department Writing Award is an award of up to $250 given to a student with a Political Science, Public Policy and Administration, or International Studies major or a Political Science, Public Administration, International Studies or Legal Studies minor.

The Dr. John F. Kozlowicz Scholarship in Legal Studies is a $500 scholarship awarded to a student interested in pursuing a career in law or legal studies. Applicants must be a Political Science or Public Policy and Administration Major with a Legal Affairs emphasis. Additional requirements include a minimum 70 credits at time of application, a minimum of 15 units in Political Science coursework at UW-W, and a minimum 3.5 GPA in Major and 3.3 combined GPA overall.

The Daniele D. DiPiazza Political Science Scholarship is a $1000 scholarship awarded to declared political science majors who will have junior or senior status at the time of the granting of the award and who possess an overall GPA of 3.2 or higher and who show evidence of financial need.

The Paul A. Miller Family Endowed Scholarship in Political Science is a $400 scholarship awarded to a full-time student who is majoring in Political Science or a related program and who has demonstrated progress toward completion of their degree. Winners must have graduated from a high school in Wisconsin and priority is given to graduates from Racine County. Winners must possess a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater.

The John C. Oh Political Science Scholarship is a $1000 scholarship awarded to declared political science majors who will have junior or senior status at the time of the granting of the award and who possess an overall GPA of 3.2 or higher and who show evidence of financial need.

Please contact the Political Science Department chair, Susan Johnson, (472-1120 or johnsons@uww.edu), or Scholarship Committee chair, Larry Anderson (472-5265 or andersol@uww.edu), with questions about these scholarships and awards.