MILWAUKEE, Wis. – About 1,200 low-income college students in Wisconsin will receive grants for the first time this fall from a private scholarship fund.
The Fund For Wisconsin Scholars says it will give $3,500 grants to about 600 students in four-year University of Wisconsin System schools. Another 600 students attending two-year colleges will receive $1,800 grants.
The fund was created last year with a $175 million gift from University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates John and Tashia Morgridge.