College Scholarships

Purpose

This scholarship provides graduating high school seniors an opportunity to continue their education at an accredited college or university offering a bachelor's degree program.

Please note: Applicants for the College Scholarship who are planning to attend the University of Wisconsin - Madison and major in Business or Engineering are also automatically considered for the Paul D. Ziemer Scholarship and only need to fill out one application.

Also note: Applicants for the college scholarship who are planning to attend Marquette University or St. Norbert College majoring in Engineering or Business are automatically considered for the Wayne J. Peterson Memorial Scholarship.

We believe that through encouragement and financial assistance, these deserving students will one day make a significant contribution to their communities.

Qualifications

Applicants must:

Be the son/daughter of a customer with a primary residence in Wisconsin Public Service Corporation or Upper Peninsula Power Company territory, or the son/daughter of a Wisconsin Public Service or UPPCO employee.
Attend a college or university accredited by a regional or state accrediting agency listed in the latest edition of the "Higher Education Directory."
Complete his or her high school graduation requirements in the 2009-2010 academic year.
Enter college by September 2010.
Be in the upper 10% of his or her graduation class (scholastically).

Awards

Scholarship award recipients can receive a maximum renewable award of $1,500 per year for four years, if they attend one of the approved colleges in Wisconsin or Upper Michigan.
If there is no financial need, or if the combination of the federal EFC and other scholarships and grants will cover all tuition and book expenses, a winner will receive a one-time $1,000 honorary award if they attend one of the approved colleges in Wisconsin or Upper Michigan.
Scholarship recipients attending colleges or universities not on the approved college list will receive a one-year honorary award of $500.
In addition, awards may be used at any of the 13 two-year campuses of the University of Wisconsin Center System, provided the intention is to transfer and obtain a bachelor's degree.
The amount of the scholarship is based on a student's financial need.
Students may accept other scholarship awards; however, all awards must be reported to Scholarship Assessment Service.

How to Apply

To be considered for a Wisconsin Public Service Foundation scholarship, applicants must:

Register for the ACT or for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-I). Your guidance counselor has all the necessary forms.
- NOTE: If you have already taken the ACT or SAT-I, you can use those scores. Just submit an Additional Report Request Form available from your guidance counselor. You need not request an additional report if your scores will be included on your official high school transcript.
Enter code 0451 (for Wisconsin Public Service Foundation, Inc.) on the "release of scores" portion of your ACT or SAT-I registration form.
Complete the application form.
Give the application form to your high school guidance counselor to complete the "rank-in-class" section and sign.
Mail the application form, along with an official copy of your high school transcript, to:

Wisconsin Public Service Foundation, Inc.
Scholarship Program
Scholarship Assessment Service
P.O. Box 997
Appleton, WI 54912-0997

Deadline

Applications must be received no later than February 1, 2010. Questions can be directed to Scholarship Assessment Service at (920) 832-8322.

Selection

Semi-finalists are selected based on rank-in-class and ACT or SAT-I scores. Semi-finalists will be required to submit the following:

Biographical Questionnaire
Secondary School Report Form
Copy of Student Aid Report (SAR)

Award recipients and alternates are selected by evaluating test scores, high school academic records, extracurricular activities, high school recommendations, creativity and written expression.

An independent scholarship committee of educators selects scholarship recipients. Committee members, whose training and experience qualify them to evaluate applicants, are from the field of higher education. No employees of Wisconsin Public Service will be engaged in the selection process.

Notification

Recipients and alternates will be notified beginning in April, and each scholarship award will become effective when the student is enrolled in college. The scholarship award will be sent directly to the college and will be credited to the recipient's account.

Recipients of renewable scholarships who maintain satisfactory progress and are in good standing at their colleges will retain the scholarship for four years or until receiving a bachelor's degree, whichever comes first. The amount of the stipend may change if the recipient's financial need changes.

If a recipient's studies are interrupted by illness, accident or other extenuating circumstances, a student can request that the scholarship be held for later use.

Calendar of Events

September

Scholarship announcement information distributed to schools. Applicants who do not have ACT or SAT results from the junior year must register for one of the fall administrations.

February

Scholarship Assessment Service (SAS) must receive scholarship applications, including an official transcript, by February 1, 2010. SAS notifies semi-finalists of their selection and sends them each a Biographical Questionnaire and Secondary School Report Form.

Semi-finalists return Biographical Questionnaires to SAS.
Counselors or principals return Secondary School Report Forms to SAS.
Semi-finalists return copy of Student Aid Report to SAS.

March

Scholarship Selection Committee meets to select finalists.

April/May

Recipients notified of scholarship and amount of stipend.

May/June

Wisconsin Public Service Foundation makes public announcement of recipients.

List of Approved Colleges in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan

Alverno College - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bellin College of Nursing - Green Bay, Wisconsin
Beloit College - Beloit, Wisconsin
Cardinal Stritch University - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Carroll College - Waukesha, Wisconsin
Carthage College - Kenosha, Wisconsin
Concordia University - Mequon, Wisconsin
Edgewood College - Madison, Wisconsin
Findlandia University - Hancock, Wisconsin
Lakeland College - Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Lawrence University - Appleton, Wisconsin
Marian College of Fond du Lac - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Marquette University - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Michigan Technological University - Houghton, Michigan
Milwaukee School of Engineering - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mount Mary College - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mount Senario College - Ladysmith, Wisconsin
Northern Michigan University - Marquette, Michigan
Northland College - Ashland, Wisconsin
Ripon College - Ripon, Wisconsin
St. Norbert College - De Pere, Wisconsin
Silver Lake College - Manitowoc, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Eau Claire, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay - Green Bay, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse - La Crosse, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh - Oshkosh, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Parkside - Kenosha, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Platteville - Platteville, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-River Falls - River Falls, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point - Stevens Point, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Stout - Menomonie, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Superior - Superior, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - Whitewater, Wisconsin
Viterbo College - La Crosse, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Lutheran College - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

List of Approved Two-Year Campuses:

Baraboo/Sauk County
Barron County
Fond du Lac
Fox Valley
Manitowoc
Marathon County
Marinette County
Marshfield/Wood County
Richland
Rock County
Sheboygan
Washington County
Waukesha

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