{"id":5917,"date":"2025-05-27T14:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/?p=5917"},"modified":"2025-10-27T07:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:56:16","slug":"first-gen-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Gen+ Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Step 1: Understanding How Scholarships Work<\/strong> Check out this guide to understand when to apply &#8211;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/finances\/scholarships\/timeline\/\">Scholarships Timeline \u2013 51ÁÔÆæ Student Financial Services<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: FAFSA <\/strong>Check out this link for more information on how to fill it out &#8211;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/bigfuture.collegeboard.org\/pay-for-college\/get-help-paying-for-college\/fafsa\/how-to-complete-the-fafsa\">How to Complete the FAFSA \u2013 BigFuture | College Board<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>**Check here for more general scholarship help &#8211;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/finances\/scholarships\/getting-started\/\">Getting Started \u2013 51ÁÔÆæ Student Financial Services<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: 51ÁÔÆæ Scholarship Portal<\/strong> login with your ePanther ID, fill out the general application &#8211;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.academicworks.com\/\">Our Opportunities &#8211; UW-Milwaukee Panther Scholarship Portal<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>copy &amp; paste these key words to search for: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>U1.0<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>First Generation <\/em>or <em>First-Generation<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>First Gen <\/em>or <em>First-Gen<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>1st Gen <\/em>or <em>1st-Gen<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: <strong>Check for External Opportunities<\/strong> You can do this within the 51ÁÔÆæ Scholarship portal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 1: Understanding How Scholarships Work Check out this guide to understand when to apply &#8211;&gt; Scholarships Timeline \u2013 51ÁÔÆæ Student Financial Services Step 2: FAFSA Check out this link for more information on how to fill it out &#8211;&gt; &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28288,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>First-Generation+ Resource Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore scholarship opportunities for first-generation students at 51ÁÔÆæ and get support to fund your college journey.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"First-Gen+ Scholarships\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Explore scholarship opportunities for first-generation students at 51ÁÔÆæ and get support to fund your college journey.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"First-Generation+ Resource Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-27T19:54:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-27T12:56:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"epbarth@uwm.edu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"epbarth@uwm.edu\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/first-gen-scholarships\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/first-gen-scholarships\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"epbarth@uwm.edu\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/acca08630b6adf8efada2f8a382c10f8\"},\"headline\":\"First-Gen+ Scholarships\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-27T19:54:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-27T12:56:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/first-gen-scholarships\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":123,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/first-gen-scholarships\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/first-gen-scholarships\\\/\",\"name\":\"First-Gen+ Scholarships - First-Generation+ Resource Center\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-27T19:54:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-27T12:56:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"Explore scholarship opportunities for first-generation students at 51ÁÔÆæ and get support to fund your college journey.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/first-gen-scholarships\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/first-gen-scholarships\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/first-gen-scholarships\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"First-Gen+ Scholarships\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/\",\"name\":\"First-Generation+ Resource Center\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/0template-webid2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/541\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/0template-webid2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/541\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":225,\"height\":224,\"caption\":\"University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/acca08630b6adf8efada2f8a382c10f8\",\"name\":\"epbarth@uwm.edu\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ab8b44bb8ddc6939ca176c3a022544a625b7877354570722df5c089349f78304?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ab8b44bb8ddc6939ca176c3a022544a625b7877354570722df5c089349f78304?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ab8b44bb8ddc6939ca176c3a022544a625b7877354570722df5c089349f78304?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"epbarth@uwm.edu\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"First-Generation+ Resource Center","description":"Explore scholarship opportunities for first-generation students at 51ÁÔÆæ and get support to fund your college journey.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"First-Gen+ Scholarships","og_description":"Explore scholarship opportunities for first-generation students at 51ÁÔÆæ and get support to fund your college journey.","og_url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/","og_site_name":"First-Generation+ Resource Center","article_published_time":"2025-05-27T19:54:13+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-27T12:56:16+00:00","author":"epbarth@uwm.edu","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"epbarth@uwm.edu","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/"},"author":{"name":"epbarth@uwm.edu","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/#\/schema\/person\/acca08630b6adf8efada2f8a382c10f8"},"headline":"First-Gen+ Scholarships","datePublished":"2025-05-27T19:54:13+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-27T12:56:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/"},"wordCount":123,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/","name":"First-Gen+ Scholarships - First-Generation+ Resource Center","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-05-27T19:54:13+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-27T12:56:16+00:00","description":"Explore scholarship opportunities for first-generation students at 51ÁÔÆæ and get support to fund your college journey.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/first-gen-scholarships\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"First-Gen+ Scholarships"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/#website","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/","name":"First-Generation+ Resource Center","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/#organization","name":"University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/0template-webid2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/541\/2020\/11\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/0template-webid2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/541\/2020\/11\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg","width":225,"height":224,"caption":"University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/#\/schema\/person\/acca08630b6adf8efada2f8a382c10f8","name":"epbarth@uwm.edu","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab8b44bb8ddc6939ca176c3a022544a625b7877354570722df5c089349f78304?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab8b44bb8ddc6939ca176c3a022544a625b7877354570722df5c089349f78304?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab8b44bb8ddc6939ca176c3a022544a625b7877354570722df5c089349f78304?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"epbarth@uwm.edu"}}]}},"meta_fields":{"_edit_lock":["1761569787:219"],"_edit_last":["219"],"_yoast_indexnow_last_ping":["1761569777"],"feat_img_video":[""],"feat_img_gallery":[""],"feat_img_caption":["feat-img-caption-on"],"breadcrumbs_display":["breadcrumbs-on"],"otp_nav_display":["otp-on-mobile"],"post_layout":["post-layout-theme"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":[""],"_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":[""],"_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":[""],"_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":["1"],"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":["Explore scholarship opportunities for first-generation students at 51ÁÔÆæ and get support to fund your college journey."],"_uwm_wg_content_review_log":["a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:11:\"reviewer_id\";i:0;s:6:\"status\";s:5:\"reset\";s:10:\"entry_date\";s:19:\"2026-03-01 02:13:49\";s:16:\"priority_content\";s:0:\"\";s:4:\"note\";s:43:\"Content review reset at start of new cycle.\";}}"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28288"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5917"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5919,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5917\/revisions\/5919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}