Grants, Gifts, & Scholarships

Annual Scholarship Opportunities:

• Spring Scholarship (Apply Here)
  • $2,000 each (four winners selected)
  • Criteria:
    • Applicant must demonstrate academic, community, and pre-professional (job or internship) achievement and be able to articulate the importance of financial literacy. A career goal in the financial services industry will strengthen the application but is not required.
    • Applicant must be a Wisconsin high school senior, an employee of a WBA-member bank, or the dependent of a WBA-member bank employee.
    • Applicant must be currently enrolled or enrolling in fall at an accredited Wisconsin public or private, non-profit college, university, or technical college.
• Agricultural Banking Scholarship (Submissions Open October 2026)
  • $1,500 each (two winners selected)
  • Criteria:
    • Applicant must be a current student pursuing a career in agricultural banking.
    • Applicant must be currently enrolled at an accredited Wisconsin public or private, non-profit college, university, or technical college.
    • Deadline: November 17, 2025