The Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation, endowed by Milwaukee investor and former Wisconsin Badgers basketball player Ab Nicholas, awards need-based scholarships of $10,000 per year (up to $40,000 total) to Wisconsin high school seniors who served as a player or team manager on their school's boys' or girls' basketball program during senior year. Recipients must be Wisconsin residents graduating from a Wisconsin high school, enroll full-time at any University of Wisconsin System campus, complete the FAFSA (need is determined from it), and maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA to renew the award annually for up to four years. Applications open February 1 and close April 30 each year; the foundation, endowed in 2012, has distributed more than $35 million to over 1,200 students.
Eligibility
DemographicsMust have been an active player or team manager in your Wisconsin high school's boys' or girls' basketball program during senior year; must be a WI resident enrolling full-time at a UW System school; financial need determined via FAFSA.
Applying
$10,000 per year, renewable up to 4 years of undergraduate study (total potential $40,000).