Welcome to Southwest Tech Foundation's online Scholarship Application!

In 2023-2024 the Southwest Tech Foundation proudly awarded 667 scholarships with a total value over $621,000!

Unlock a world of opportunity with just a click! At Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation, our dedicated team is committed to guiding you through every step of your journey, including securing scholarships to help fund your educational dreams. With our streamlined process, applying for hundreds of scholarships with just ONE application is a single click away.

The 2024-2025 Scholarship Application is now closed
The 2025-2026 Scholarship Application will open Sunday, December 1

To learn more about ways to fund your college dreams, go to Financial Aid Link.


Apply for Additional Scholarships

Students have many opportunities to gain money to pay for schooling! External scholarships are additional scholarships you can use at Southwest Tech that are not funded by Southwest Tech. Learn More

If you are unable to access documents here, please contact Foundation at foundation@swtc.edu or call 608.822.2348


Moving Forward Scholarship

In 2023-2024 the Southwest Tech Foundation proudly awarded 667 scholarships with a total value over $621,000!

If you are unable to access documents here, please contact Foundation (foundation@swtc.edu, 608.822.2348)

* Denotes required fields.

The following questions allow Scholarship Selection Committee to match applicants with scholarships with specific criteria. Please answer to the best of your ability.

Personal/Contact Information

If you are a returning Southwest Tech student or have been accepted, please enter your student ID #, not your username. (example: "5551234", not "abc1234")

* Gender

(Please use a personal email, not your high school email)

Home Address
College Address (if you moved to attend Southwest Tech)
Education Background

* Choose one of the following:

Program(s) Enrolled In

* Are you a New or Current Student at Southwest Tech?



If you are enrolled in two programs, please let us know what the second program is.

See the curriculum on your program page for semester credits.(To qualify for scholarships, students must have a minimum of 6 credits per semester.)

* Are you attending 100% online?

Following is a list of items related to the criteria of some scholarships. Please check and fill in all that apply.



Please complete the Child Care Certification Form.
(This form must be printed, filled out and returned to the Foundation - Suite 350.)




To qualify for the Violet Wende Dáil $1,000 scholarship fill out the following:

To qualify for the Jane Dawkins $500 scholarship fill out the following:

To qualify for the Paul D. Dáil scholarship fill out the following:

This scholarship was established by Paula Dáil, in memory of her father, Paul D. Dáil, a California businessman, who had a life-long concern for disadvantaged youth. He worked with and led several charitable organizations focused on providing enhanced opportunities for economically and/or otherwise extraordinarily challenged youth from various backgrounds to earn a fair chance at successfully achieving their life goals.

The following questions are criteria for specific scholarships and are optional. Please know that it is against the law for Southwest Tech to report a student or family’s immigration status and your status will not be shared with anyone outside of the scholarship selection committee.

Please answer the following narrative questions. Grammar, punctuation, and complete sentences will be graded!

* I give my permission to the Southwest Tech Foundation to release the scholarship information, general information from above, and my photograph to scholarship donors and for usage in other promotional purpose.

References are extremely important when awarding scholarships. You may ask an instructor, advisor, counselor, employer, clergy, or other person NOT related to you to complete this form.

  • Your scholarship application WILL NOT be considered unless two reference forms are received.
  • Make sure your reference emails are correct.
    If emails are not correct, References will not receive the recommendation form and your scholarship application will be incomplete.

First Reference

Second Reference

Your references will be emailed a link to the reference form when your scholarship application is submitted.

Last Step!

Please review the information you entered and make any changes needed by clicking the Previous button.

Personal & Program Information

Checklist

Narrative Questions

Recommendation Forms

By clicking the "Sign and Submit" button below, I certify that the information I have provided is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. Further, I authorize Southwest Tech to release any pertinent information to the Southwest Tech Foundation. This application and supporting documents become the property of Southwest Tech Foundation. I also give permission to the Foundation office to collect necessary FAFSA information from the Southwest Tech Financial Aid office.

By signing below I authorize my selected references to furnish the Foundation with any and all information in connection with my scholarship application.

You need to electronically "sign" the application.
First, we need your name. Next we need your birthdate.