Financial Assistance
Regent Jesus Salas Academic Activist Scholarship
The Jesus Salas Academic Activist Scholarship is conferred annually, usually in the spring, to a Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies program undergraduate certificate student who has both excelled academically and made outstanding service contributions to the Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Community.
Administered by the Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies program, the award is named in honor of longtime activist Jesus Salas for his continuous commitment and dedication to the advancement and well-being of the Chicanx/e and Latinx/e community.
Regent Salas earned a Master’s degree in Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and in 1964 he helped found the Obreros Unidos, a Wisconsin agricultural labor union. He was also the first Latino executive director of United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc. He served on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents from 2004 to 2007, and was an instructor at the Milwaukee Area Technical College for many years.
We accept applications for the scholarship through WiSH, the UW-Madison scholarship platform.
- Search the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub for opportunities (Apply with NetID).
- The UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center has scholarship information for undocumented students, along with other helpful information.
- The Dreamers of UW-Madison have begun offering scholarships to students. Contact the organization directly for more information and for application deadlines.
- USDE Resource Guide: Supporting Undocumented Youth (2015)
- Complete your FAFSA application
- Centro Hispano of Dane County, through its Becas Program, annually awards an average of two to four $2,500 scholarships to high school seniors, and two $5,000 scholarships to students already enrolled in college to help them complete their studies. Centro is also part of the coalition that awards the Roberto G. Sánchez Scholarship to Spanish/English bilingual college students.
- Latinos United for College Education Scholarships (LUCES), a south central Wisconsin nonprofit, offers scholarships to recent high school graduates and returning college students in the state.
- Madison’s Latino Educational Council, Inc. maintains a list of scholarships and other resources related to education, training, and career placement. Their 2017 Guide to Scholarships Available to Undocumented Students contains a wealth of information.