Partially funded

BANNER (Badger Aid for Nonresidents)

University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States

Scholarship overview

BANNER, Badger Aid for Nonresidents, assists incoming first-year students from low-income households outside Wisconsin who plan to enroll in an on-campus program. It commits to meeting the student's institutional financial need through a combination of grants, scholarships, work-study and some loan for four consecutive years.

Award Information

  • New, nonresident, incoming first-year student
  • Federal Pell Grant eligible, based on FAFSA Student Aid Index
  • Intends to enroll in an on-campus program
  • Transfer students are not included
  • Federal aid eligibility is required, so visa-holding international students do not qualify
  • Meets institutional financial need (cost of attendance minus Student Aid Index)
  • Benefits guaranteed for four consecutive years (eight fall/spring semesters)
  • Package of grants, scholarships, work-study and some loan

FAFSA priority deadline: December 1 each year. Spaces are limited and not guaranteed.

  1. Submit the FAFSA (school code 003895) by December 1; for 2026-27 also submit the CSS Profile.
  2. No separate application: eligible students are notified in their financial aid offer.
  3. Renew the FAFSA each year by December 1.

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