Scholarship Value: $2,000
Awards Available: 5
POLANKI’S annual College Achievement Awards recognize students who have demonstrated high achievement and who are committed to understanding, preserving, or disseminating Polish culture and or language.
Criteria:
- U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident
- Junior, senior or graduate status during the 2023-2024 academic year in an accredited degree program
- Wisconsin resident OR attending a Wisconsin college or university
- Of Polish ancestry OR have studied Polish language, history, society, or culture OR significantly engaged in Polish culture
- Minimum 3.0 GPA on a four-point scale preferred
- Applicants are limited to no more than two awards in their academic career. Past recipients may reapply:
- as a graduate student if they previously received an award as an undergraduate
- if they completed the course of study for which they previously received an award and are pursuing a new degree in another accredited degree program
Awards: The following awards are a sample of the awards that may be offered with amounts ranging from $1000 to $2000
- Vera Buczkowski Memorial Award for an outstanding student in any field
- Copernicus Award for an outstanding student in a science field
- Robert J. Leonard Memorial Award for a student engaged in dance or theater
- Victor Podlaski/UWM Polish Studies Award for a UW-Milwaukee student
- Stanley F. and Helen Balcerzak Award and other specially-funded memorial awards for students in any field
PLEASE NOTE: All applicants will automatically be considered for all awards for which they meet the qualifications.
Application Instructions:
- Complete Part 1 (see next page) by printing legibly using a black ink pen or typing on the application form.
- Complete Parts 2-4 in English, typed, and submitted on separate pages attached to the form. Please include your name on each page.
- Attach one college-issued transcript for each college attended (unofficial transcripts are acceptable). Alverno College applicants: please request a class rank or some standard of your academic performance relative to that of other students.
- Send your materials to: Polanki College Achievement Award, PO Box 341458, Milwaukee, WI 53234
- UWM applicants: In addition to this application, UWM students who wish to be considered for the Victor Podlaski/UWM Polish Studies Award must also complete UWM’s application at uwm.academicworks.com.
- Applications must be postmarked no later than January 8, 2024. Only complete applications will be considered.
- Awards will be presented at the annual Polanki College Achievement Awards Tea on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 2 pm at the Polish Center of Wisconsin, 6941 South 68th Street, Franklin, WI 53132. Awardees are expected to attend the Awards Tea to receive their award and, as part of the acceptance, to make a brief (1-2 minute) presentation about their academic background and their interest in Polish Culture.
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