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State Reps Announce Proposal for WI Merit Scholarship

On May 9, State Representative Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva), State Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater), and State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk announced their proposal to create the Wisconsin Merit Scholarship. The scholarships, set at $5,000, will be available based solely on merit to Wisconsin residents to attend UW System schools.

“Our legislation will create the largest scholarship in state history valued at $5 million when fully implemented,” said August. “The scholarship will be significant, at $5,000 per student using no newly allocated tax dollars. I am happy to report that the plan has the full support of UW System President Ray Cross.”

The scholarship will be determined by the UW Board of Regents based on university admission test scores (i.e. ACT, SAT) and high school GPA.

“It was important the bill targets students based on merit,” said Nass. “We want to keep our best and brightest here in Wisconsin and this bill gives the UW System that tool.”

The funding for the scholarship bill comes from the sale of Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL) lands to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). August and Nass stated they are circulating the bill for cosponsors and hope to introduce the bill shortly.

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