Apply Now for a Spud Bowl Scholarship

Applications are available to incoming students enrolling at UW-Stevens Point

The Spud Bowl Committee is now accepting applications for 2023 Spud Bowl scholarships. Five scholarships for $1,200 apiece will be awarded.

Applications are available to incoming students enrolling at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) for the 2023 fall semester, and undergraduates already enrolled at any of the UWSP campuses.

Scholarship criteria include:

• Applicants must meet the grade point average (GPA) requirement of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or above;

• Resident of the UWSP service area, which includes the counties of Adams, Columbia, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Portage, Shawano,

Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood;

• Farm or agribusiness background, which includes that the scholarship applicant or applicant’s immediate family is actively involved in agriculture;

• Involved in extracurricular activities;

• Past involvement in community service; and

• Financial need

Scholarship applicants are not required to pursue a career in agriculture.

The scholarships are provided by the Spud Bowl Endowment and profits made from the Spud Bowl event. Applications are due Sunday, August 21, 2023.

Now in its 37th year, the Spud Bowl was initially developed to highlight the agribusiness industry in Portage County and has progressed in providing financial relief for UWSP students that have been involved in the agriculture business.

Scholarship applications are available online at https://athletics.uwsp. edu/spudbowl. Through the years, over $120,000 has been awarded in Spud Bowl scholarships to over 125 students.

Money for the scholarship fund is raised annually through local businesses making donations. The Spud Bowl is typically scheduled around a UWSP Pointers home football game.

2023 Spud Bowl

This year’s event will be on September 9, when the UWSP Pointers football team hosts St. Norbert College with a 1 p.m. kickoff at Goerke Field.

Scholarship recipients and the Spud Bowl Committee will be handing out over 600 free baked potatoes and McCain French fries at the game.

To apply for the scholarship, go to: https://athletics.uwsp.edu/spudbowl.

It is suggested to type your responses in a Microsoft Word document to save. In case you have trouble submitting, please try a different Web browser.

For more information, contact Ann Ninnemann, Spud Bowl event coordinator, ann.ninnemann@uwsp. edu.

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