Thank you for your interest in the MATC Froedtert Memorial Hospital Scholarship Program!
The Froedtert Memorial Hospital Scholarship provides MATC Healthcare Pathway students with help in covering costs necessary to complete their degree including tuition, required books and supplies, and licensure exams. This scholarship — which also includes a stipend, an incentive to keep progressing toward your degree, and access to emergency grant funding — is designed to help remove financial barriers to assist students in completing their degrees and enter the healthcare field. This scholarship is available to MATC Healthcare Pathway students pursuing an associate degree who have successfully enrolled in their program of study.
To be Eligible for this Scholarship, You Need to Meet ALL of These Requirements:
- Be successfully petitioned into an associate-level healthcare pathway program at MATC (if your program requires a petition. If yours does not, you must have completed the required prerequisites and be enrolled in technical courses)
- Live in the MATC district
- Be enrolled in a minimum of 9 program credits for Fall 2026 (unless you require fewer credits to graduate)
- Have not previously earned an associate level degree or higher
- Have a cumulative institutional GPA of 2.5 or higher [OR] a high school GPA of 2.5 or higher
- i.e. a GPA of 2.5 or higher from courses completed at MATC [or] a GPA of 2.5 or higher from all high school courses completed. Transfer GPAs are not included
- Students identified as "low income" by FAFSA and/or independent income verification via tax documents or pay stubs
Scholarships are limited based on available funds. Students who meet one or more of the following criteria will be given additional consideration:
- Student parents/guardians
- Students who are ineligible for federal financial aid
- Students who attended Milwaukee Public School
- First generation college students (i.e. students whose parents/guardians did not complete a bachelor's degree or equivalent)
You are required to complete the steps below to be considered:
- Complete this scholarship application
- Complete the 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at fafsa.gov
- If new to MATC, please complete the MATC program application at matc.edu/apply
- Have either successfully petitioned into your healthcare program if a petition is required, or completed all prerequisites for your program if a petition is not required
- If you are in any of the following programs, you must have successfully petitioned your program to be eligible for this scholarship
- Anesthesia Techology
- Cardiovascular Technology (Invasive or Echocardiography)
- Dental Hygiene
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
- Healthcare Services Management
- Health Information Technology
- LPN to ADN Progression
- Medical Lab Technician
- Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Physical Therapist Assistant
- Radiography
- Registered Nursing
- Respiratory Therapy
- Surgical Technology
- If you are in either of the following programs, you need to have completed all prerequisites for your program to be eligible for this scholarship
- Community Health and Nutrition Navigator
- Nutrition and Dietetic Technician
- Integrative Health
For more information about petitioning and the petitioning process, now called Waitlist, visit this link (click here).
Application deadline for a Fall 2026 start: Sunday, May 31 @ 11:59 PM Central Standard Time
Your application will be reviewed based on the information attached at the time you submit your application, so please be sure to provide valid documentation to prevent missing any points!
Please note, if you are awarded this scholarhip, you will not be eligible for any other Foundation scholarships including the Student Emergency Grant.