Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast Announces Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Dorothy M. Mundschau Scholarship Opportunities for Girl Scouts
MILWAUKEE — April 24, 2026 — Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE), in partnership with the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, is announcing two new scholarship opportunities designed to recognize Girl Scout leadership and invest in the next generation of changemakers pursuing post-secondary education or training. The Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Dorothy M. Mundschau Scholarship will award five scholarships totaling $30,000 for the 2026-27 academic year.
The Dorothy M. Mundschau Scholarship – Girl Scout Community Impact Leadership Scholarship will award one $10,000 scholarship to a graduating Girl Scout who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, initiative, and community impact through high-level service and leadership experience.
The Dorothy M. Mundschau Scholarship – Girl Scout Promise & Law Scholarship will award four $5,000 scholarships to graduating Girl Scouts who exemplify leadership, character, and service rooted in the Girl Scout Promise and Law and who plan to continue their commitment to supporting women and girls.
“These scholarships celebrate the extraordinary leadership local Girl Scouts demonstrate through service, courage, and lasting community impact,” said Ana Simpson, GSWISE Chief Executive Officer. “We’re grateful for our partnership with the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, who is helping us remove financial barriers and support scholars as they pursue education and training that will propel them – and their communities – forward.”
Eligibility and award details:
- Application deadline: May 17, 2026
- Notification: Late May/early June 2026 (award(s) announced upon notification)
- Who may apply: Applicants must be graduating high school seniors in good academic standing, and demonstrate financial need.
- Use of funds: Tuition, room and board, books, fees, or equipment needed for coursework for full-time students in an approved post-secondary undergraduate education or training program.
- Key restrictions: No for-profit/proprietary institutions; no graduate degree programs.
How to apply
Girl Scouts who qualify can apply for the scholarship before May 17. The Girl Scout Community Impact Leadership Scholarship application can be found here. The Girl Scout Promise & Law Scholarship application can be found here.
“Through her generosity, Dorothy Mundschau has created a lasting legacy that widens the doorway for more young people to pursue higher education,” said Greg Wesley, Greater Milwaukee Foundation president and CEO. “Partnering with Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast is a wonderful way to fulfill the purpose Ms. Mundschau intended with her planned gift to the Foundation by expanding opportunities for learning and career development in our community.”
Dorothy M. Mundschau grew up on the south side of Milwaukee. Most of her career was spent with Milwaukee County, performing accounting and auditing functions. In retirement, she explored her many intellectual interests through lifelong learning programs at UW-Milwaukee. She died in 1994, and her bequest to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation made this scholarship opportunity possible.
ABOUT GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN SOUTHEAST
Girl Scouts bring their dreams to life and work together to build a better world. Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be unapologetically themselves as they discover their strengths and rise to meet new challenges. Backed by trusted adult volunteers, mentors, and millions of alums, Girl Scouts lead the way as they find their voices and make changes that affect the issues most important to them. With programs in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha counties, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast gives every Girl Scout in our council the chance to reach their full leadership potential. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join, visit gswise.org, email customercare@gswise.org, or call 800-565-4475.
ABOUT GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation is Wisconsin’s largest community foundation and was among the first established in the world. For over 110 years, the Foundation has been at the heart of the civic community, helping donors achieve their philanthropic goals, investing in economic and community well-being, and bringing people and organizations together for positive change. The Foundation serves Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties, and its philanthropic impact reaches across the country. Leveraging generations of community knowledge, cross-sector partnerships and more than $1.3 billion in generosity, the Foundation is committed to reimagining philanthropy, catalyzing systems change, convening and following community voice, and building inclusive culture to transform our region into an equitable, thriving Milwaukee for all.
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