The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Edvest 529, Wisconsin’s direct-sold 529 college savings plan, and the Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt, announced on Thursday the 2026 Money Smart Wisconsin Scholarship Contest is now accepting essay submissions.
All Wisconsin high school seniors graduating from high school this spring and planning to attend a Wisconsin college or university this fall are eligible. Students must complete an application and write an essay answering this year’s money smart questions for a chance to receive a scholarship of $1,000 to go into a new or existing Edvest 529 account.
Scholarship recipients will be notified during Money Smart Wisconsin Week, a financial literacy awareness and education campaign, taking place April 6-12.
