UW-Madison Center for Academic Excellence

Join the CAE Peer Mentors for Crafts & Connections 🎨
Take a break, get creative, and connect with fellow CAE students while we create identity webs and reflect on the experiences that shape who we are. We’ll also be joined by guests from Wheelhouse Studio to share creative opportunities on campus.

📅 March 25 | 5:30–7:00 PM
📍 Bascom Hall B47
🍜 Food provided from Noodles & Company

✨Reminder, CAE First-Years!✨

Group advising sessions begin this week and continue into next week. Join us to get ready for fall (and summer) enrollment and start planning your classes.

📍 See flyer for session details
💻 Bring a laptop or similar device

Pictures from our last peer mentor event focused on study abroad! 🌎 We hope to see you at the next one!

🎓ATTENTION GRADUATING CAE SCHOLARS 🎓

We are pleased to share information about this year’s CAE awards for graduating students and to invite you to submit a nomination. 

As a soon-to-be graduate, we invite you to nominate yourself for a CAE award! All CAE awardees and graduating scholars will be celebrated during CAE’s Graduation and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 30th.

Along with all our self-nominated awards, we will also have the Director’s Award, which staff will nominate students for.

We ask that you self-nominate by Friday, April 3, following this link: https://go.wisc.edu/6061qk (you can self-nominate for any award, except Director’s Award). 

Let us know if you have any questions. We cannot wait to celebrate with you!

ANNOUNCING CAPSTONE SYMPOSIUM 2026!

Join us for the 2026 Capstone Symposium on Wednesday, April 8 from 4-7pm at Memorial Union! Come hear from our Upperclass CAE Scholars about their time so far at UW-Madison — from the journey to find the right major to study abroad experiences to advice they’d give to their freshman selves!

Please reach out to Priscilla Contrera for accommodations or questions @wisc.edu

Summer Scholarships are Now Available on WISH!
The general UW-Madison Undergraduate Scholarship for Summer Study is open to UW–Madison undergraduates who are in good academic standing, have a cumulative GPA that reflects academic success, and are enrolled in at least one UW–Madison summer course. These are need-based awards given to high-achieving undergraduate students seeking financial support to attend Summer Term at UW–Madison. Awards range between $500 and $1000.

Students with a current FAFSA on file and demonstrated financial need who complete their Undergraduate Scholarship for Summer Study application before midnight on March 15, 2026, may be eligible to receive their scholarship decision by the end of March, before summer course enrollment opens.

More information is available here: https://summer.wisc.edu/summer-scholarship/
Other options for summer scholarships include:
• Summer Finish scholarship – for students planning to finish their degree in the summer.
• Summer Internship Scholarship – for students participating in unpaid internship over the summer.
• Summer Housing Boost – for students planning to live in residence halls over the summer

Thinking about studying abroad? 🌎✈️

Join the CAE Peer Mentors for “Undergrads Abroad: Lessons Beyond the Lecture Hall,” a student panel where you’ll hear directly from peers about their study abroad experiences, what they learned, and tips for navigating the application process.

📅 March 13, 2026
⏰ 4:00–5:30 PM
📍 Bascom Hall, B47 (CAE Space)

Come learn more about studying abroad and connect with other students considering the experience. Food from La Mestiza will be provided! 🌮

The next event in our Wellness Series is on March 9 from 4-5 pm. Fill out the form and join us in B47 Bascom for some relaxing and creative activities led by a UHS staff member! 🧶🧵 We hope to see you there!