Wisconsin Destination Imagination Scholarships
WIDI SCHOLARSHIPS
WIDI's Mission Statement: To provide platforms that inspire and equip the Wisconsin community of lifelong learners to utilize distinct and diverse approaches in learning 21st-century life skills, the creative process, and vital skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math.
In alignment with this mission statement, WIDI is thrilled to offer scholarship opportunities that can help DI participants take their DI skills further as they pursue higher education to meet their goals.
Wisconsin Destination Imagination
Dave Valentine Extreme Creativity Award
Open to High School Seniors
This award is to recognize the achievements of a Destination Imagination graduating high school senior for participation in creative problem-solving in Wisconsin.
Eligibility Criteria: A Wisconsin graduating high school senior who has been on a DI team, and/or has been a DI volunteer, for a minimum of two years (you may include the current season).
Application period for 2025 is now open! Submission deadline is Midnight CT, March 9, 2025.
Click here for the WIDI Dave Valentine Extreme Creativity Award application.
Wisconsin Destination Imagination
Elaine House Alumni Award
Open to College Students
This award is to recognize the achievements of a Destination Imagination postsecondary school student for volunteerism and participation in creative problem-solving in Wisconsin.
Eligibility Criteria: A Wisconsin resident, age 25 or under, currently enrolled in college, university, or technical school who has been on a DI team in Wisconsin and/or has been a DI volunteer, for a minimum of two years (you may include the current season). A previous recipient of the Elaine House Alumni Award for College Students may not reapply.
Application period for 2025 is now open! Submission deadline is Midnight CT, March 9, 2025.
Click here for the WIDI Elaine House Alumni Award application.
Past WIDI scholarship winners
Dave Valentine Extreme Creativity Award
Elaine House Alumni Excellence Award
2024
Xavier Jandrin
Sturgeon Bay High School, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Annabel Greiveldinger
Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart, Madison, WI
2022
Evelyn (Evie) Solder
Anya Ranft
Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa.WI
2021
Abby Stupar
Stevens Point Area Senior High, Stevens Point, WI
Elizabeth Volz
Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie, WI
Pooja Prabaharasundar
2020
June Srubas
Mitchell Mahnke
Germantown High School, Germantown, WI
2019
Michaela Blume
Ashwaubenon High School, Ashwaubenon, WI
Kayden Rinzel
Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa.WI
2018
Alaina Knier
Grafton High School, Grafton, WI
Maxwell Wessel
Germantown High School, Germantown, WI
Emily Tomesek
Oconto Falls High School, Oconto Falls, WI
Noah LaMaide
Pacelli High School, Stevens Point, WI
2017
David Pelikan
Cedarburg High School, Cedarburg, WI
Tyler Dolan
Trudy Burnham
Germantown High School, Germantown, WI
2016
Jacob Mohar
Germantown High School, Germantown, WI
Kaitlyn Ewe
Grafton High School. Grafton, WI
2015
Karlie Hornberger
Notre Dame Academy, Green Bay, WI
Kristy Shuck
Notre Dame Academy, Green Bay, WI
2020
Janelle Fisher
University of Wisconsin- Green Bay, English
2019
Kaitlyn Ewe
Concordia University, Radiologic Sciences
2018
Emily Ewe
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
2017
Rob Fugate
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Animal & Dairy Sciences, Computer Science
Andrew Luebke
St. Norbert College, Business Administration
2016
Karlie Hornberger
Marquette University, Mechanical Engineering
Katherine Enderby
University of Wisconsin - Stout, Family and Consumer Sciences Education
2015
Katie Hornberger
Milwaukee School of Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
DESTINATION IMAGINATION INC. SCHOLARSHIPS
Desination Imagination Inc offers three incredible scholarship opportunities for students participating in the 2024-25 season of Destination Imagination: the DI Graduate of the Year Award, the Founders Award, and the DI Scholar Award. Applications are officially open!
- DI Graduate of the Year Award
- Founders Award
- DI Scholar Award
- Application Deadline: March 31, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET.Click here for more information about DI HQ's scholarship opportunities.
DI Inc Scholarship Recipients from Wisconsin
2015
Mikaela Becker, University of Alabama, 2017, Public Health Education and Promotion