The UW–Madison Polish Program is pleased to announce the winners of the Lapinski and Gąsiorowska awards for the academic year 2026-2027. Among the awardees are undergraduate and graduate students who will receive financial support for their continued study of the Polish language, literature, and culture at UW–Madison and beyond. Congratulations and gratulacje! The Michael and …
Following the 2025 Wisconsin Slavic Conference, the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus hosted another major Slavic event: a symposium on Polish literature and culture under the theme Beyond the Horizon. The symposium brought together Polish cultural scholars from across the United States and Canada—at various stages of their careers—who both engaged with established cultural models and …
The UW–Madison Polish Program is pleased to announce that three students in our Polish language program: Sydney Kurszewski, Gavrielle Lent, and Ryan Rowe were awarded the 2025 Polanki College Achievement Awards. Congratulations and gratulacje! Polanki’s College Achievement Awards are conferred to students who “have demonstrated high achievement and who are committed to understanding, preserving, or disseminating …
The UW–Madison Polish Program is pleased to announce the winners of the Lapinski and Gąsiorowska awards for the academic year 2025-2026. Among the awardees are undergraduate and graduate students who will receive financial support for their continued study of the Polish language, literature, and culture at UW–Madison and beyond. Congratulations and gratulacje! The Michael and …
The Polish Program is pleased to announce the winners of the Lapinski, Zawacki, and Gąsiorowska awards for the academic year 2023-2024. Among the awardees are undergraduate and graduate students who will receive financial support for their continued study of the Polish language, literature, and culture at UW–Madison and beyond. Congratulations! The Lapinski fund provides financial support …
After one year of Polish classes at UW–Madison (Slavic 111 & Slavic 112), Meghan Hall decided to fulfill her dream of visiting Poland by enrolling in the 2023 NAWA Summer Program in Polish language and culture. Once in Wrocław, Poland’s third-largest city, she dived into the local culture and food scenes while earning a certificate of completion …
Each year, the UW–Madison Polish Studies Program announces the recipients of the Lapinski scholarship, received as a generous endowment from the will of Mrs. Leona Lapinski Leute. In the academic year 2022/2023, the Lapinski awards went to Victoria Chowaniak from Elmwood Park, Illinois, and Julia Paciorek, from Houston, Texas. Congratulations, Victoria and Julia! Gratulacje! The Lapinski fund provides financial support …
Lapinski Scholarship Winners Highlight Importance of Polish Language in Connecting with Family and Building Communities Each year, the UW–Madison Polish Studies Program announces the recipients of the Lapinski scholarship, received as a generous endowment from the will of Mrs. Leona Lapinski Leute. The Lapinski fund provides financial support for UW undergraduate and graduate students studying the Polish language, …