Scholarships 

A. Kell Container Corporation Scholarship

This scholarship was created and is endowed through the generosity of Kell Container Corporation of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, in order to offer a premier award for an undergraduate student who is involved in faculty/student research collaboration at UW-Eau Claire. The scholarship will be supplemented with project expenses for a student stipend, supplies, and travel through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. In addition, the faculty mentor will receive a $2,300 stipend during the project period.

Criteria: The recipient will be an undergraduate student with junior or senior standing at UW-Eau Claire during the award period. The recipient will have conducted outstanding collaborative research or demonstrated the potential for outstanding undergraduate research. Students from all disciplines may apply.

Kara Braunreiter was awarded the Kell Container Corporation Scholarship in May 2011. Her project is titled "Identification and Characterization of Factors Affecting PKD-2 Localization in C. Elegans."

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B. Goldwater Scholarship

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship is a prestigious $7,500 award created for students studying the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. This award is limited to either a sophomore (with two full years at UW-Eau Claire left) or a junior (one full year at UW-Eau Claire left).

Only 4 students may be nominated from UW-Eau Claire. Click here to learn more about the nomination process.

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