Foundation Scholarships

Solberg, Irene West Memorial Scholarship

$1,000

Annually

All applicants must have completed, or be scheduled to complete, a bachelor's degree or equivalent in communication disorders by August of the current year. Applicants must be applying for full standing in the gradu- ate degree program in CSD at UW-Eau Claire concurrently with application for this scholarship. Students accepted with conditional status are not eligible for this scholarship. Only applicants who have a completed graduate school application on or before February 15 will be eligible for this scholarship award. This scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding graduate student in communication sciences and disorders. Preference will be given to a graduate student who is a first generation college student and a graduate of any rural high school.

Only applicants who complete the scholarship application form and have at least two letters of recommendation for the scholarship submitted by February 15 will be eligible for the award. Application/nomination forms are available in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Awarding of the scholarship will be determined based upon a combination of past accomplishments and strong undergraduate academic records. A committee of past CSD master's degree graduates from UW-Eau Claire will indepen- dently rank applications for this scholarship. In the event of a tie, committee members will be asked to rank the tied applications. The Scholarship Committee will submit its rankings to the Chair of the Department of CSD.

The award winner will be notified in writing when admission letters are sent to the students who are accepted for the graduate degree program. The award will be offered to the highest-ranked applicant who accepts admission.

This fund was established by UW-Eau Claire alumnus, Dr. Larry Solberg, in honor of his mother, Irene West Solberg. Recipient should write a letter of thanks to Dr. Larry Solberg and forward to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation Office, S-214.