Foundation Scholarships

Stellmacher, Abigail Joy Graduate CSD

All applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree or equivalent in communication disorders and be in the second year of the graduate degree program in CSD at UW-Eau Claire when this scholarship is received. This scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding graduate student in communication sciences and disorders who must be composing a written thesis as part of program completion. Financial need is not a requirement for eligibility.

Only applicants who complete the scholarship application form and have at least two letters of recommendation for the scholarship submitted by October 1st will be eligible for the award. A personal statement must also be included. It should be no longer than 2 pages and should address the following: an explanation of the applicant’s thesis project and its benefit to the discipline, a rationale for why the applicant deserves the scholarship, and any other factors the applicant deems relevant. Application/nomination forms are available in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

October 1 of 2nd year of graduate program

Awarding of the scholarship will be determined based upon a combination of past accomplishments and strong undergraduate academic records. Character and a commitment to completing a written thesis as a part of graduate program completion will also be considered. A committee of UW-Eau Claire CSD faculty will independently 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.

February 1 of 2nd year of graduate program

The department is asked to notify the recipient in writing, with a copy of the letter sent to the research award sponsor. The department must complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid Office.

This fund was established by Rebecca and Jon Stellmacher in honor of their daughter Abigail, who completed undergraduate (2009) and graduate (2011) degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders at UW-Eau Claire. Recipient should write a letter of thanks to Rebecca and Jon Stellmacher and forward to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation Office, S-214. The donors understand that there are typically a limited number of CSD graduate students who complete a thesis in any given year. However, it is critical that the recipient of this scholarship be working on a thesis. The donors also understand that the fund may go unawarded if there are no qualified thesis students.