Foundation Scholarships

Jacobson, Gerald and Mary Economics

The awards are available to UW-Eau Claire students at the junior or senior level with an Economics major who have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Student must have financial need. The scholarship is not renewable to a student for a second year.

Students should pick up an application form in the Economics Department office. Return the completed application form, along with a typed, one-page essay (300- word maximum) that outlines the reasons why the student will benefit from the scholarship, to the Economics Department office.

The last Monday in March.

The Department of Economics Scholarship Committee will select the award recipient based upon the criteria stated above.

Two weeks after the application deadline.

A letter will be sent to the recipient from the Chair of the Scholarship Committee. The Chair will complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid office.

This scholarship was created in 2004 by Jerry and Mary Jacobson to support Economics students attending UW-Eau Claire. A letter of appreciation should be sent to Jerry and Mary Jacobson in care of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, Schofield 214.