Foundation Scholarships

James, Virginia Allen and Paul L.

An annual scholarship shall be provided to an outstanding incoming freshman student from Wisconsin who shows great potential and financial need. This is a merit/financial need based scholarship to be awarded to a student who shows great promise to be successful in his/her chosen career field. This scholarship is renewable for the sophomore year if the student remains enrolled at UW-Eau Claire and maintains good academic progress. Candidates must have a minimum of a 25 composite on the ACT (or comparable SAT) AND rank in the top 25% of their graduating class (or GPA of 3.5) to be eligible.

To be considered for Incoming Freshman Student Admissions Scholarships, just submit the application for admission. There is no separate application to apply, though demonstration of financial need is required for certain merit-based scholarships. Your application for admission will be considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible. If you have questions, please contact the Admissions office at (715)836-5415.

The Admissions Office will coordinate the selection process, which is highly competitive. The process is based off of the student’s admissions profile including: transcripts, academic history, list of involvements and essays. These are among the criteria that will be reviewed for scholarship purposes.

Screening of candidates will begin in December for some early awards and continue through the spring or until awards are accepted.

Scholarship award notices will be sent to scholarship recipients by the beginning of April of student’s senior year. If scholarships are declined, they will be re- awarded to alternates through the summer months.

The scholarship was established through the estate of Virginia Allen James, a 1938 UW-Eau Claire graduate who enjoyed a long career as a teacher. Thank you notes should be addressed to Rick Colby, Virginia’s nephew, and sent in care of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, S-214.