University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Foundation Scholarships

James, Virginia Allen and Paul L.


AMOUNT: 1 @ $750.00
AVAILABLE: Available
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
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.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
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.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
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.
SELECTION DEADLINE:
Screening of candidates will begin in December for some early awards and continue through the spring or until awards are accepted.
NOTIFICATION:
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.
SPECIAL NOTES:
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.