Foundation Scholarships

Kirby, Frances and Family Memorial Scholarship

$2,500.00 – minimum award is $500 and maximum award is $1000.

Students accepted to Study Abroad Programs offered by the Center for International Education or UW-Eau Claire departments will be considered for grants. Freshman through graduate student can apply. Minimum 3.0 GPA; no geographic preference; open to all academic fields. Scholarship based on academic merit, exceptional talent, unique personal characteristics or future potential. Financial need is a primary requirement. Preference will be given to students who have never traveled outside the United States. Applicants must be originally from the state of Wisconsin.

An application is available online at the Center for International Education website at http://www.uwec.edu/cie/studyabroad/.

August 15 for winterim/spring programs February 15 for summer programs April 15 for fall/academic year programs

The UW-Eau Claire Study Abroad Grant Committee reviews applications and recommends the recipient to the Director of the Center for International Education.

Mid-September for winterim/spring programs Mid-March for summer programs Mid-May for fall/academic year programs

Notification will be sent by CIE to the recipient by email. The CIE Director will complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid office.

This scholarship was established in 2007 through the generous support of Donald J. Kirby, a 1968 UW-Eau Claire graduate, who spent his career working in the library profession. Throughout his life, he traveled extensively around the world, constantly learning and appreciating the perspectives of those he met. As a native of Wisconsin, he valued the opportunity to travel and he established this scholarship to encourage other students, especially those who have not traveled abroad, to take advantage of the opportunities offered through the Study Abroad program. He especially wants to help those students whose financial situations would make it difficult for them to participate in the program. He named this scholarship after his family and in particular his mother, Frances, who was always supportive of everything he has done. Thank you notes must be sent to Mr. Donald Kirby, in care of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, S-214.