Foundation Scholarships

Luther Midelfort Fnd Speech Language Pathology

This award will be awarded annually to a second year CSD student seeking career opportunities to serve the population of individuals with communication disorders in a medical/rehab setting. The Scholar/recipient must be in good standing in CSD with a minimum GPA of 3.7. Students who are Luther Hospital employees or considering becoming employees of Luther may receive special consideration. Financial need also will be a consideration in the selection.

Only applicants who complete the scholarship application form and have at least two letters of recommendation for the scholarship submitted by February 15 will be eligible for the award. Application/nomination forms are available in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Awarding of the scholarship will be determined based upon a combination of past accomplishments and strong undergraduate academic records. A committee of past CSD master’s degree graduates from UW-Eau Claire 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.

Mid-March

The award winner will be notified in writing. The Chair of the Department of CSD will submit a scholarship award form and forward it to the UW-Eau Claire Financial Aid office. The scholarship award will be applied to the recipients account with the UW-Eau Claire Business Office for application toward tuition and fees.

The recipient is required to send a thank you note within 30 days of receiving notification of the award. Thank you notes should be written to the Luther Midelfort Foundation, in care of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation Office, S-214.