Foundation Scholarships

Mathison, Donald and Leatrice Nursing

The recipient must be at least a junior nursing major in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at UW-Eau Claire with demonstrated financial need and show promise in the nursing profession. Academic achievement also will be a factor in the selection. It is the donors’ intent to motivate and encourage nursing majors in any of the programs offered through the College to remain motivated to complete their BS degree and enter the nursing profession.

Application Forms: Students who are admitted to the nursing program at UW-Eau Claire will receive an email in late February/early March when the scholarship application is ready and available. The email will include the path to the online application forms. PART ONE is filled online and submitted electronically. PART TWO (the essay and activities form) is filled out online and printed off, signed and submitted to the Dean’s Assistant Office, Nursing 103, by the deadline. Only one essay can be submitted. The essay must address the eligibility criteria for each of the scholarships that they wish to apply for. Financial Need: For scholarships that indicate “financial need required” a FAFSA Financial Aid form must be filled out and there must be some level of financial need.

The Nursing Scholarship Committee will review applications and select the recipient prior to the Nursing scholarship dinner.

The Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences will send notification to the recipient by letter. The Dean will also complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid Office.

As a condition of accepting the scholarship, recipients are asked to send thank-you notes to Donald and Leatrice Mathison in care of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, 214 Schofield, UW-Eau Claire. The Mathisons are Eau Claire natives and life-long residents. Donald Mathison graduated from UW-Eau Claire in 1949 with a teaching degree in math. He taught for many years in the Eau Claire area and completed his career as the first principal of South Middle School. Leatrice was an administrative secretary in the District Office of the Eau Claire Area School District for 45 years.