Foundation Scholarships

Northwestern Bank Marching Band Scholarship

1 at $500 and 1-3 awards at a minimum of $150 each. Up to $1,000 grand total.

The scholarship shall be awarded to students who are active and enrolled for the next academic year in the UW- Eau Claire Blugold Marching Band (BMB). Applicants must also be involved in working with high and/or middle school band programs in the Chippewa Valley. Applicants should be dedicated to the well-being of the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Marching Band and serve in a leadership role in the Blugold Marching Band.

Applications can be obtained through the Department of Music and Theatre Arts.

Determined by the Department of Music and Theatre Arts.

A committee appointed by the chair of the Department of Music and Theatre Arts and chaired by the Blugold Marching Band director shall review applications and select recipients. The award of $500 shall be made to the top student selected by the committee.

Determined by the Department of Music and Theatre Arts.

The Chair of the scholarship selection committee shall notify the Chair of the Department of Music and Theatre Arts, who shall send a letter to the recipient. The Department Chair is also responsible for completing and submitting a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid Office to inform them of the name of the award recipient.

Depending on the number and quality of other applicants, the first award of $500 will be given to the top student selected by the committee with an additional $500 in scholarships divided among 1-3 other recipients. The number and size of the other scholarships shall be at the discretion of the committee with the minimum award amount of $150. Northwestern Bank, headquartered in Chippewa Falls, established the Northwestern Bank Marching Band Scholarship in memory and honor of those who were involved in the tragic bus accident on October 16, 2005. The bus transporting the Chippewa Falls High School Marching Band, its directors and several UW-Eau Claire students collided with a semi-truck on I-94. Five people were killed, including the marching band director and UW- Eau Claire alum, his wife and his granddaughter, the bus driver and a UW-Eau Claire student. In addition, several people were injured, including UW-Eau Claire students and children of former or current Northwestern Bank employees. This scholarship honors the memory of those lost and the commitment of all those on the bus for the marching band. The Northwestern Bank Marching Band Scholarships seek to recognize those UW-Eau Claire students who not only are committed to the Blugold Marching Band but who are reaching out as volunteers and staff members to support and encourage area high school marching band programs to reach their greatest potential.