Foundation Scholarships

Swan, Maurice & Alma English Teacher Education

To be eligible for the scholarship, the recipient must be enrolled in the Comprehensive or Standard Major: English- Teaching; demonstrate intent to be an English teacher; be student teaching or preparing to student teach in a public school; and have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better. Recommendations from teachers and advisors and other information to help determine promise of success as a middle school or secondary public school teacher of English should be considered. Women students and students with financial need should receive priority.

Application forms are available in the English Department Office. Applicants must submit a letter of application, a current transcript, and a resume along with the names of two UW-Eau Claire English professors who can speak to their qualifications for this scholarship.

March 1

The English Department Scholarship Committee will select the recipient based on the scholarship criteria and the strength of the application.

Approximately April 1

Notification to the recipient will be made by the English Department Scholarship Committee. The recipient will be formally honored during the annual English Festival Awards Ceremony. The English Department should complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid Office.

The recipient should send a thank-you letter to Carole Swan Halberg in the UW-Eau Claire Foundation Office, Schofield Hall 214. This scholarship was established in 2005 in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Swan, parents of the past President of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, Carole Swan Halberg. The Swan’s believed their daughter would be an English teacher and were surprised when she chose a different career path. The scholarship was established in order to attach their names to the teaching profession and to demonstrate their high regard for public education.