Foundation Scholarships

Communication Disorders

All applicants must have completed, or be scheduled to complete, a bachelor's degree or equivalent in communication disorders by August of the current year. Applicants must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or greater and must be applying for full standing in the graduate degree program in CSD at UW-Eau Claire concurrently with application for this scholarship. Students accepted with conditional status are not eligible for this scholarship. Only applicants, who have a completed graduate school application on or before February 15, will be eligible for this scholarship award.

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 indepen- dently 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.

The award winner will be notified in writing when admission letters are sent to the students who are accepted for the graduate degree program. The award will be offered to the highest-ranked applicant who accepts admission.

Any questions about this scholarship should be directed to the Chairperson of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.