Foundation Scholarships

Ihle, Charles M. & Isabel Medical Sciences

Annually—in rotation-Nursing 2012-2013, Pre-Med. 2013-2014, and Public Health Professions in 2014-2015.

This scholarship is available to juniors, seniors or graduate students in the fields of Public Health Professions, Nursing and Pre-Medicine. Students with strong academic backgrounds and a minimum 3.5 GPA in the major field of study are encouraged to apply. Financial need is not required; however, in instances when all other factors are equal between two finalists, the student exhibiting financial need shall be considered first for the award. The scholarship award will rotate on a three-year cycle between the fields of Public Health Professions, Nursing and Pre-Medicine. The rotation cycle segments are designated as follows: 1. Department of Public Health Professions; 2. College of Nursing and Health Sciences; and 3. Pre-Medicine Program. Once the cycle has been completed, it continues as it began.

For Pre-Med: Application forms are available on the Biology Department website at www.uwec.edu/biology. For ENPH: An email will be sent to all declared majors in the ENPH program in late February/early March when the scholarship application form is available online. The email will include the path to the Online Application form. The form must be filled out and submitted online AND a hard copy must be printed off and submitted to the Dean’s Assistant office, Nursing 101 by the deadline. For Nursing: 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.

Pre-Med: February 28; Nursing and Health Sciences: Second Monday in March; and Public Health Professions: Second Monday in March.

The respective academic scholarship selection committee shall determine if the academic requirements of the scholarship have been met by the applicants.

Pre-Med: April 15; Nursing: prior to the Nursing and Health Sciences scholarship dinner; PHP: as determined by department.

It will be the responsibility of the Selection Committee to complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid office. They should also inform the recipient and the UWEC Foundation Office, in writing.

A thank you should be sent to the Ihle Family, in care of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation Office, S-214.