Foundation Scholarships

Brown, Joyce M. Nursing

The recipient must be a student in the College of Nursing Program at UW-Eau Claire with demonstrated financial need and show promise in the nursing profession.

Application Forms - Students who are admitted to the nursing program at UW-Eau Claire will receive an email in February when the scholarship application is ready and available. The email will include the path to the online application forms located on the Department of Nursing website – (http://www.uwec.edu/nurs/ on the bottom of the page under HOT LINKS). The forms are filled out and submitted online, AND a hard copy must be printed off and submitted along with a written essay to the Dean’s Assistant Office, Nursing 101, by the deadline. Written essay - each application must include one written essay in not more than 200-300 words. The essay must address the eligibility criteria for each of the scholarships that you are applying 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. Contact the Financial Aids office for the form at 715-836-3373. Please apply for financial aid by March 1.

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 and complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid Office.

Joyce Brown attended the UW-Eau Claire School of Nursing in the late sixties and treasured her time here. She went on to acquire a law degree, but her heart was always with nursing. Letters of appreciation should be addressed to Mrs. Ervin Brown, with a copy to Wendy Baker, in care of the Foundation Office. Mrs. Ervin Brown is Joyce Brown’s mother.