Foundation Scholarships

Pohlad, Carl & Eloise

The scholarship will be awarded to an incoming full-time freshman from Minnesota that intends to major in accounting at UW-EC and work in the profession upon graduation. Candidates must rank in the top 25% of their graduating class and have a minimum of a 25 composite on the ACT (or comparable SAT). The applicant must have participated in school or community organizations and exhibited a potential for leadership. Diversified students are encouraged to apply for this award. Financial need is required.

The general incoming freshmen scholarship application is available online at: www.uwec.edu/admissions/paying.htm. Admitted, eligible candidates are encouraged to apply. If you feel you meet the application requirements and cannot access the online application, please contact the Admissions Office at (715)836-5415.

The Admissions Office in consultation with the Chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance will select the scholarship recipient.

Screening of candidates will begin in December and continue through spring. Selections will be made no later than April 30 or until recipients have accepted all the awards.

The Admissions Department will send a notification letter to the recipient, with a copy sent to the Chair of the Accounting and Finance Department, Financial Aid and Foundation Offices.

The recipient should send a thank-you note to the Carl and Eloise Pohlad Foundation, in c/o the Accounting and Finance Department. The Pohlad Scholarship was established as a manifestation of their esteem for the UWEC Department of Accounting and Finance in preparation of accountants for the profession. In addition, the Pohlad’s wished to recognize the importance of a recipient’s broad range of activities—both academic and non-academic.