Foundation Scholarships

Small, Clara B. Memorial

Two awards of $1,800 each are available annually. One award is available to a nontraditional student in the College of Arts and Sciences, graduate or undergraduate, who is enrolled at least half time and whose cumulative GPA is 3.5 or above. The other award is available to a nontraditional student majoring in English in either the College of Arts and Sciences or College of Education and Human Sciences, graduate or undergraduate, who is enrolled at least half time and whose GPA is 3.5 or above.

Candidates may pick up application materials throughout the year from the Nontraditional Student Services (NSS) Office. Applications should be turned in to the Nontraditional Student Services Office by March 1. Scholarships may be renewed for subsequent years provided the recipient maintains an overall GPA of at least 3.5 and maintains at least half time enrollment. Scholarship may be renewed for a period of up to seven years. Nontraditional Student Services can provide information regarding whether new scholarships are available or they are in the renewal phase only. If in the renewal phase, two alternates will be selected for each award in the event that the renewal applicant is no longer eligible.

Applications for the Arts and Sciences award will be reviewed by the NSS Office; for the English awards, by the Department of English. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of academic performance or evidence of academic potential, financial need, and quality of essay.

The Selection Committee notifies the recipient. Enclosed with the notification letter shall be a biographical sketch of Clara B. Small explaining why this scholarship came to exist. The Committee Chair completes and submits a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid Office for each recipient.

At the time of the award, the recipient must send an acknowledgment to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, Inc. to be forwarded to Dr. Nadine S. St. Louis.