Foundation Scholarships

Tri-County Medical Alliance

Two awards at $400.00 for Nursing; one award at $200.00 for Environmental and Public Health; and one award at $200 for Health Care Administration.

For students majoring in Nursing, Environmental and Public Health (NHS) and Health Care Administration (COB).

For ENPH: An email will be sent to all declared majors indicating applications are being accepted and will include a deadline date for applications with a link to the scholarship site http://www.uwec.edu/ph/scholarships.htm. For HCAD: applicants must provide an essay on the student’s reason for applying for the award, goals and special contributions that the student has made to Health Care Administration and activities in the major. Application Forms (for nursing) - 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 – (http://www.uwec.edu/nurs/ on the bottom of the page under HOT LINKS). The forms are filled out and submitted on line, AND a hard copy must be printed off and submitted along with a written essay to the Dean’s Assistant Office, Nursing 277, by the deadline. Written essay (for nursing) - each application must include one written essay in not more than 200-300 words stating why you believe you should be awarded each of the scholarships for which you are applying. The essay must address the eligibility criteria for each of the scholarships that you are applying for. The criteria are listed on the scholarship website http://www.uwec.edu/finaid/aid/FDNscholarships.htm. Financial Need (for nursing) – 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.

Nursing application date is March 3.

For Nursing and ENPH, selection procedure is determined by College of Nursing and Health Sciences. For HCAD, a selection committee will review the applications and select the recipient.

end of the semester.

For Nursing and ENPH, the Dean informs the recipients and completes and submits a “Scholarship Award Form” for each recipient. For HCAD, notification will be made by the selection committee by letter. The committee will complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid Office. The recipient’s name will be posted on the departmental bulletin board and be included in the departmental newsletter.

Recipients should send a thank-you note to the Tri-County Medical Alliance organization in care of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, S-214.