Foundation Scholarships

Thurston, John

The recipient must be enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire as a part/full-time nursing student with junior, senior or graduate standing. Preference will be given to nontraditional students demonstrating a financial need. A 50-word statement of need/professional goals is required. The award is renewable, but the recipient must submit an application for the second year. There is no need for any new 50-word statement of need/professional goals unless there have been significant changes.

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 located on the Department of Nursing website – www.uwec.edu/CONHS/students/nursscholarships.htm. Part One is filled online and submitted electronically. Part Two (the essay and activities form) is filled online and printed off, signed and submitted to the Dean’s Assistant Office, Nursing 103, by the deadline. The essay must address the eligibility criteria for each of the scholarships that you are applying for. Only one written essay of no more than 300 words will be accepted. 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. The form is on the FAFSA website: www. fafsa.ed.gov/#. If you have questions regarding the FAFSA form, please contact the UW-Eau Claire Financial Aid Office at 715-836-3373. Please apply for financial aid by March 1.

Selection procedures are to be determined by the Nursing and Health Sciences Scholarship Committee with the approval of the Dean.

Prior to the Nursing scholarship dinner

The student will be notified by letter by the Dean. The Dean will also submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid office.

This scholarship was established by Dr. John Thurston as a tangible, continuing expression of Dr. Thurston’s enduring admiration for nurses and the nursing profession.