S. Lennart Nelson and Carmella M. Nelson Endowed Scholarship

The S. Lennart Nelson and Carmella M. Nelson Endowed Scholarship is for Communication Arts undergraduate majors who are Wisconsin residents and will be graduating during the spring or summer of 2024. The scholarship will cover one year of tuition for Wisconsin residents (from fall 2023-spring 2024) and provide a one-time stipend for books. Students need a 3.0 cumulative GPA to be eligible to apply. In addition to the online application, essay and resume, students will need to identify a Communication Arts professor, instructor or teaching assistant who will serve as a reference for them. Applications are due March 21, 2023. Recommendations are due no later than March 21, 2023.

Award
Tuition for Wisconsin resident (for fall 2023-spring 2024) and a one-time stipend for books
Organizations
Department of Communication Arts
Deadline
03/21/2023
Supplemental Questions
  1. An essay is required as part of the application in addition to your resume. Please limit essay to three pages (resume is in addition to your three page essay and not part of the three page maximum). Respond to the following questions:
    1. What are your goals for senior year? How is your major part of those goals?
    2. Where do you see yourself in five years?
    3. Please describe your financial need. For example, do you work during the school year? If so, how many hours and do the number of hours change in summer? How much student debt have you accumulated?
    4. How would not having to pay for tuition help you reach your goals?
  2. Please upload your resume.
  3. Recommendations will be used to determine whether you are a strong candidate for the scholarship(s) associated with the application. You should carefully consider who you request for a recommendation. We strongly recommend that you ask a Communication Arts professor, instructor or teaching assistant to serve as your recommender. Your recommender will be asked to answer a couple of questions instead of submitting a letter. Be sure to contact the recommender(s) to let them know you listed them as a recommender for this application.
  4. Please note that if you are awarded a S. Lennart Nelson and Carmella M. Nelson Endowed Scholarship, the Communication Arts Department may list your name in communications to the general public, such as the Communication Arts website.
  5. I understand that to receive and maintain my scholarship I must be a student in good standing. Any instances of academic or non-academic misconduct may result in the removal of this scholarship.