An endowed scholarship exists in perpetuity, leaving a legacy and continuing a very important tradition of support. A minimum contribution, or pledge payable over five years, of $25,000 establishes an endowed scholarship.  Additional gifts may be contributed at any time. The UWRF Foundation invests the contributions in the principal, or corpus, of the endowed fund. Income from the endowed fund will be used for scholarship awards each year.

An annual scholarship may be funded with a minimum gift of $1,000.  By supporting an annual scholarship you will help students in a particular area of study or who meet other criteria you establish.

With support from donors, like you, we were able to award more than 500 scholarships this year. Thank you for your commitment and dedication to making a difference in the lives of the current students and the future of our world.

Annual and Endowed scholarships may be named to forever honor or memorialize a person, family, faculty member, or fellow alumnus.

Every annual and endowed scholarship will have selection criteria established by the donor and the UWRF Foundation. The following criteria may be considered in developing a scholarship:

    • class status (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student)
    • specific college and/or major
    • GPA requirement
    • financial need
    • renewable scholarships for multiple years

IRS regulations prevent donors from designating family members as scholarship recipients or from selecting the recipients.

Most UW-River Falls scholarship recipients are selected in the winter and spring prior to the academic year that they receive their scholarship awards.  The selection process is conducted by a University-wide, college or department scholarship committee that reviews scholarship fund criteria and student applications.

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