Scholarships

Christopher Neal Heinlein Memorial Scholarships

Neal Heinlein Memorial Scholarships are available to Communication Arts majors who will be continuing students in the fall. Students who come from urban areas of the eastern coast will be given preference. Applications are reviewed and recipients are selected in the spring. The scholarships are distributed in the fall and will affect students’ existing financial aid packages.

Criteria

Demonstrated good nature, kindness, humor, hard work, arts interest, and personableness
Academic/artistic achievement
Financial need

Charline M. Wackman Awards

The Charline M. Wackman Awards are available to Communication Arts majors who will be continuing students in the fall. Only "bona fide residents of the State of Wisconsin" are eligible. Applications are reviewed and recipients are selected in the spring. These scholarships are distributed in the fall and will affect students' existing financial aid packages. Awards will be granted for scholarship, superior projects, and service to the department.

Application Categories

Scholarship: Juniors or seniors who need at least one semester of course work before graduation. The two criteria are financial need and a record of high academic achievement. Any Comm Arts major with a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or greater may apply.
A proposal of a superior project: scholarly (senior thesis or other academic work), or artistic performance (film or video production or creative writing).
Service to the department and its mission in the performance of paid or volunteer duties, in initiating or sponsoring activities, in providing leadership, or in otherwise promoting the department's objectives and mission.

Communications Industry Summer Internship Award

The Communications Industry Summer Internship Award provides a $5000 scholarship to help a Communication Arts major participate in a summer internship with a business or non-profit organization in the fields of media communication or entertainment located in New York or Los Angeles. This scholarship is made possible through the generosity of Janet and Edward Greenberg. Mr. Greenberg received his master’s degree from the Department of Communication Arts.

Eligibility Requirements

Declared Communication Arts major with junior or senior standing and continuing in the fall
Applied for or been accepted into a summer internship program
Internship program must last at least 6 weeks in length and require 30-40 hours per week for a minimum total of 240 hours of work

Application Materials

Completed application
Personal statement (one page maximum) describing:
- How the internship will help you attain your personal and professional goals
- Extent of your financial need
Proof of the internship
- If you have already been accepted for an internship, please provide a letter from the company or organization which confirms acceptance to the internship, a description of the duties and responsibilities, the time period and hours of the internship, and the amount of pay or stipend being provided.
- If your application is still pending, provide a copy of the completed application, a description of the duties and responsibilities, the time period and hours of the internship, and the amount of pay or stipend being provided. You may submit information for a maximum of five pending internships.
Current campus copy of your UW transcript. Available at the Registrar’s Office, 333 East Campus Mall, #10101 (free of charge)
Resumé
Letter of recommendation from a professor, employer, or professional contact

Award recipient: The award recipient must provide confirmation to the Department for the internship identified in the application by the first week in May. If confirmation is not received, the award will go to an alternate candidate.

Academic Credit: Credit for the internship will need to be arranged separately.