Doug and Carla Salmon Foundation Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to highly motivated and academically able UWO students who meet the following criteria:

  • Enrollment Status: Full- or part-time undergraduate
  • Declared Major: Any bachelor’s degree that leads to a clear, direct career path with a self-sufficient wage upon graduation (not requiring an advanced degree). Preferred majors include nursing, education, business (particularly accounting and information systems), computer science, engineering, engineering technology, medical laboratory science, medical imaging, or similar fields.
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA
  • Must have completed at least one semester at UWO
  • Must have filed the FAFSA (international students and those not eligible to file the FAFSA are exempt from this requirement) and must demonstrate need for financial assistance. Financial need will not be solely determined based on FAFSA data.

Selection is based on need for financial support, efforts applicant is making to fund their education, career goals. Preference will be given to single parents, international students, first-generation college students, older students, and those who are overcoming significant financial, social, emotional, or physical barriers to success. Finalists will be required to interview with a Salmon Foundation staff member. Students with a family or employment relationship with any member of the Doug and Carla Salmon Foundation board, staff or scholarship selection committee are not eligible.

Award Payment: Spring 2026. If the recipient is not enrolled in the required number of credits for the indicated semester, the award payment will be forfeited.

Award Renewal: Recipients are eligible to receive award renewals for each fall and spring semester of their undergraduate program provided they meet the following criteria:

  • Maintain enrollment at UWO
  • Maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA
  • Make satisfactory academic progress
  • Continue to have financial need
  • Sufficient funding is available to support award renewal
  • Renewals are expected to complete a follow up interview with the Salmon Foundation at least once per semester

Donor
Doug and Carla Salmon Foundation
Award
$1,500
Categories
Undergraduate Award
Deadline
11/05/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Have you completed at least one semester at UW-Oshkosh? Please note: UWO courses taken during high school do not count towards this requirement.
  2. Do you have a family or employment relationship with any member of the Doug and Carla Salmon Foundation board or staff?
  3. What are your employment goals and how will your degree help you attain those goals?
  4. Please submit a statement describing your current financial situation, how you fund your education, and why the Salmon Scholarship is needed.
  5. Please list your current employer and location, average hours worked per week, and length of employment.
  6. Preference for this award will be given to single parents, international students, first-generation college students, older students, and those who are overcoming significant financial, social, emotional, or physical barriers to success. Please comment if any of these apply to you.
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