Renee A. Meyers Scholarship

Given to a graduate student in the Department of Communication with demonstrated excellence in research, teaching and service. Applicants will need to provide information about their accomplishments in each area. Research excellence will be measured by published work appearing in academic books or journals, presentations at communication conferences, development of a cohesive research program, and similar criteria. Excellence in teaching will be measured by innovative teaching practices, demonstrated leadership as an instructor, and quantitative/qualitative teaching evaluations. Service is defined as contributions to the Department, University, community, and/or the Communication discipline, committee involvement and leadership, reviewing for the profession, and volunteering in the community.

Applications are typically accepted in October and November for an award in the following spring semester. Recipients must be enrolled in spring term to receive this scholarship. E.G. applicants graduating in December 2023 are not eligible to apply for a Spring 2024 award.

To apply:

  1. Complete the UWM general scholarship application
  2. Complete the College of Letters & Science scholarship application which entails uploading a copy of your transcript
  3. Complete the supplemental questions in the Communication Department Graduate Student Awards application

Donor
Friends and Family of Renee A. Meyers
Award
$2,000
Schools, Colleges, Departments, and Areas
Communication Department, College of Letters and Science, UWM Foundation Scholarships
Deadline
11/12/2023
Supplemental Questions
  1. Upload a copy of your Curriculum Vita (CV) in PDF format. To minimize technical problems, it is recommended your file name contain no capital letters, no punctuation and no spaces. E.g. johntranscript.pdf
  2. Outline your accomplishments in communication research.
  3. Outline your accomplishments in teaching.
  4. Outline your accomplishments in service.