Donna Van Asten ‘Face Forward’ Fellowship Grant

Donna Van Asten ‘Face Forward’ Fellowship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
Amount: US $5,000
Last Updated: January 02, 2026

Summary

The Donna Van Asten ‘Face Forward’ Fellowship supports sophomore or junior nursing students at St. Norbert College demonstrating resilience and commitment to success despite challenges. Two non-renewable $5,000 scholarships are awarded for tuition expenses in the fall semester. This fellowship honors Donna Van Asten's legacy as a compassionate mentor, encouraging students to embrace opportunities and make a lasting impact on their communities through service and determination.

Overview

About Us We’re about connecting people with the needs of the community. We do this by connecting individual gifts to nonprofits through grants. Our knowledge about important issues facing the Fox Valley Region is based on strong relationships with nonprofits and our unwavering pursuit of understanding our community needs. Individual gifts, when joined with others given through the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, ensure the impact lasts forever so that our community will always flourish. We are a tax-exempt, publicly supported nonprofit organization managing charitable funds — mostly permanent endowments — created by many families, businesses and organizations. These funds generate grants for the long-term benefit of the people of the Fox Valley region of Wisconsin. Donna Van Asten ‘Face Forward’ Fellowship Donna Van Asten, affectionately known as “Aunt Donna” focused on her unique strengths and abilities rather than the obstacles on her path, and never looked back. She entered the Holy Family College as a nursing student and completed her Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Donna was a compassionate listener and a trusted advisor, and as such served as a role model and mentor to many. To honor her memory, this fellowship is awarded to individual(s) who “face forward” despite challenges, carry on, seize the opportunity to succeed and in so doing make a lasting impact. Award Amount Two $5,000 non-renewable scholarship awards for tuition expenses for fall semester.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Sophomore or junior college students entering their junior or senior year at St. Norbert College as a full-time studentParticipating in the Nursing Partnership Program through St. Norbert College and Bellin College Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA for the first 2 years of college Demonstrated learning outside the classroom, such as participation in activities, career development, and/or involvement in community service/service to othersOvercoming obstacles and challenges in the face of adversity with a demonstrated determination to face forward and succeedStudents may apply each year they are eligible

Ineligibility

Loss of Eligibility:Failure to register as a full-time student entering the junior or senior year participating in the Nursing Partnership Program through St. Norbert College, in De Pere, Wisconsin, and Bellin College, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.