Elizabeth Guttenberg Memorial Scholarship Grant

Elizabeth Guttenberg Memorial Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
Amount: US $750
Last Updated: December 16, 2025

Summary

The Elizabeth Guttenberg Memorial Scholarship honors the vibrant life of Liz Guttenberg, a talented young artist and active community member who tragically passed away at 18. Funded by the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, this $750 non-renewable scholarship supports graduating high school seniors or continuing college students from the Fox Valley area pursuing degrees in Arts or Theatre at UW institutions, encouraging them to thrive in their educational endeavors.

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. Elizabeth Guttenberg Memorial Scholarship Elizabeth “Liz” Irene Guttenberg, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2005, at the age of 18, the result of an automobile accident. Liz was a freshman at UW-Fox Valley and was enjoying all the things that come with active campus life. She was a member of the drama club and the fencing club. One of Liz’s passions in life was art. She was blessed with a unique talent, and she was planning on majoring in art with an emphasis on animation and special effects. In June 2004, Liz graduated from Appleton North High School. While in high school she loved being a member of the Appleton North Band program, where she performed in the marching bands, the pep band, and was a member of the pit orchestra for the “Wizard of Oz” production. She was also a member of Memorial Presbyterian Church, where for 4 years she played in the hand bell choir. Liz’s bubbly personality made others around her smile with her infectious joy for life. In 2005, this scholarship was established by her parents, in loving memory of their daughter, with additional contributions from her relatives, friends, faculty, and classmates at UW-Fox Valley. Award Amount One $750 non-renewable scholarship award, payable during the fall semester.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Graduating high school seniors or continuing college students from the Fox Valley area who are planning to attend or are attending a UW institution as a full-time studentFox Valley is defined as the Community Foundation’s service area: Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca and Neenah-Menasha area of Winnebago countiesMajoring in Arts or Theatre Minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA Financial need will be considered

Ineligibility

Loss of Eligibility:Failure to register as a full-time student majoring in Arts or Theatre at a UW-institution.