Esther Kliefoth Stutzman Excellence Scholarship Grant

Esther Kliefoth Stutzman Excellence Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
Amount: US $1,800
Last Updated: December 16, 2025

Summary

The Esther Kliefoth Stutzman Excellence Scholarship, established in 1998 by Charlie Kliefoth, honors his sister's memory. It offers a $1,800 award for high-achieving students from the Fox Valley area attending any 2-year or 4-year UW institution full-time. Eligible applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and demonstrate academic excellence. Preference is given to students attending UW-Oshkosh. This scholarship aims to support educational pursuits and foster community growth.

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. Esther Kliefoth Stutzman Excellence Scholarship This scholarship was established in 1998 by alumnus Charlie Kliefoth to honor the memory of his sister, Esther Kliefoth Stutzman. The recipient of this award must be an excellent student regardless of major. Award Amount One $1,800 scholarship award payable at $900 each for the fall and spring semesters.

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 and will be attending a 2-year or 4-year 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 countiesMinimum cumulative 3.5 GPA Pursuing any major Demonstrates excellence with grades or achievements

Ineligibility

Loss of Eligibility:Failure to register as a part-time or full-time student at a UW institution.