Residential Community Leader scholarship opportunity

March 14, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University is accepting applications for the Residential Community Leadership scholarship position for the 2022-2023 academic year. “RCL students create engaging events and activities to encourage student involvement in social, educational, service, leadership, and recreational opportunities to establish a true campus life experience,” according to the RCL website. RCLs will receive a full housing […]

Social Impact Fellow scholarship applications due at the end of the month

March 1, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes Applications for the Utah Valley University Center for Social Impact scholarships are due on March 28, 2022. The center is currently looking for students to become Social Impact Fellows.  “The Social Impact Fellows are a leadership team who basically are tasked with helping other students get as engaged as much as possible in social issues, […]

Orem City allocates funds for the Orem Women in Leadership Scholarship

January 29, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Recent studies performed by Utah State University in conjunction with the Utah Women in Leadership Program show that within the city of Orem women hold only 17.9% of leadership positions. That is a statistic that is smaller than Utah’s 29.1% which already rings in below national averages.  This study reflects what professionals like the Orem […]

Financial aid and scholarships keep students afloat

August 18, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students can reduce financial stress of attending college Each year millions of dollars are provided, through financial aid and scholarships, for UVU students to help relieve the financial pressure that comes from pursuing meaningful education and careers. Tuition at UVU is relatively low for a university. The basic rate of tuition and fees for attendance […]

UVU alumni helps raise single-parent scholarship fund

February 22, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Garret Stirland Senior Staff Writer Adam Webb, a UVU entrepreneurship graduate, partnered with the nonprofit agency Going Beyond Borders in 2014 to create a scholarship fund for single-parent students enrolled at UVU.Earlier this month nearly 200 guests attended a formal dinner and a silent action, which brought in almost $50,000 dollars for the scholarship fund. […]

Holland Announces $4 Million at Scholarship Ball

October 15, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes There is nothing apparently excellent or extraordinary about Cindy Oppel, a Business Student at UVU, yet this average UVU student has now made a large impact on this, the largest university in the state. Friday night, Oppel with teary eyes accepted a full tuition scholarship from President Holland himself. Because Oppel spoke up, she inspired […]

Holland brings new scholarships to students

October 14, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes A year-long challenge pays off in a big way In general, a conversation in passing rarely turns into anything more than just that. But last year when President Matthew Holland spoke with a one student, Cindy Oppel, “a random conversation turned into a $4 million project,” Holland said.   While many students struggle with personal […]

Scholarship woes for non-residents

January 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Many UVU groups, clubs, teams and activities supply resident students with funding for their education as support and reward for their participation and achievement. However, non-residential students are not allowed to receive scholarships and waivers from the University for participating in these same activities, even if they are just as deserving and qualified as a […]