February 2007

Philanthropy Notes

New Grants Awarded

• The Xcel Energy Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant in support of the Xcel Energy Women in Science Scholarship.
• The HRSA Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships program awarded a $21,279 grant for scholarship assistance for Master of Science in Nursing students.
• The Wisconsin Humanities Council awarded a $2,000 grant for the Viterbo women’s studies symposium and faculty inservice entitled “Women Speak.”
• The Wisconsin Arts Board Performing Arts Network program awarded an $8,088 grant in support of Viterbo’s performing arts seasons.
• The National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math program awarded a $494,500 grant for a five-year project to recruit, support, and retain 20 women students to study chemistry and related fields.
• The Dr. Scholl Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant in support of scholarship funding for the Viterbo Health Science Scholarship competition.
• The La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium awarded a $29,000 Telehealth grant in support of the Master of Science in Nursing program providing advanced education for rural nurses in western Wisconsin.