Scholarships for Dads and Students – Chance to Win $10,000

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Nursing scholarships will be given to eight students who are enrolled in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing’s accelerated nursing program. This particular nursing program is open to students who already have obtained a Bachelors degree in another discipline and are able to get a nursing degree in 12 months of full-time study.

The program is designed to address America’s severe nurse shortage, which is expected to reach a quarter of a million by 2025. In the next 10 years, Western New York is slated to face RN shortfalls of 32 percent in Erie County. That shortage grows to as high as 66 percent in rural areas.

These nursing scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $10,000 thanks to money that UB was given, totalling $80,000 in scholarship money, by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. These scholarships are given out to help in increasing enrollment and enhance diversity including those students considered underrepresented in nursing by gender, race or financial status.

The lucky eight nursing students have yet to be selected to receive these nursing scholarships. And it is reported that early next year is when they will likely be selected. Winners of these scholarships for nurses in the accelerated program will likely be based on financial need and academic performance.

“Students returning for a second degree may have many more personal, family and financial challenges,” says Grinslade, “and they may be the primary wage earner in the family.”

“This scholarship can be used for tuition, household expenses or sustenance in general.”