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

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Nursing Scholarships for Dads and Students

With so many people losing their jobs due to cutbacks or just plain having their positions done away with, most are looking to go back to school and enter a new field. One career path that many are taking is in medicine. According to the projection by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be a need for more than a million new and replacement registered nurses by the year 2016. This makes the field of nursing very desirable by many. But sometimes the cost of this education will hold some would-be nurses back.

However, thanks to a nursing scholarship program in Virginia, many students may be able to enter the medical field. The University of Virginia School of Nursing has received funds from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing via the foundation’s New Careers in Nursing Scholarship program. This scholarship program will be awarding scholarships for dads and men and underrepresented minorities.

Scholarship money will be given to those underrepresented groups of students including non-traditional students, men, and minorities.

At the University of Virgina there will be five $10,000 scholarships awarded to students entering accelerated nursing programs during the current academic year.

Men and minorities who are interested in this nursing scholarship program and are applying for next semester should contact Clay Hysell at 434-924-0066 or cdh6n@virginia.edu. The application deadline is November 1st.

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Apply for Illinois HispanoFest Scholarship Contest

Two Hispanic Scholarships will be awarded to two local Illinois students. The maximum tuition award is $1,500 and winners of the Hispanic Scholarships will be honored at the festival to be held Sept. 10-12th.

In order to qualify to win one of the available Illinois scholarships, you must be 17 years older or older, be of Latino origin, and enrolled full-time in a college or university or trade school with a minimum of 12 credit hours. You must also reside within Melrose Park, Stone Park, Bellwood, Northlake, Hillside, Westchester, Berkeley, Maywood, Broadview, Franklin Park, Forest Park, Elmhurst, Schiller Park, River Grove, Elmwood Park, Oak Park or River Forest.

The essay topic is: “Where do you see yourself in the next five years?” Be sure to include education and career goals, your plans on how to reach those goals, plus any information on how you will contribute to your community and the importance of that.

For more information on the Hispanic Scholarships in Illinois, contact Roberto Sepulveda, HispanoFest scholarship chairman, at sepulveda@msn.com.