Scholarships/Grants for Nursing???

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Specializes in ICU & IV Therapy.

Hi,

I am having a horrible time finding scholarships and/or grants for nursing school (Associates Degree in Nursing~Register Nursing). I have been told over and over again that because there is such a shortage of nurses, you can find scholarship and grants easily. Well I cant find anything that I qualify for...and I can prove a financial need as my EFC is 0 and my husband and I have two young children and my husband pays child support for two children from a previous marriage. He is the only one who works and we are not military. Where on earth can I look for help? I get a little for Pell but not a lot...I still need to cover at least 6-7 thousand dollars and I would like for (at least) some of it to be scholarships and grants since I hear there are lots. Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!:typing

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All colleges and universities have financial aid webpages where they also list sources of scholarships and grants. Hospital websites also list info under their nursing page. Your local library is another source. There are a ton! I got two for school. Good luck.

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Check with some of the hospitals as well. I don't know what part of VA you're in but I know in NoVa a lot of the hospitals offer scholarships.

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Hospitals are a good idea - many offer scholarships where you'd have to work for them for a few years after you graduate. If you’re enrolled in a Virgina community college then look at their financial aid webpage and you should find a link with available scholarships. You should also look at professional organizations for nursing websites. Most of them offer scholarships.

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Two websites that I'm looking at for scholarships that have been ranked pretty high by people are www.scholarshipexperts.com and www.fastweb.com Hope this helps and Good Luck.

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Specializes in Neurosurgical ICU.

I would ask your school financial aid office. At my school they complain often that not enough people apply for them so they end up going to people who are not as qualified as they'd like.

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Good to know NursingGeek, I will definately apply. I already got a scholarship in 08 from the Fair Lakes League!

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