Scholarships

Nursing Scholarship

AspiringNurse.com $1,000 Nursing Scholarship Essay Contest
Aspiringnurse.com is offering a $1000 scholarship to undergraduate nurse students seeking financial aid for tuition, books and education related costs!

Who is eligible to apply for this scholarship?
Any future undergraduate student who is currently enrolled or has been accepted into a United States accredited nursing program.

Essay Question:
What, do you feel, is the largest problem the field of nursing faces today (education or job related), and how would you fix it?
*Essay must be at least 500 words in length, and no more than 800.

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Scholarship Application Deadline:
Submission Opens July 1, 2012
Submission Closes July 1, 2013
Supporting Documents Required of Potential Winners:

• one copy of Official High School or College Transcripts
• proof of enrollment or acceptance into accredited nursing program
• Copy of Unites States Driver’s License or Government Issued ID
• Headshots photograph in high-resolution, digitally as a JPEG or TIFF file (to be shown on the winner’s page).

FAQs:
When does the submission process begin and end?
Essays may be submitted between 12:00am Mountain Standard Time on July 1, 2012 and 12:00am Mountain Standard Time on July 1, 2013. The scholarship recipients will be notified by email or phone during the month of August, 2013.

Who is eligible to apply?
Any future undergraduate student who is currently attending a college or university and is either enrolled or accepted into an accredited nursing program. You must be attending a United States college or university.

What are the essays judged on?
Essays will be judged on creativity, specificity, as well as basic grammar. Judges will look for writing that is not only articulate, but clear and logically organized.

How is my personal information used?
A minimum amount of personal information is needed to verify your submission and provide Aspiringnurse.com with a means of contact should you become a recipient of this scholarship. Your personal information is used specifically for our internal records only and will not be shared with any third-parties.

What scholarship awards are available? How do I redeem a scholarship?
The winner will receive a $1000 college scholarship that will be paid directly to the scholarship recipient’s college or university.

Additional Scholarships and Resources: HRSA, Discover Nursing, Nursing Society List, AACN, Minority Nurse, NurseWeb List, IN.gov, High School Seniors, HBU List, AfterCollege.com, CNA.

As a source for CEO news and inspiration for chief executives, CEO.com is interested in the success of not only the business leaders of today, but also the CEOs of tomorrow.

For this reason, CEO.com is awarding a $2,500 scholarship to students interested in business leadership and/or entrepreneurship. The following submissions are required to be considered for the scholarship: (1) A short online survey and (2) a 500-1000 word essay on “the CEO of tomorrow”. Possible topics could include (but are not limited to) company structure, company culture or utilization of technology.

To apply, complete the survey and essay on their website. Click here for Official Rules and Terms.

Who can apply: Undergraduates, MBA Students
Application Deadline: July 1, 2013 (Awarded Annually)
Minimum GPA Required: 3.2
Amount of Award: $2,500

Enrollment Requirement:   The CEO of Tomorrow Scholarship essay contest is open only to those legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of submission and who are currently enrolled in an accredited college or university or who will be enrolled by November 1, 2013. Current employees, officers, directors and agents of Sponsor and its related companies and members of their immediate families (defined as spouse, parents, siblings and children) and persons residing at the same address are not eligible to be awarded this scholarship. Void where prohibited.

The Art Institute's Community College Award

Entry Requirements:
1. Complete entry form
2. Submit official college transcript
3. Follow the instructions below

Award Amount: All entrants will receive a tuition scholarship in an amount up to $2,000. The first $1,000 tuition scholarship will be awarded in the form of a tuition credit upon acceptance. The second $1,000 will be awarded in the form of a tuition credit after completion of the first year.

Eligibility: Entrants must have an associate's degree from a community college by the time they start classes at The Art Institute of Jacksonville and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Entries must meet submission guidelines; those submissions that do not will be disqualified.

Essay: Write a 500-word (minimum) essay indicating your goals and motivation.
Your essay must answer this question: "How do you see art or cuisine impacting the world in the future, and how do you see yourself contributing professionally?" Essay must be typed with your name and program title (Graphic Design, Interior Design, etc.) indicated on the title page.

Submission: Mail all required documents (community college transcript, completed entry form, essay, and one (1) piece of sample work from your area of study from the list below) to:

Community College Award Committee
The Art Institute of Jacksonville
8775 Baypine Road
Jacksonville, FL 32256-8528

Download the application. (PDF)

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