Scholarship Program

 

Program Overview

The Coalition for Nursing Careers in California is committed to achieving an adequate and diverse nursing workforce for the state of California.

In collaboration with NurseWeek magazine and chooseNursing.com, the Coalition is pleased to offer scholarships for students in accredited nursing programs across California in 2002.

The $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to five worthy nursing students with demonstrated financial need who best exhibit one or more of the following attributes:

Academic achievement
Healthcare involvement
Enthusiasm or passion for nursing

SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE:
     OCTOBER 4, 2002

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Eligibility

All applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

Not yet posses an RN license
Currently attend an accredited Associate or Baccalaureate nursing degree program in California
Plan to graduate no earlier than December 2002
Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5
Income for 2001 must be no more than $50,000 per family member (total combined family income divided by number of family members)

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Application Instructions:

1. Fill out the enclosed application form completely and accurately — please type or print. Use an additional page for the Statement of Purpose.
   
2. Ask your nursing program director to fill in the section at the bottom of the second page of your completed application form, affix the school's official seal, and return the form to you.
   
3.

Give the Recommendation Form included with this packet to an academic or clinical instructor and ask them to complete and return it to the CNCC on your behalf.

   
4.

Be sure to enclose one of the following with your application:

Pages 1 and 2 of your 2001 Federal Income Tax Form (1040, 1040A, 1040EZ)
A completed Financial Statement (page 4 of this packet)
   
5.

Your completed application and Submit your completed application form and supplemental documents by October 4, 2002 to:


Coalition for Nursing Careers in California
1814 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor
Oakland, CA 94612

   
6. Please note: It is your responsibility to ensure that all materials are complete and turned in on time, even if another individual or institution submits them on your behalf. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

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Application Packet:

Click here to download an application packet.

Note this is a 78 KB PDF file and you will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to access this file.
If you do not already have Acrobat Reader, you can
download it for free from Adobe's web site.

SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE: OCTOBER 4, 2002

Submit your completed application form and supplemental documents to:


Coalition for Nursing Careers in California
1814 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor
Oakland, CA 94612


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Content on chooseNursing.com is coordinated through
The Coalition for Nursing Careers in California.


 

©2001-2002, chooseNursing.com
Content on chooseNursing.com is coordinated through
The Coalition for Nursing Careers in California.