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Education » Two nursing scholarships
Mar 24, 2004

Thanks to Mirna L. Gutierrez from Life Steps Foundation, Inc. for providing us with the following information:

1) PacifiCare Latino Health Scholars Program to Award

        Scholarships to Bilingual, Bicultural Students


 Deadline: June 30, 2004


 Scholarships are available for Spanish-speaking, bi-

  cultural high-school students who want to pursue careers

  in the healthcare industry. Funded by the PacifiCare

  Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PacifiCare Health

  Systems, Inc., the awards are offered through PacifiCare's

  Latino Health Scholars program, which is designed to

  educate students about career opportunities for Hispanics

  and Latinos in the healthcare field.


 The $2,000 scholarships are available for students in

  eight states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada,

  Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. High-school

  seniors with a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0

  and who are fluent in Spanish are eligible to apply.

  Applicants must show proof of acceptance into a university,

  community college, or an accredited technical college and

  must be enrolled in an approved healthcare program at the

  time they receive the scholarship.


 Scholarship information and applications are available

  at the PacifiCare en Espanol Web site.


 RFP Link: http://www.pacificarelatino.com


 For additional RFPs in Education, visit:

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml




2) Applications Invited for CampusRN/AACN Nursing

        Scholarship Fund


 Deadline: May 1, July 1, September 1, and November 1, 2004


 CampusRN ( http://www.campusrn.com/ ), an employment Web

  site for nursing/allied healthcare students, and the

  American Association of Colleges of Nursing

  ( http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ ) have partnered to offer

  a scholarship program for students pursuing professional

  nursing education programs.


 The program supports students who are seeking a bacca-

  laureate, master's, or doctoral degree in nursing.

  Special consideration will be given to students enrolled

  in a master's or doctoral program with the goal of

  pursuing a nursing faculty career; completing an

  RN-to-baccalaureate program (BSN); or enrolled in an

  accelerated baccalaureate or master's degree nursing

  program. All applicants must already be enrolled, not

  just accepted, at an AACN member institution and have a

  grade-point average (GPA) of 3.25 or greater. Visit the

  AACN Web site for a list of eligible schools.


 The program will award six grants of $2,500 annually.


 Visit the program Web site for program details and to

  download the application.


 RFP Link:

http://aacn.campusrn.com/scholarships/scholarship_rn.asp


 For additional RFPs in Education, visit:

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml


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