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 |