How To Find Scholarships To Help You With Nursing School
By Gregg Hall
Statistics show that college costs are rising dramatically. Some schools cost upwards of $30,000 per year, not including textbooks and other supplies. This is leading to a sharp decline in enrollment. Should you give up your dream of becoming a nurse? Perhaps not, there is high demand for nurses. For this reason, nursing school scholarships are easy to find.
Though there are many nursing school scholarships available to men and woman who dream of entering the field of nursing, you do have to do your research. Plan to spend a good deal of time searching for grants and scholarships online, in medical publications, local hospitals, and through university financial departments.
The best place to start searching for nursing school scholarships is at the colleges or universities where you plan to apply. Every college or university has a toll-free phone number. Call the financial department and ask for help in finding scholarships or grants that apply to your needs and financial standing.
In some cases, the institution for higher learning will only give you this information if you have been accepted. If that is the case with one or more of your choices, you may want to start your search online. Check with the federal government as they have many programs available. Many online companies will run the searches for you at no charge, use them to your advantage. Avoid companies who make you pay any fees.
Check with hospitals and medical practices in your area for any grants and nursing school scholarships that are available. They will have lists of grants, scholarships, and even work study programs. They may also be able to help you select the best area colleges and universities. Some hospitals may even agree to pay for your education if you sign a contract with them that states in exchange for your college education you will remain an employee of their hospital for a certain number of years. This is an excellent program that keeps young adults from leaving states after college.
Remember that some scholarships will be restricted to minority groups, low income families, children of labor union organizations, athletic groups, children whose parents are employees of certain businesses, foster children, and honor students. Do not become discouraged when you discover that there is not much out there that fits your needs. Keep searching because you will come across a number of suitable programs. It just takes time.
Being organized is essential when searching for nursing school scholarships and grants. Keep all necessary paperwork on hand and ready to be faxed or mailed to the financial program. Income statements, personal essays, and school transcripts are usually required additions to the application. Make sure you have them handy.
Regardless of your financial or ethnic standings, there are nursing school scholarships available. Stick with it and you can make your dreams of nursing come true.
Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Beach, Florida. Find more about this as well as college scholarships at http://www.scholarshipsplusmore.com
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Dont even bother looking for a scholarship if you are a white male. There are none out there. This discrimination (against white men) is rampant in nursing. Stay working at whatever you are doing and stay away from health care. Men are treated like criminals, money is out there for everyone except you, now, if you are a minority, black brown or whatever, you might have a chance. It amazes me that women were given all kinds of opportunities to make industries equal (firefighters, police officers etc...)yet nursing for men is still not promoted. This is part of why health care has so many problems it is NOT equal opportunity for all, just some.
ReplyDeletewoofdaq... you're a retard.
ReplyDeleteI AM A CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT,CERTIFIED MEDICINE TECHNICIAN AND I WANT TO ADVANCE ON BUT I DON'T HAVE THE FINANICIAL MEANS TO MOVE ON,SO I WANT TO KNOW HOW WILL THIS PROGRAM ASSIST/HELP ME.
ReplyDeleteYes, Woofda9, you seem to be suffering from a bad attitude! When I graduated nursing in 1994, there was only one male in my class....and he bragged about starting at our local hospital for 50 cents more then the rest of us "females". He said the hospital told him they needed the "strength" of male nurses...
ReplyDeleteSo actually....males, once again, are the winners when it comes to salary. Yes, minorities and other other low-income earners will have more opportunities for grants, but women certainly are not any more eligible than a male with the same income. Yet...you males very likely will earn more!
Woofda9 does have a bad attitude BASED IN TRUTH> Nursing is SEXIST period. A person who tells you otherwise is most likely a WOMAN or GAY . This is a blanket statement that will cover 90% of the cases. Sure there is that one male nurse that everyone loves. But lets face it; as soon as a man asserts himself and defends his patient in as a nurse he is immediately ostracized. It is ridiculous to think that ANY man makes more than the same qualified woman in nursing. A woman who thinks that is likely not as qualified for HER job regardless of her gender. The 50 cent guy was being a smart ass. And will likely soon find himself looking for work IF he is not already unemployed. Woman rule nursing and nursing education. I guess it is only fair. Two wrongs make a right. Don't they?
ReplyDeleteMEN RULE ABOUT 95% of all other Skilled trades so Damn let us have this!
ReplyDeleteLets look at the above statement another way.
ReplyDeleteBlacks rule in about 90% of the sports out there so let's not let them have swimming, hockey or whatever.
Sounds kinda prejudice huh?
Look...I'm a 53 y/o White Male, a retired military medic (a Credentialed Non-Physician Healthcare Provider) with over 27 years clinical experience. None of these hospitals or "nursing schools" will accept any on my 166+ earned credit hours- the same ones the ACE Guide says they should. They say I'm either "over-qualified" or they want someone with boobs, a 'fro or English as a 2nd langauge.
ReplyDeleteAnd the VA can't even find records of my service after 1975..yet I retired in 2002 with full benefits and pension. And I don't even get a damn GI Bill..not even the New one.
Thank you USA...Thank you Obama! Hope you like the Change now....
Dr. Javahead, have you tried Kaplan University? I work there and they are supposed to take prior earned credit, even military work experience. If you have questions or need help please feel free to contact me, I think it is totally wrong what they are doing to you!
ReplyDeleteRetired medic,
ReplyDeleteI feel your frustration, but u should not be blaming Obama for your problems. You retired in 2002 under the Bush Administration that cut the VA and does not care about you after ur service is over and that's why your records are missing! Besides even with the records eight years later youd have trouble convincing a reputable school to waive things. 5 years is the standard. Go to a 2 year school and once u get done I am sure the ER department will value your experience.