Army Nurse Candidate Program Scholarship (ANCP) offers a $10,000 bonus: $5,000 upon acceptance of enrollment documents and $5,000 at start of senior year for students in the program for two years or upon graduation for students in the program for one year. A monthly stipend of $1,000: Must be enrolled as a full-time student to receive the stipend. (This includes the summer months.) This is not a ROTC program, so you will not have to be enrolled in any ROTC classes.

Eligibility:

·         Applicant must be a junior or senior nursing student

·         Applicant must be enrolled full-time in an accredited BSN program

·         Applicant must possess a minimum 3.2 GPA (waiverable)

·         Applicant must be a U.S. citizen

·         Applicant must meet the moral and physical qualifications to become an Army Officer

Contact: For more information about this program and other Army benefits contact SFC Milton P. Kamala at 877/851-3404 or email at Milton.Kamala@usarec.army.mil.

F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship

The Army offers the HPSP for pursuit of professional degrees which enable the recipient to become a physician, dentist, veterinarian, optometrist, clinical or counseling psychologist, or nurse anesthetist.

Amount: For those who qualify, a full-tuition scholarship and monthly allowance is provided.

Eligibility:

·         Applicant must be a citizen of the United States

·         Applicant must be enrolled in an accredited college of veterinary medicine program in the United States

·         Applicant must meet eligibility criteria for appointment as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserve

·         Applicant must maintain full-time student status during the entire length of the program

Deadline: No Deadline

Contact: Sgt. Michael Vanderheyden, U.S. Army Health Care Recruiter, 9505 Williamsburg Plaza, Ste. 100, Louisville, KY 40222 or call 877/654-4338.

Undergraduate Nursing Education Scholarships

The Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association (FNSNA) was created in 1969 to honor Frances Tompkins, the Association's first Executive Director. Organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, FNSNA awards scholarships to qualified nursing students annually.

Deadline: Applications must be received by January 15, 2010.

For additional information, please contact Jasmine Melendez at 718/210-0705 Ext. 118 or via email at Jasmine@nsna.org or Lauren Sperle at 718/20-0705 Ext. 111 or via email at Lauren@nsna.org