William K. Schubert Minority Nursing Scholarship

Male

Must be enrolled or accepted in a professional registered nurse program (bachelor's or master's degree)

2.75

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Must attend an accredited school of nursing on a full-time or part-time basis.

Student must be enrolled or accepted in a professional registered nurse program, preferably with a focus or interest in pediatric nursing

Student should be a member of one of the underrepresented groups in the registered nursing profession. Underrepresented groups include male nurses / nursing students and nurses / nursing students who are American Indian or Alaskan Native, Black or African American, Hawaiian Native or other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino, and / or Asian including Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Asian Indian, Thai, or Vietnamese/Southeast Asian.

Student must be seeking initial licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Ohio; Pre-nursing students are not eligible until fully accepted and enrolled in a BSN or MSN program.

Scholarship recipients will be evaluated based on the contents of their application packet and the completion of one video interview.

Required

Required

Submit an essay that answers the following questions using no more than 750 words: 1) What long-term personal, educational, and professional goals have you set for yourself? Why did you choose them? How will you accomplish them?; 2) Why have you chosen nursing as a profession?; 3) How has your experience as a part of your underrepresented group(s) influenced a major professional and/or personal decision in your life?; 4) When your scholarship application is reviewed, the Scholarship Selection Committee will be looking for unique qualifications and experiences. Please identify your special talents or demonstrate your creativity. You may want to describe an experience or situation that demonstrates your leadership ability, give the details of a project you completed, or write on any topic that you feel will help the Committee learn more about you; 5) How has your work experience to-date contributed to your personal development? To what extent are you able to pay your college expenses through work?

Three Letters of Recommendation. The letters should be from at least two different sources (e.g. school,community activity, work). Letters cannot be from relatives. The letters should be written on letterhead and must be current and dated no earlier than six months before date of submission of application. Older letters or copies will not be considered.

Proof of Nursing School Enrollment/Letter of Acceptance