Scholarships Available January 2017
The Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania ( NFP ), a supporting organization of the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association ( PSNA ), is accepting applications for the following scholarships :
• Florence ( Madden ) Grady-Fasick Scholarship Fund : Mrs . Florence ( Flo ) Grady-Fasick generously established a named fund at the NFP to benefit nursing education . Funds are for nursing students in their second semester or more of nursing school .
• Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania Future Nurse Leader Scholarship : This fund provides scholarships to students demonstrating leadership skills in their pursuit of a nursing degree . Funds are for full-time nursing students in an accredited BSN program in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania .
• Jack E . Barger , Sr . Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund : This scholarship fund , administered on behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars ( VFW ), was established by the Department of Pennsylvania VFW in memory of the late Jack E . Barger , Sr ., Department Commander , who died while in office . Scholarships are awarded to nursing students who meet the following criteria : ( 1 ) Recipient must be at least one of the following : active duty service member , U . S . veteran , or child / spouse of a veteran or active duty service member ; ( 2 ) Recipient must be a resident of Pennsylvania ; and ( 3 ) Recipient must be an undergraduate student .
• Alumni Association Scholarship Fund of the Former AEMC Nursing School of Philadelphia : This fund exists to provide scholarships to students demonstrating financial need in the pursuit of a nursing degree , whether baccalaureate , graduate or post-graduate .
For application requirements , visit www . theNFP . org / scholarships . Applications must be received by March 30 , 2017 . All applications must be submitted electronically via NFP ’ s website . Questions can be directed to NFP Communications Coordinator Traci Brown at tbrown @ thenfp . org or 717- 827-4369 . To learn more about NFP and scholarship opportunities , visit www . theNFP . org . NFP is organized and operated to support the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association ’ s ( PSNA ) efforts to enhance nursing and healthcare .
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