Name

Students Eligible

UHV Scholarship Application Form

School of Nursing Scholarship Application Form

Financial Need (FAFSA)

Scholarship Criteria

See School of Nursing website www.uhv.edu/nursing for

 specific criteria of scholarship requirements

The George Foundation Nursing Scholarship

UG*

Yes

Yes

NO

Up to $3,000

• Second Degree BSN student
• Minimum Transfer GPA 3.0
• Enroll full time
• Fort Bend County Resident

Gulf Coast Medical Foundation Scholarship

UG* & GR**

YES

YES

NO

Former Wharton County Junior College student currently attending and undergraduate or graduate Nursing program at UH System Sugar Land.

• Minimum Transfer GPA of 2.0 (UG); Minimum Transfer GPA 3.0 (GR)
• Enroll in a minimum of 2 Nursing courses

M.G. & Lillie A. Johnson Foundation – Transfer Scholarship

UG*

YES

YES

NO

• Victoria College or Wharton County Junior College transfer student
• Minimum Transfer GPA of a 2.0
• Enroll in a minimum of 6 hours of undergraduate course work

School of Nursing Institutional Scholarship

UG*& GR**

YES

YES

NO

• Minimum Transfer GPA 2.5 (UG); Minimum GPA 3.0 (GR)
• Enroll in 1 nursing course

Mike and Sophie Rydin Nursing Scholarship

UG* & GR*

YES

YES

NO

$3,000

·        Second Degree BSN

·        Minimum transfer GPA 3.0

·        Enroll Full Time

Fred and Mabel Parks Foundation Scholarship

UG*

YES

YES

NO

$500

• Second Degree BSN student
• Minimum transfer GPA 3.0
• Enroll Full Time

Vivian L. Smith Foundation Nursing Scholarship

UG

YES

YES

NO

Up to $3,000

• Second Degree BSN
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Enroll Full Time

HRSA Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship

GR*

YES

YES

NO

• To be eligible for AENT support, the student must be enrolled at the institution in a Master’s nursing program, a nurse-midwifery certificate program, a combined RN to Master’s degree program, a post-nursing Master’s certificate program, or a nursing doctoral program and be:
• Enrolled full-time or part-time in an advanced education nursing program for preparation as a nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, public health nurse, nurse administrator, nurse educator, or “other” nurse specialty determined by the Secretary to require advanced education.
• Enrolled full-time in the first-year of a nurse anesthesia program.
• Pursuing a Master’s or doctoral degree in nursing, a combined RN to Master’s degree, a nurse-midwifery certificate, or a post-nursing Master’s certificate;
• A citizen of the United States, a non-citizen national, or foreign national who possesses a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States (Individuals on temporary or student visas are NOT eligible to receive AENT support.); and

·               Eligible to sit for national nursing certification in the  

             nursing specialty or field of study (as applicable)

             following graduation. Include a statement in the

             Program Narrative the national nursing certification

             exam graduates will be eligible to sit for upon

             completion of the program.