Purpose
The Nursing Students Scholarship Program promotes health care and educational needs by providing scholarships to eligible professional and vocational nursing students.
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for a scholarship, a student must: be a resident of Texas; be registered with Selective Service, or be exempt; show financial need;
- be enrolled in a course of study leading to an undergraduate or graduate degree in professional nursing or one intending to prepare a student for licensure as a licensed vocational nurse;
- be enrolled at least half-time; and
- have made satisfactory academic progress (SAP) in accordance with their institution’s financial aid academic progress requirements.
Discontinuation of Eligibility or Non-Eligibility
Unless an extension of eligibility (due to a hardship circumstance) is granted, a student’s eligibility ends:
- when the student has attempted 15 credit hours, or the equivalent, beyond the amount required to complete the degree or certificate program in which the student is enrolled.
Please note, in determining eligibility, a student who has received this scholarship during a previous course of study is considered to have started the student’s new course of study with zero credit hours, or the equivalent, attempted if the student:
- meets all other eligibility criteria; and
- completed the previous course of study by earning the intended degree or certificate
Hardship Provisions
In the event of a hardship or for other compelling cause, a student who is ineligible to receive the Nursing Students Scholarship may be eligible to receive a scholarship:
- while failing to make SAP in accordance with the institution’s financial aid academic progress requirements,
- while enrolled less than half-time, and
- while enrolled beyond the scholarship receipt limit (relating to Discontinuation of Eligibility or NonEligibility).
The institution will determine any acceptable reasons to grant a hardship decision. Each institution must adopt a hardship policy and have the policy available for public review. All hardship decisions must be documented in the student’s record and be available for submission to the THECB, upon request.
Award Amount
Individuals may receive a scholarship for up to $2886 per semester.
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