Scholarship Deadline: Oct 31st (Every Year)
NursesLink.org is offering a $500 College Student Scholarship available to any student enrolled in a NON-nursing college degree program, certificate course or graduate program. This award is given out once every year. The official rules and regulations are listed below.
online schools qualify
graduate students are welcome
open to NON-nursing majors only
minimum 3.0 G.P.A. requirement
award must be paid out within 6 months
completed application plus 500-800 word essay
winner will be notified within 30 days of application deadline
$500 award can be used towards any qualified education program
$500 NursesLink.org College Student Scholarship
Can be awarded to anyone enrolling in the next six months or currently enrolled in a NON-nursing education program offered by a community college, trade school or university.
The purpose of this scholarship award is to help students to pay for the costs of education, based on merit.
Selection Criteria
The winning applicant will be selected based on the merit of their application and scholarship essay. The winner will be selected by the administrative staff of NursesLink.org, based upon the merit of their application package. Approximately 1/3 of the weight will come from the formal application and 2/3 of the weight will come from the essay. The formal application criteria are a combination of GPA, extra curricular activities and employment history (if applicable). The criteria considered in the essay is the authorās ability to present a meaningful answer that speaks directly to the essay question and provides insightful facts to support their claims.
Essay Question
The 500-800 word essay for the 2016 College Student Scholarship (deadline October 31st 2016) will ask the student to address the following:
Please describe your passion to succeed in life and how education will help you achieve your goals. Please give several detailed examples.
Announcing the Winner
The winner will be notified via email and regular mail within 30 days of the application deadline. After a winner is selected the candidate will be asked to furnish a transcript from their most recent academic institution for GPA verification purposes. If the candidate is unable to provide such documentation or if the actual GPA differs from the GPA stated on their application NursesLink.org reserves the right to revoke the award and present it to another applicant. The award must be paid in one full payment via check directly to a qualifying education program, such as a community college, four-year university or vocational school. The award must be paid out within 6 months of notification to winner. Scholarship recipientās name, city and state may be posted on NursesLink.org on a page of the site dedicated to showcasing previous scholarship winners.
Official Rules
Interested students must submit a formal application and an essay. The essay must be between 500-800 words, typed on 8 Ā½ x 11 paper, using standard margins and size 12 font. The application should be completed as thoroughly as possible and all information must be entirely truthful. Graduate level students will be considered for this scholarship opportunity. Letters of recommendation are not required and will not be accepted to preserve fairness. Any applications found to contain false information and/or plagiarized essays will be immediately disqualified. All essays must be entirely original and must be the sole work of the applicant themselves. All application essays and their publishing rights will become the intellectual and real property of NursesLink.org. If NursesLink.org or one of its affiliates publishes an applicantās essay the applicants name will not be identified. If an applicant wishes not to have their essay published they can opt-out by sending an email to [email protected] with the phrase āOpt-Outā in the subject line and their first name, last name and email address in the body section of the email.
Equal Opportunity Consideration
NursesLink.org does not discriminate based on age, race, sex, religion, disability status or sexual preference. All applicants will be considered equally and judged based on the merits of their application and essay. NursesLink.org has complete and total discretion to select its scholarship winner/s.
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Sponsors
NursesLink.org is offering an opportunity for any interested individuals, companies or organizations to contribute money to college students through one of NursesLink.orgās unique scholarship opportunities. Inquire via email: [email protected]
The application process for NursesLink.orgās scholarships is highly competitive. We strongly suggest that interested students submit their application as soon as possible.
Applications must be received by the deadline of October 31st, 2016 11:59PM PST in order to be considered.
Contact Us
Please direct any questions, comments or complaints to the Scholarship Coordinator, Maya Joseph: [email protected]
NursesLink.org
730 Woodland Ave
San Leandro, CA 94577