The Jeannette Richard Benefit Scholarship Fund was established at the time of her death to support students, active in, or accepted to, a Nursing Program.

Purpose: To provide financial support to a student accepted in to or enrolled in an accredited Nursing Program (LPN, RN, BSN).

  1. Deadline for scholarship applications is March 1st by 5:00 pm. No exceptions.
  2. Criteria for eligibility are listed below.
  3. If a question does not apply, please enter N/A. Please, do not leave blank spaces.
  4. Type or print application, illegible or incomplete applications will be rejected.
  5. You will be notified by March 28th of the awardee.
  6. Any questions about the application process should be directed to julanne.utz@gmail.com.
  7. This is a non-renewable scholarship; it must be applied for each year.
  8. Scholarship funds will be awarded directly to the school, college, or university financial aid office.
  9. Scholarships will only be awarded after enrollment in, or acceptance to, an accredited Nursing Program (LPN, RN, BSN), is verified

Criteria:

  1. Applicant must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
  2. Applicant must be enrolled in, or accepted to, an accredited Nursing Program (LPN, RN, BSN).
  3. Applicant must exhibit a positive impact and active involvement in their academic and clinical education, as described by a minimum of two and a maximum of five letters of recommendation, with at least one letter from an academic supervisor, teacher, professor, counselor, not an RA, etc.
  4. Applicant must show a commitment to excellence in the practice of nursing as expressed in a succinct personal essay.

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