Full time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds enrolled in health professions and nursing programs. Special consideration is given to qualified AAUW members, women of color, women pursuing their first Terminal degree, and women pursuing degrees in nontraditional fields.
Funds are available for tuition, fees, books, supplies, local transportation, and dependent care.
N.W. Washington, DC 20525. The AmeriCorps program provides full-time educational awards in return for work in community service. You can work before, during, or after your postsecondary education, and you can use the funds either to pay current educational expenses or to repay federal student loans. Congress appropriates scholarship for nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners and physician assistants through the National Health Service Corps. The annual deadline for scholarship applications is the last Friday in March.