Nursing scholarships

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The Church of the Brethren awards a limited number of scholarships each year to individuals enrolled in a nursing program. Candidates for the scholarships must be enrolled in a LPN, RN, or nursing graduate program and members of the Church of the Brethren.

Scholarships of up to $2,000 for RN and graduate nurse candidates and up to $1,000 for LPN candidates will be awarded to a limited number of applicants each year. A preference is given to new applications. Also, a preference will be given to individuals who are in their second year of an associate’s degree or third year of a baccalaureate program. Scholarship recipients are eligible for only one scholarship per degree.

Nominees must be members of the Church of the Brethren. Applications and supporting documentation must be submitted by April 1. Candidates awarded scholarships will be notified in July and funds will be sent directly to the appropriate school for the Fall term.

Download nursing scholarship flyer, above.

How Are Scholarships Made Possible?

Scholarships are awarded from the Health Education and Research Endowment, which was established in 1958 to receive gifts raised through a fund drive authorized by the 1949 Annual Conference to reopen the Bethany Hospital School of Nursing. In 1959, Annual Conference authorized that the resources be placed in an endowment fund with the interest to be used primarily to grant loans and scholarships for nursing students in the school of their choice.

Do you feel called to a career in Nursing?

Peyton Leidy

“Throughout my life, I have always wanted to enter nursing and continue my education because of a passion I have for helping others. A big factor to choosing this career was a love for a high school anatomy class. The subject amazed me.

“I knew with my caring heart and the love I had for science that nursing was the career path for me.”

Peyton Leidy
Woodbury Church of the Brethren, Woodbury, PA

Can the Church of the Brethren help?

The Nursing Scholarship program is available to members of the Church of the Brethren enrolled in an LPN, RN, or nursing graduate program.

Application deadline is April 1.