Sunday, February 13, 2011

NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITY STUDENTS

Scholarships at college level are provided in the US to keep needy students going with their college studies. Scholarships for minorities has been given a boost in the last few decades keeping in view the economic status and need for studying in college of the minorities. Most of the scholarships for minorities target basically an individual ethnic group like African American and Native American. Also these scholarships are not rigidly for US groups; even Canadian students can apply for US scholarships and study from home. Nursing scholarships in US anonymously point toward young nurses from minority section to encourage them and increase participation in health care field.

Minorities in US, especially young women interested in nursing practices have wide options open for themselves. Some of the scholarships providing institutes in this field are:
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  • National Black Nurses Association.
  • American Cancer Society Scholarship 
  • Women in Healthcare Scholarship
  •  Lambda Pi Alpha Sorority Scholarship
  •  2010 A Nurse I Am Scholarship

Nursing scholarships are exclusively available for students of minority class pursuing undergraduate or graduate education in nursing field. Different scholarship programs have various unique criteria for applicants. The criteria include academic achievement, financial condition and community service done by the applicant. Even some scholarships ask for pre experience in nursing field.

National Black Nurses Association (NBNA, the only professional African American nursing Association active in US today,  provides scholarship program for the minorities basically African Americans. Established solely to improve the health status of black people in United States, this association has emerged to be a big Nursing Organization at present, providing educational programs and preventives related to heart disease, AIDS, cancer, drug abuse, women’s health etc. 
Young black nurses, with all qualifications, interested in Nursing get a forum here to define, practice and advocate for good health of African Americans as well as implementation of strategies to ensure better health and living standards of the minorities in US. National Black Nurses Association Ambi-Kiwi Scholarship for undergraduate nurses for black is the most popular and the best nursing scholarship for highly aimed young nurses.

Other than providing financial support, the scholarships by the associations also provide a great deal of help to the applicants to raise their self-esteem and a feeling of equality and acceptance. While applying for nursing scholarship in a organization the applicant must preview the curricula and faculty status of the institution. Thus Nursing Scholarships for minority students is a great and unique step towards better health and living of the minority class in the US.