External Scholarships
(Not Affiliated with Mercy College)
Adam J. Anderson Scholarship Program
This scholarship fund is to assist persons living in the Spencer area to pursue education and training to become a certified EMS provider (EMT-B through EMT-P) To learn more about his scholarship, click here. Application deadline is March 31,2012.
Ruth Cornwall Educational Loan Program
This fund is designed to be a self-perpetuating loan fund, not a scholarship fund. It is expected that a recipient repay the loan in a timely fashion. An applicant may borrow up to $2,000 a year. To learn more about this fund, click here. Application deadline is March 31,2012.
Bennie B. and Ernestine Shine Scholarship
The Shine Scholarship fund, administered by Spencer Hospital, annually awards funds to persons who have completed at least one semester of a nursing or allied health program.To obtain further information about applying for a Shine Scholarship click here. The application deadline for the Shine Scholarship is March 31,2012.
Nursing Home Abuse Awareness and Prevention Scholarship
The scholarship will cover non-tuition related expenses such as rent, childcare, textbooks, utilities and groceries for the 2012-2013 academic year. The application window is January 15th through February 15th. Click here to download the application and eligibility requirements.
Iowa Hospital Education Research Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship recipients are awarded $3,000 per academic year, with a maximum of $6,000 over two years. Work repayment in an Iowa hospital is mandatory. Scholarship recipients are required to work in an Iowa hospital one year for each scholarship awarded. Click here to download the application and eligibility requirements. Application deadline is March 14, 2012.
Free Scholarship Search
The sites below allow you to perform a general scholarship search. You will be able to indicate certain academic and demographic characteristics about yourself to assist in providing a list of outside scholarships for which you may apply. Don't hesitate to inquire with organizations that you or members of your family already are associated with to see if they offer scholarships, such as fraternal organizations, local companies in your community, local banks and credit unions, or community foundations.
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Financial Aid Information
CollegeNet
CollegeBoard
US Department of Education
Iowa College Student Aid Commission
Scholarship America
Iowa College Access Network
NextStudent Scholarship Search
CampusRN & Allied Health Scholarship
Scholarship Experts
Resources for Nursing Students
Iowa Department of Public Health
Forty & Eight Voiture 71 - Polk County Scholarship
Resources for Students of Color
Black Excel
Blackstudents.com
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
Microsoft Scholarship Program
Additional Financial Aid Information
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Federal Student Aid
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