Nursing Students Scholarship Program

Overview

The Nursing Students Scholarship Program promotes health care and educational needs by providing scholarships to eligible professional and vocational nursing students.

Eligibility Criteria:

To qualify for a scholarship, a student must:

  • be a resident of Texas
  • be registered with Selective Service, or be exempt
  • show financial need from the FAFSA or TASFA
  • be enrolled in a course of study leading to an undergraduate or graduate degree in professional nursing or one intending to prepare a student for licensure as a licensed vocational nurse
  • be enrolled at least half-time; and
  • have made satisfactory academic progress (SAP) in accordance with Tarleton State’s financial aid academic progress requirements

Discontinuation of Eligibility

Unless an extension of eligibility (due to a hardship circumstance) is granted, a student’s eligibility ends:

  • when the student has attempted 15 credit hours, or the equivalent, beyond the amount required to complete the degree or certificate program in which the student is enrolled

Scholarship Amount

Maximum scholarship amounts per semester will vary depending on the type of institution the student attends.

  • Institutions eligible to participate in the Toward EXcellence, Access, and Success (TEXAS) Grant and Texas Educational Opportunity Grant (TEOG) programs may offer scholarships each semester up to the maximum grant amount for their respective program.
  • Due to limited funding, institutions will determine award amounts

Hardship of Provisions

In the event of a hardship or for other compelling cause, a student who is ineligible to receive the Nursing Students Scholarship may be eligible to receive a scholarship:

  • while failing to make SAP in accordance with the institution’s financial aid academic progress requirements
  • while enrolled less than half-time
  • while enrolled beyond the scholarship receipt limit (relating to Discontinuation of Eligibility)