Scholarships

College Specific Scholarships

NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital Scholarship Endowment

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time student admitted to any professional program in CNHP
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Demonstrates academic achievement
• Demonstrates financial need
• Must be a junior or senior level student

Jon A. Linder/Douglas Jon Seitz Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Single parent who is an Arkansas resident
• Student must have completed 50 undergraduate semester hours before being considered
• Must be a full-time student with a minimum 3.0 (3.0/4.0) cumulative grade point average
• Majoring in an undergraduate degree program of the following: (Listed in priority order): Nursing; Communication Disorders; Health Professions

Marie Deacon Landon Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time graduate student working toward a degree in physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy
• Demonstrates academic achievement
• Financial need is not a main criterion but may be considered
• Satisfactory academic progress towards a degree

Maurice Ward Endowed Rehab Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time student in OT, PT, Speech or Athletic Training
• Demonstrate financial need
• Scholarship is renewable for one year by continuing to meet criteria as noted above

Nursing

Sister Patricia Lee Findley Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time BSN junior or senior level student
• Minimum 3.0 overall GPA
• Active member of Arkansas State SNA
• Plans to remain in Northeast Arkansas for at least one year post-graduation
• Demonstrated financial need is NOT a requirement

Leet Family Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Strong consideration to minority students (Please voluntarily disclose on your application if you are a minority.)
• Full-time student pursuing BSN degree.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA.
• First preference to Poinsett County students (2nd Crittenden & 3rd, Craighead).
• Preference will be given to applicant with financial need.

Ray H. Hall & Kathleen Scott Hall Nursing Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Senior student
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Demonstrates financial need
• Within 15 county area of Northeast Arkansas

Bill Penix, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time student entering or enrolled in Adult Health MSN degree program
• Preference to students interested in public mental health nursing
• Demonstrates academic achievement
• Demonstrates commitment to nursing profession
• Demonstrates satisfactory progress toward degree
• Demonstrated financial need is NOT a requirement

Carla Brooks Spears Endowment in Nursing Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time AASN student on all campuses & degree sites
• Demonstrates financial need
• Satisfactory academic progress toward degree
• Skills and attitudes should demonstrate qualities beneficial to nursing profession

Susan Tolliver Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time AASN or BSN student
• Evidence of academic achievement
• Demonstrates financial need
• Preference to students who do not qualify for state-funded Academic Distinction Scholarships

Lillian G. & Homer G. Proctor Nursing Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• The applicant must be an admitted student in either the RN to BSN or BSN nursing program
• The applicant must be a junior or senior-level student
• Applicant must be enrolled in the nursing program at Arkansas State University – Mountain Home.

Linnie Wisdom-Maude Wilson Honors Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time student in BSN program (at least junior standing)
• Must be Arkansas resident
• Commitment to career in nursing
• Outstanding academic achievement
• Demonstrates financial need

Dr. Rebecca Matthews Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time student in the Accelerated Nursing Program.
• Financial Need to be Considered

William & Harriet Mildred Smith Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Must have completed the sophomore year of the BSN program (rising junior & senior level students)
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Priority in selection process to a graduate of Brookland High School
• If no BHS graduate is eligible, a Craighead County High School graduate will be eligible

Bartels Family Endowed Nursing Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time RN - BSN student
• Resident of Arkansas
• Demonstrates financial need
• Payable annually

Sigma Theta Tau International, Eta Theta Chapter Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time undergraduate student enrolled in the School of Nursing who is a member of Sigma Theta Tau
• Students must have an overall GPA of 3.5
• Student must demonstrate leadership with a commitment to a career in nursing.

Dr. Angie and Fred Schmidt Nursing Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Full time student.
• Student must be enrolled in the MSN Program, any option, in good standing.
• 3.75 cumulative GPA with a minimum of 25 credit hours in MSN Program during the last year of study.
• MSN Faculty will select finalists during the fall semester and forward to Dr. Angie Schmidt for final approval.  

Emily Sloan Abernathy Kluge Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

• Full time student admitted to any professional nursing program.
• Student must have a 3.0 overall GPA.
• Student must demonstrate financial need.