Hazelwood East High School graduate Jillian Greene is now a nursing major at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau.
Greene is one of several nursing school students who received scholarships for her training through a collaborative effort by Deaconess Foundation, The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis and the St. Louis American Foundation. The foundations have committed more than $100,000 annually in resources and support over a five-year-period to assist future nurses in their education and training.
“It helped me to get to my goal of going to the college I wanted to go to and it’s going to help me pursue my nursing degree,” Greene said.
The freshman found the curriculum a bit of a surprise.
“I didn’t know how hard the classes would be,” Greene said. “Since I am in my nursing program now, they require a lot of time.
She was told there would be challenges and to stick to them. That would be essential as she looks ahead to becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner.
“I’m just trying to do the four years, get my master’s degree, and maybe further than that.”
Deaconess Foundation Nursing Scholarships are awarded to 10-15 students annually (avg. award $6,000). Students must be permanent residents of the St. Louis metropolitan area and pursuing nursing (RN, BSN) at an accredited, nonprofit school. The awards are based on financial need, strength of character, and academic potential.
Applicants are required to have a valid email address when beginning the application as all correspondence will be arrive by email.
To apply, students are required to complete the two applications by April 15: the Deaconess Foundation Nursing Scholarship and The Scholarship Foundation Interest-Free Loan in Scholarship Central at www.sfstl.org.
If selected, Deaconess Scholarship recipients may also be given an opportunity to accept or decline an interest-free loan or other grants through SFSTL.
For more information, call The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis at 314-725-7990 or via email at info@sfstl.org.
For applications, select the link “Deaconess Foundation Nursing Scholarship” at https://stlouisgraduates.academicworks.com.
