Portland Campus Scholarships

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Ayudando Podemos Scholarship/Stipend

PURPOSE

As the Oregon population continues to become increasingly more diverse, Oregon is in high need of qualified culturally competent nurses, especially bilingual and bicultural nurses.  To address this critical need in the nursing workforce, Linfield College – Portland Campus has received funding and developed the Ayudando Podemos (AP) program, a comprehensive program that supports students from underrepresented populations in the nursing workforce through a successful nursing education.  Part of the AP program includes funding for the Ayudando Podemos Stipend and Scholarship that is provided by the Human Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) through the Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) program.  Linfield College – Portland campus is committed to educating nurses who are culturally competent.   

ELIGIBILITY

Have financial need as determined by students’ FAFSA.

Be enrolled as a full-time pre-nursing or nursing student an maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress with a minimum 2.75 GPA.

Meet the definition of an “individual from a disadvantaged background.” (See Pg. 2

Be a Citizen or national of the US, or a lawful permanent   resident of the US, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,  the Northern Mariana Islands, The Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific.  Students who remain in this country on student or visitor visas are not eligible.

     Applications are due September 3rd, 2008.

Josef Silberstein Scholarship

• Recipient must be a Health Science student currently in his/her Junior or Senior year and attending the entire 2008-2009 academic year.
• Must have a Grade Point Average of 3.2 or higher.
• Provide the names and phone numbers of two references, one of which must be a Linfield faculty or staff member.
• Must demonstrate financial need as measured by FAFSA results.
• Preference will be given to students concentrating on health care administration.
• Recipient will be encouraged to communicate annually in writing with the Silberstein family.

Ruth Bryant Scholarship

• Recipient must be a Nursing student currently in his/her Junior year.
• Must be in the upper one-third of their class academically.
• Must demonstrate commitment to nursing as a profession, and to family values and religious faith.
• Recipient will be expected to communicate annually in writing with the Bryant family.