Application Requirements

To be eligible for this scholarship, interested applicants must be admitted as a degree seeking studnet to either the RN-BSN or a part-time graduate program. To apply for the scholarship, the applicant must interview with Stasia Levin in the GU NHS Office of Admissions & Outreach. The scholarship application form must be completed on-line, then printed in order for the clinical manager to sign the form, and then submitted to Stasia Levin in St. Mary's Hall Room 205 by the appropriate deadline below:

Scholarship Deadlines for New Applicants and Renewals
Failure to submit scholarship forms by deadline below may result in failure for scholarship to be awarded.

• December 15th for Spring Semester
• May 25th for Summer Semester
• August 25th for Fall Semester

In order to be approved for the scholarship, the applicant must be admitted as a degree candidate through the Graduate School of Arts and Science majoring in one of the part-time graduate programs in the School of Nursing & Health Studies.

This scholarship cannot be combined with any other Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies scholarship or benefit; this scholarship cannot be combined with any other Georgetown University Hospital tuition benefit.

Essay

During the degree program the student will be expected to develop, with the assistance of his/her faculty advisor and nurse coordinator a project relevant to the Georgetown University Hospital’s mission for presentation at the completion of the program. During the program the student will submit an essay describing his/her preliminary goals and/or research interests relevant to Georgetown University Hospital in one of the following areas:

• Innovation in nursing practice
• Access to care for underserved populations
• Cultural competency in the delivery of health care
• Health policy
• Ethical issues
• End of life issues in health care
• Leadership and Service in health care, or
• Innovations in responding to the nursing shortage (e.g.. recruitment, retention, policy)

Students may also propose another research and professional interest relevant to improvement of practice at Georgetown University Hospital to be reviewed by the Dean’s office.

Please note: In order to clarify our policies, the following amendments have been added to your scholarship agreement: "This scholarship is intended to be put toward a full-semester class and eventually the completion of a degree program. Students withdrawing from a course prematurely may be responsible for the entire cost of that course's tuition. Additionally students are expected to maintain full-time employment status (36 hours per week at Georgetown University Hospital) while receiving the scholarship. If a student fails to maintain their full-time employment status during a semester they may be held responsible for the entire cost of that semester's tuition." And, "This scholarship cannot be combined with any other Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies scholarship or benefit; this scholarship cannot be combined with any other Georgetown University Hospital tuition benefit."

Signing this form (on the confirmation page) signifies your acknowledgment of these policies.