About The Healthcare and Nursing Education Foundation:
The Healthcare and Nursing Education Foundation (HNEF) supports the Greater Houston Metropolitan area’s healthcare resources by awarding scholarships to nursing students, and by providing high-impact program grants in health and human services-related fields. You can read more about HNEF here: www.hnef.org.
The purpose of the Healthcare & Nursing Education Foundation Scholarship Program is to provide academic financial assistance to individuals who demonstrate the desire and ability to pursue a professional nursing career in the Greater Houston community and who have demonstrated strong academics, leadership ability, community involvement, and financial need.
About the Scholarship Award:
This scholarship will be awarded for the 2024-25 academic year, beginning with the summer 2024 semester, and can be used for tuition expenses, fees, and books.
Undergraduate students are eligible to receive $3,000 per semester, up to a maximum of four (4) total semesters.
Graduate students are eligible to receive $200 per credit hour enrolled each semester, up to a maximum of $5,000 for the academic year. Graduate students can renew the scholarship each semester they are enrolled, through graduation from the nursing program.
Requirements to Apply:
Applicant MUST be granted admission into OR currently attending the nursing program at one of the following schools:
- Houston Christian University
- Prairie View A&M University
- University of St. Thomas
- Texas Woman’s University
- University of Houston
- University of Houston-Clear Lake
- University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
- University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
Applicant must provide proof of admission into nursing school upon application if available, or upon admission if selected as a recipient.
Applicant must plan to practice in the Greater Houston Area to begin their professional nursing career.
Minimum cumulative GPA to apply: 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted)
Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply. Applicants pursuing the following nursing programs are considered eligible: Traditional BSN, Accelerated BSN, Advanced/Graduate Nursing Degree.
Healthcare and Nursing Education Foundation Scholarship
About The Healthcare and Nursing Education Foundation:
The Healthcare and Nursing Education Foundation (HNEF) supports the Greater Houston Metropolitan area’s healthcare resources by awarding scholarships to nursing students, and by providing high-impact program grants in health and human services-related fields. You can read more about HNEF here: www.hnef.org.
The purpose of the Healthcare & Nursing Education Foundation Scholarship Program is to provide academic financial assistance to individuals who demonstrate the desire and ability to pursue a professional nursing career in the Greater Houston community and who have demonstrated strong academics, leadership ability, community involvement, and financial need.
About the Scholarship Award:
This scholarship will be awarded for the 2024-25 academic year, beginning with the summer 2024 semester, and can be used for tuition expenses, fees, and books.
Undergraduate students are eligible to receive $3,000 per semester, up to a maximum of four (4) total semesters.
Graduate students are eligible to receive $200 per credit hour enrolled each semester, up to a maximum of $5,000 for the academic year. Graduate students can renew the scholarship each semester they are enrolled, through graduation from the nursing program.
Requirements to Apply:
Applicant MUST be granted admission into OR currently attending the nursing program at one of the following schools:
- Houston Christian University
- Prairie View A&M University
- University of St. Thomas
- Texas Woman’s University
- University of Houston
- University of Houston-Clear Lake
- University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
- University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
Applicant must provide proof of admission into nursing school upon application if available, or upon admission if selected as a recipient.
Applicant must plan to practice in the Greater Houston Area to begin their professional nursing career.
Minimum cumulative GPA to apply: 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted)
Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply. Applicants pursuing the following nursing programs are considered eligible: Traditional BSN, Accelerated BSN, Advanced/Graduate Nursing Degree.