2013 - 2014 School of Nursing Scholarships

These scholarships are available only to students currently enrolled in the School of Nursing or options/accelerated students beginning in May 2013. Students transferring from other USM degree programs must wait until next year before applying for School of Nursing scholarships.

Application Deadlines

• Continuing nursing students: February 1, 2013
• Options and accelerated students beginning in May 2013: April 1, 2013 at 4:30 p.m.

Criteria and Eligibility

Minimum qualifications for applicant consideration per university policy are:

• A GPA of 3.0 or greater at the time of application. Those who have just transferred to USM should use their documented GPA from their previous institution.
• Applicant must be a degree candidate carrying at least 6 credits at the time of application for scholarship and during the award period.
• Seniors graduating in December 2013 may apply and will receive scholarship funding per individual scholarship criteria.
• May 2013 or August 2013 graduating students are not eligible for monetary awards.
• In addition to the above criteria, additional criteria may be required as stated in the individual scholarship descriptions.
• Federal regulations which govern financial aid programs require the University to incorporate any scholarship received into the student’s financial aid package. The Scholarship Committee does consider financial need information provided by the USM Financial Aid office.

Supplemental Materials

• Letters of recommendation and other supplemental information will only be accepted in electronic form. Materials can be sent to Joanne Baribeau at baribeau@usm.maine.edu.

Scholarship Application Questions

• Questions regarding scholarship applications should be directed to Joanne Baribeau at baribeau@usm.maine.edu or 207-780-4282.

Online Scholarship Application Form

• Applications can be completed through the School of Nursing Online Scholarship Application Form.

Student Recognition Reception

• Scholarship will be awarded at our annual student recognition reception on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. All scholarship recipients must attend the Student Recognition Reception for the awarding of these scholarships. Class or clinical scheduled at the time of the reception are the only two exceptions to this requirement of mandatory attendance to the Annual Student Recognition Reception.

Payment of Scholarship Awards

Monetary awards to continuing students will be credited to their next academic period student account in the fall and spring standardly, by special permission for summer pending available funds or per the requirements of the individual scholarship criteria. Awards to students beginning USM studies in May 2013 (options and accelerated students) will be made to student accounts when the student begins her or his academic program in the fall at USM as funds are made available or per the requirements of the individual scholarship criteria.

Other Scholarships

Grande Du Maine Voiture 354 Scholarship (April 1 deadline)

Grande Du Maine Chester Worthington Scholarship (April 1 deadline)

Federal Work Study Opportunities in the School of Nursing

Loan Repayment:

Loan Repayment through NHSC

Release for Reference form 
(required in order for USM faculty and staff to write a letter of reference on your behalf)