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Gessner College of Nursing Scholarships

Visit the UH Financial Aid website for assistance in applying for financial assistance.

Internal Scholarships

How to Apply

All students who receive a scholarship are expected to attend a minimum of one nursing recruitment event or approved event per semester.

Documentation

  1. Gessner College of Nursing Scholarship Application Form
  2. Financial need (FAFSA)
  3. Faculty Scholarship Recommendation Form (if required)

Gessner College of Nursing Scholarship Application form and any supporting documentation required for the scholarship application.

Must be sent in one attachment by E-MAIL ONLY to: scholarship-review@uh.edu

Deadlines

  • SUMMER: May 1
  • FALL: July 1
  • SPRING: December 1

Scholarship Opportunities

Name Scholarship Criteria
Abernathy Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship for Nursing UG
  • Enrolled full-time in the Gessner College of Nursing
  • Minimum GPA 3.5
Abernathy Family Endowed Nursing Scholarship UG- prelicensure

Up to $500

  • Minimum GPA 3.5
  • Enrolled full-time in the Gessner College of Nursing
Andrew Delaney Endowed Nursing Scholarship UG & GR Up to $1,000
  • Minimum GPA 3.0 (GR)
  • Minimum GPA 3.0 (UG)
  • Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Bajwa Endowed Nursing Scholarship UG & Traditional BSN Track Up to $1,000
  • Minimum GPA 3.0 (UG)
  • Preference given to full-time enrolled students with an interest in the operating room (O.R.), perioperative, or school nursing.
Dr. Ginger Blomstrom Nursing Scholarship UG & GR One Time Scholarship
  • Enrolled in 1 Nursing course
  • Minimum GPA 3.0
Doyenne Initiative Nursing Fellowship 

Up to $5,000

  • Minimum GPA 3.0
  • Agree to engage with Donor for mentoring with Doyenne ideals in the field of nursing
  • Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours in nursing
Dunn Nursing Scholarship UG & GR

Up to $5,000

  • Minimum GPA 3.0
  • Enrolled in a minimum of 6 semester credit hours in nursing for MSN or DNP students.
  • Enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester credit hours in nursing for undergraduate
Howard and Barbara Dann Butt Endowed Scholarship UG & GR Up to $1,000
  • Minimum GPA 3.0
  • Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Friends of Nursing Scholarship UG & GR
  • One time scholarship
  • Enrolled in 1 nursing course
  • Minimum GPA 2.5 (UG)
  • Minimum GPA 3.0 (GR)
Fred & Mabel Parks Nursing Scholarship UG
  • Second Degree BSN
  • RN to BSN
  • Minimum GPA 2.75
  • Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation UG Up to $3,000
  • Second Degree BSN Student
  • Minimum GPA 3.0
  • Enrolled in 12 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Gessner Family Scholarship UG Up to $30,000
  • Traditional BSN Track student
  • Minimum GPA 3.0
  • Enrolled in 12 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Gulf Coast Medical Foundation UG & GR Up to $1,500
  • High school students of Wharton and Matagorda Counties or those who have attended Wharton County Junior College
  • Minimum GPA 2.5 (UG)
  • Minimum GPA 3.0 (GR)
  • Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Hamill Foundation UG & GR Up to $5,000
  • Minimum GPA 3.0 
  • Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing for MSN
  • Enrolled in 12 semester credit hours or more in nursing for BSN
HCSS Endowment Scholarship in honor of Dr. Sophie Lin Rydin UG $4,000
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA (UG)
  • Enrolled in 12 semester credit hours or more in nursing
  • Submit a 500-word essay describing one or more of your accomplishments or actions that Dr. Sophie Rydin would be proud of and why. Information on Dr. Sophie Rydin will be made available to the students by the scholarship committee. Information on Dr. Sophie Rydin can also be found on her website.
Inez German Warren Endowed Scholarship in Nursing UG & GR Up to $2,000
  • Minimum GPA 3.0
  • Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Sherry Luce Memorial Endowed Scholarship UG & GR

Up to $500

  • Full-time nursing student
  • Minimum GPA 3.0
  • Preference given to students taking a "second chance" to pursue nursing and are older than the traditional student
The Marjorie Akers Hilty Gurasich Endowed Scholarship UG & GR Up to $500
  • Minimum GPA 3.0 (UG)
  • Competitive Scholarship funding
  • Funds may be used toward cost-of-attendance which includes tuition, fees, books, room and board, transportation, and personal expenses
  • Scholarship applicant is a returning half-time or full-time student (at least 5 years out of high school)
Nancy Louise McKenna Endowed Scholarship UG or GR Up to $1,000
  • Minimum GPA 3.0 (GR)
  • Minimum GPA 3.0 (UG)
  • Preference given to a student who is or has been a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
  • Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Moreland Endowed Scholarship DNP

Up to $500

  • Enrolled at Gessner College of Nursing in a doctoral program of study
  • Actively engaged in scholarship to support Faculty-approved doctoral project
Shah Family Endowed Nursing Scholarship UG GR Up to $1,000
  • Minimum GPA 3.0 (UG)
  • Minimum GPA 3.0 (GR)
  • Preference given to student with an interest in Perioperative or Intensive Care Nursing. Students seeking a Nursing Career in medically underserved or underrepresented areas. Students with an interest in teaching nursing in an institution of higher education.
R.E. Bob & Vivian Smith Foundation UG & GR

Up to $500

  • Minimum GPA 3.0
  • Enrolled Full Time in nursing
Vivian L. Smith Foundation UG & GR

Up to $1,000

  • Competitive
  • Minimum GPA 3.0
  • Enrolled Full Time in nursing
David and Kathryn Tart Endowed Scholarship UG & GR Up to $1, 000
  • Minimum GPA 3.0
  • Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Yokubatis Endowed Scholarship UG, Traditional

Up to $4,000

  • Students must meet or exceed UH Distinguished Scholars Criteria
  • Available for Junior students admitted to the nursing program

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