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Scholarships
Erby Young Scholarship
The Erby Young Scholarship is available to an LPN who holds an active
license in Missouri and is enrolled in an RN program in Missouri approved
by the Missouri State Board of Nursing or has national accreditation and
is above the freshman level in an associate degree or diploma program
or above the sophomore level in a baccalaureate nursing program.
Rules and Guidelines
- A grant shall be made annually to a student(s) attending a nursing
education program approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing or
with current national accreditation, who is an LPN enrolled in an RN
program and who is above the freshman level in associate degree/diploma
programs or above the sophomore level in baccalaureate nursing programs.
- Amount to be granted will be announced by the Missouri League for
Nursing annually. A minimum of $5,000 principal will be restricted with
scholarships to be paid from interest earned or other additional specified
donations. The accounting of the fund will be included in the financial
statement of the Missouri League for Nursing annually at the close of
the fiscal year.
- A grant is to be made annually to a student(s) through the school
of nursing. If the student does not complete the semester for which
the grant is made, the total amount shall be returned to the Erby Young
Fund, c/o Missouri League for Nursing within 60 days of termination
of school.
- Qualifications for candidacy for Erby Young Fund
- Validation of enrollment by Dean/Director of a nursing education
program approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing or with
current national accreditation.
- Grade point average of 3.0 or above based on 4 = A, 3 = B, etc.
- Recommendations from Program Dean/Director concerning student
need, interest, and academic standing.
- Justification from student of financial need.
- Submission of an original plus one typed copy of a fully completed
Erby Young Scholarship Fund application.
- One year residency in the State of Missouri and U.S. citizenship.
- Provide names and addresses of three persons who will know student's
address for the next five years.
- Validation of active license as a practical nurse in Missouri
and enrollment in an RN program.
- The Awards and Scholarship Committee of the Missouri League for Nursing
shall select all recipients and/or alternates (in the event the original
winner(s) withdraws from school) from the qualified candidates submitted
by nursing schools.
- The grant shall be mailed to the Dean/Director of the Nursing School
and is to be used for tuition or books.
Erby Young Scholarship Application Form
This form can be obtained from an accredited school of nursing in Missouri
and the typed, original must be submitted to the MLN from your school
of nursing. Applications will not be accepted if received directly from
individuals. Click here to learn more
about the application process. To submit an application, contact the dean
at your school of nursing.
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