Programs & Services:
Scholarships
Memorial Scholarships
Memorial Scholarships in honor of Margo Ballard and Vivian Meinecke
are available to LPN students; RN students above the freshman level in
associate degree/diploma programs; RN students above the sophomore level
in baccalaureate nursing programs; or MSN candidates who have completed
at least 15 hours of the courses required for the advanced degree and
hold an active license in Missouri.
Rules and Guidelines
- A grant shall be made annually to a student(s) attending a program
in nursing education which is located in Missouri and approved by the
Missouri State Board of Nursing or has current national accreditation.
- Grants are available to LPN students; RN students above the freshman
level in associate degree/diploma programs; RN students above the sophomore
level in baccalaureate nursing programs; or MSN candidates who have
completed at least 15 hours of the courses required for the advanced
degree and hold an active license in Missouri.
- Funding for the MLN Memorial Scholarship is derived from memorial
donations and other fund raising events specified by the MLN Board of
Directors.
- Amount to be granted will be announced by the Missouri League for
Nursing annually. 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 Memorial
Fund, c/o Missouri League for Nursing within 60 days of termination
of school.
- 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.
Funds shall be used for tuition, books, supplies, or room and board.
(for tax purposes for the student(s)
- Qualifications for candidacy for a Memorial Scholarship
- 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 of student need, interest,
and academic standing.
- Justification from student of financial need.
- Submission of an original plus one typed copy of a fully completed
Memorial Scholarship 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.
Adopted 08/01
Memorial 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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