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

College of Nursing application form
Financial need (FAFSA)
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

UG = Undergraduate students
GR = Graduate students

Name	Scholarship Criteria
Andrew Delaney Endowed Nursing Scholarship UG & GR	Up to $1,000 Minimum GPA 3.0 (GR) Minimum GPA 3.0 (UG)
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
Howard and Barbara Dann Butt Endowed Scholarship UG & GR	Up to $1,000 Minimum GPA 3.0
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
George Foundation Nursing Scholarship UG	Up to $3,600 Second Degree BSN student Minimum GPA 3.0 Enrolled Full Time Fort Bend County Resident
George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation UG	Up to $3,000 Second Degree BSN Student Minimum GPA 3.0
Gessner Family Scholarship UG	Up to $30,000 Traditional BSN Track student Minimum GPA 3.0
Gulf Coast Medical Foundation UG & GR	Up to $1,500 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)
Hamill Foundation UG & GR	Up to $5,000 Minimum GPA 3.0 (MSN-EDU) Minimum GPA 3.0 (SDBSN) Minimum GPA 3.0 (Traditional BSN Track)
HCSS Endowment Scholarship in honor of Dr. Sophie Lin Rydin UG	$4,000 Minimum 3.0 GPA (UG) 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.
UH Gessner College of Nursing Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Nurse Faculty Loan Program	Provides loan up to $79,000 to RNs in the MSN Nursing Education track, full-time and part-time students, to support the cost of tuition, fees, books, lab expenses, and other reasonable education expenses to enroll and retain graduate students by providing faculty support through mentoring and other training programs.
Inez German Warren Endowed Scholarship in Nursing UG & GR	Up to $2,000 Minimum GPA 3.0
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)
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.
Vivian L. Smith Foundation UG	Second Degree BSN student Minimum GPA 3.0 Enrolled Full Time
David and Kathryn Tart Endowed Scholarship UG & GR	Up to $1, 000 Minimum GPA 3.0