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Carol Ann Beerstecher Nursing Scholarship

Administering Organization

North Carolina Foundation for Nursing

Purpose

In 2008, the Carol Ann Beerstecher Nursing Scholarship Fund was created at Triangle Community Foundation as a tribute to Carol and to her dedication, passion, and commitment to nursing by the Beerstecher family. Their desire is that this fund will assist those individuals who may share Carol’s passion for nursing, but who may not have the financial means to achieve those dreams.

Carol Ann Beerstecher was deeply committed to the profession of nursing. She received her BS in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971 and following graduation worked as a nurse in the pediatric intensive care united of Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. After she returned to UNC to pursue a master’s degree she was diagnosed with a brain tumor and dedicated the remaining six years of her life to the problems of terminally ill patients and their families. She passed away in 1979 at age 29.

Triangle Community Foundation has partnered with the North Carolina Foundation for Nursing to establish a scholarship program to support students who pursue pre-licensure nursing education on a full-time basis.

Criteria

Scholarship applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a resident of Chatham, Durham, Orange, Wake or Person County, North Carolina for at least 12 months prior to application.
- Must be a current nursing student at a public institution or have been admitted to a nursing program at a public institution in North Carolina offering an associate or baccalaureate degree in nursing.
- Must have a proven financial need.
- Must be enrolled full-time (minimum of 12 credit hours per semester)
- Must maintain 2.0 grade point average to continue to receive funding.

Amount

Up to $5,000 per year for two years. Recipient must maintain a 2.0 grade point average to continue to receive funding by semester for full two years.

How To Obtain An Application

Applications are available on the North Carolina Foundation for Nursing website here.

Application Deadline

June 10, 2010

Website

http://www.ncnurses.org/ncfn.asp#Beerstecher