How much funding does Betty Lee Riggs Hughes Nursing Scholarship Grant provide?

Betty Lee Riggs Hughes Nursing Scholarship Grant provides US $1,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Betty Lee Riggs Hughes Nursing Scholarship Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Betty Lee Riggs Hughes Nursing Scholarship Grant

Community Foundation of Shelby County

Foundation Grants for Nonprofits Healthcare Grants

Funding Amount

US $1,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

Eligible persons must be a year removed from high school and have surpassed college freshman status.
A GPA of no less than 3.0 is required.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Licensed RN’s are not eligible for continuing education.

Overview

A Shelby County resident pursuing a Registered Nursing degree.
Selection based upon (in order of priority):
Demonstrate the empathy, compassion, and requisite patience in order to enjoy and devote oneself to a long and fruitful nursing career, financial need, academic ability, recommendations, demonstrated community and school service.

Eligibility

Eligible persons must be a year removed from high school and have surpassed college freshman status. A GPA of no less than 3.0 is required.

Ineligibility

Licensed RN’s are not eligible for continuing education.

What Community Foundation of Shelby County actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 88
Total given: $6.22M
Median grant: $18K
Range: $5,151–$3.52M

By dollars: Ohio 98%, Virginia <1%, Michigan <1%. Top recipient cities: Sidney, OH; Russia, OH; Ft Loramie, OH.
5% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
33% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.