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Nursing scholarships available

 
Published March 23, 1990|Updated Oct. 16, 2005

The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering scholarships for nursing, physical and occupational therapy students for the 1990-91 school year. Applicants must be in their final year of an associate degree in nursing program or third- or fourth-year students in baccalaureate and master's degree programs in nursing and physical or occupational therapy. Recipients receive tuition, educational expenses and a monthly stipend of $621. In exchange, participants agree to serve as a full-time registered nurse or physical or occupational therapist in a VA medical center for one year for each year of scholarship support. The maximum length of a scholarship award is two years. Applications must be postmarked by May 29. For information, call (202) 233-3652 or write to the VA Health Professional Scholarship Program (143B), Office of Academic Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20420.