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

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
Abernathy Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship for Nursing UG	Enrolled full-time in the Gessner College of Nursing Minimum GPA 3.5
Abernathy Family Endowed Nursing Scholarship UG- prelicensure	Up to $500 Minimum GPA 3.5 Enrolled full-time in the Gessner College of Nursing
Andrew Delaney Endowed Nursing Scholarship UG & GR	Up to $1,000 Minimum GPA 3.0 (GR) Minimum GPA 3.0 (UG) Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
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
Doyenne Initiative Nursing Fellowship	Up to $5,000 Minimum GPA 3.0 Agree to engage with Donor for mentoring with Doyenne ideals in the field of nursing Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours in nursing
Dunn Nursing Scholarship UG & GR	Up to $5,000 Minimum GPA 3.0 Enrolled in a minimum of 6 semester credit hours in nursing for MSN or DNP students. Enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester credit hours in nursing for undergraduate
Howard and Barbara Dann Butt Endowed Scholarship UG & GR	Up to $1,000 Minimum GPA 3.0 Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
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 Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation UG	Up to $3,000 Second Degree BSN Student Minimum GPA 3.0 Enrolled in 12 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Gessner Family Scholarship UG	Up to $30,000 Traditional BSN Track student Minimum GPA 3.0 Enrolled in 12 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Gulf Coast Medical Foundation UG & GR	Up to $1,500 High school 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) Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Hamill Foundation UG & GR	Up to $5,000 Minimum GPA 3.0 Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing for MSN Enrolled in 12 semester credit hours or more in nursing for BSN
HCSS Endowment Scholarship in honor of Dr. Sophie Lin Rydin UG	$4,000 Minimum 3.0 GPA (UG) Enrolled in 12 semester credit hours or more in nursing 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.
Inez German Warren Endowed Scholarship in Nursing UG & GR	Up to $2,000 Minimum GPA 3.0 Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Sherry Luce Memorial Endowed Scholarship UG & GR	Up to $500 Full-time nursing student Minimum GPA 3.0 Preference given to students taking a "second chance" to pursue nursing and are older than the traditional student
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) Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Moreland Endowed Scholarship DNP	Up to $500 Enrolled at Gessner College of Nursing in a doctoral program of study Actively engaged in scholarship to support Faculty-approved doctoral project
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.
R.E. Bob & Vivian Smith Foundation UG & GR	Up to $500 Minimum GPA 3.0 Enrolled Full Time in nursing
Vivian L. Smith Foundation UG & GR	Up to $1,000 Competitive Minimum GPA 3.0 Enrolled Full Time in nursing
David and Kathryn Tart Endowed Scholarship UG & GR	Up to $1, 000 Minimum GPA 3.0 Enrolled in 6 semester credit hours or more in nursing
Yokubatis Endowed Scholarship UG, Traditional	Up to $4,000 Students must meet or exceed UH Distinguished Scholars Criteria Available for Junior students admitted to the nursing program