Private Scholarships:
Private foundations, civic organizations and others are a great resource for additional scholarship monies. Some scholarships that are available specifically for nursing students are:
- Alice & Samuel Yarnold Scholarship Trust
Eligibility: Majoring in nursing, medicine, or social work, financial need, must be a resident of New Hampshire
Application: For more information and an application, visit the Financial Aid Office or contact-
Alice & Samuel Yarnold
c/o Stephen H. Roberts, Trustee
180 Locust Street
Dover, NH 03820 - Concord Hospital Trust Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: resident within the Concord Hospital service area for at least one year OR have graduate from a high school within the Concord Hospital service area, must be accepted into a nursing or health care program.
Application: Online - Edwina Foye Award for Outstanding Graduate Student
Eligibility: Must be pursuing a career in health and demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and personal accomplishments, must have be a resident of one of the following communities (Portsmouth, North Hampton, Greenland, Rye, Newington, New Castle, New Hampshire; or, Kittery, Eliot, or York, Maine for a minimum of two (2) years
Application: Online - Elizabeth and Sherman Asche Memorial Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: Graduate or undergraduate students pursuing a degree in public health or science
Application: Online - Koster Insurance Health Careers Scholarship Program
Eligibility: Entering Junior or Senior year of undergraduate study, full time, preparing for a career in health care, financial need, minimum 3.0 GPA
Application: Online - NursingHomeAbuse.net Awareness and Prevention Scholarship
Eligibility: US citizen, receiving aid at an accredited post-seconday institution, getting a degree in nursing, social work or psychology
Application: Online - Safety & Health Council of Northern New England Past Presidents Scholarship
Eligibility: Currently enrolled degree candidate with a safety, health or environmental studies related major. Resident of NH or ME.
Application: Email safety@shcnne.org or call 800-369-0040 - Steven Cutter Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student
Eligibility: Must be pursuing a career in health and demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and personal accomplishments, must have be a resident of one of the following communities (Portsmouth, North Hampton, Greenland, Rye, Newington, New Castle, New Hampshire; or, Kittery, Eliot, or York, Maine) for a minimum of two (2) years
Application: Online
Additional scholarships may be found on our website at http://www.plymouth.edu/office/financial-aid/scholarships/other-scholarships/





