M.D. "Jack" Murphy Memorial Nurses Training Scholarship

Eligibility

M.D. "Jack" Murphy Memorial Nurses Training Scholarship, with an application deadline in April, offers one award in the amount of $1000. Location restrictions exist.

Description

The M.D. "Jack" Murphy Memorial Nurses Training Scholarship is available to a Missouri boy or girl training to be a Registered Nurse, and may be used in their freshman or subsequent college years. The student must have graduated in the top forty percent of their high school class or have a "C" or equivalent standing from their last college or university semester. The scholarship may, by application, be extended for a second year. Basic criteria for the scholarship awards require the students to be under the age of 21, unmarried, and a descendant of a veteran with at least ninety days active service in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard, who received an Honorable Discharge for such service. A photocopy of the veteran's DD 214, discharge or separation notice must accompany the scholarship application. Any additional requirements for each scholarship are on the reverse side of the application. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the American Legion Department of Missouri for more information.