Youngstown Area Jewish Federation accepting applications for nursing scholarship

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Area Jewish Foundation is accepting applications for its Mildred Engel Nurse Scholarship.

The scholarship provides financial assistance to individuals needing funds to earn an associate or bachelor's degree in nursing. If a full time position is available, recipients must commit to work at Heritage Manor Rehabilitation & Retirement Community after graduation from nursing school for a period of one year for scholarship awards less than $8,000 and for two years for scholarship awards of $8,000 or more.

Interested individuals may be considered in a provisional manner with scholarship award dependent on official final acceptance into an approved nursing program. Recipients must reside within a 75-mile radius of the Youngstown area.

To apply, individuals should submit a copy of their Pell grant acceptance or a resume and letter summarizing their goals and financial need by June 1. Applications are available here.

The application and supporting materials should be submitted to: Nurse Scholarship Committee, c/o Eric Murray, executive director of Senior Care and Services, 517 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, OH 44504.

This story was originally published May 10, 2021 at 2:35 PM with the headline "Youngstown Area Jewish Federation accepting applications for nursing scholarship."