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Nursing Scholarships

Explore scholarships to help pay for tuition, books, fees, seminars, workshops and more. We offer access to both need-based and merit-based scholarships.

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One Application for Over 100 Nursing Scholarships

To apply for a nursing scholarship, please make sure you meet the following requirements:

  •   I filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) for the current aid year that I'm applying for.
  •   I am a matriculated student.

Once your federal or state data has been processed and loaded into the Student System, which occurs once a week, a link will appear in your Financial Aid tile, located in My Student Center, entitled “UT Health San Antonio Scholarship Application".

Applications for the The Greehey Scholars in Children's Health requires additional components to be submitted with the application.

For any further questions, please visit our frequently asked questions page regarding scholarships.

NOTE: Incoming student must wait until they have been matriculated into their program of study.

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The Greehey Scholars in Children's Health

The Greehey Scholars in Children's Health Endowment will support scholarships for at least seven (7) students in need per year who have special interest in children's health sciences, children's cancer, or other complex diseases of childhood. The Greehey Scholars will help address the severe shortage of nurses, especially nurse practitioners, and allied health professionals, such as respiratory therapists, physical therapists, hearing specialists, and physician assistants.

These Scholars will also fill a critical need to better meet the urgent health care needs of families, especially those with children who have cancer or other chronic illnesses. Greehey Scholars in the School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences will be students in financial need who exemplify academic excellence, high moral character, and the compassion to care for our most vulnerable children with cancer or other chronic disease.

The Greehey Scholars in Children's Health Application Process:

  1. Eligible students must complete the scholarship application applicable to the school’s scholarship process.
  2. Applications reviewed by the Scholarship Committee designated by the Dean
  3. Applicants MUST complete (FASFA) to determine the applicant(s) financial need.
  4. Office of Financial Aid must provide:
    •   Proof of applicant’s amount of financial aid
    •   Proof of applicant’s current cumulative grade point ratio
  5. In addition the applicant MUST submit:
    1. Current academic program and plan
    2. 2 page essay detailing the applicant’s interest with emphasis on:
      •   Children’s Health
      •   Children’s Cancer
      •   Or other areas of Children’s health
      •   Especially for Children’s with complex diseases
    3. 2 Letters of reference:
      •   Faculty reference
      •   Clinical reference - if possible
      •   1st year students may submit 1 faculty and 1 additional reference.
  6. Completed application must be reviewed by the Dean or the respective schools and/or designee as follow:
    •   Extent of Financial Need 1 – 20
    •   Cumulative grade point ratio 1 – 20
    •   Demonstrated interest in children’s health based on applicants academic program and plan 1- 20
    •   Essay evaluation 1 – 20
    •   Applicant references 1 – 20
    • A point total of 100 is a perfect score.

  7. All proposed Greehey Scholars require the recommendation of the Chair of the Greehey Endowment Committee and must be approved by the President.

This is a competitive academic scholarship administered by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and as such has no residential restriction. Out-of-state students receiving this scholarship are considered In-state students for tuition purposes.


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  • 1

    Log on to My Student Center and click the financial aid tile.

  • 2

    Click on ‘Scholarship Application’ and select the year you are applying for.

  • 3

    Answer the questions and click submit application.

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