Courage in Adversity: Billy Flores Scholarship

College of Nursing – Funds distributed shall be used to provide scholarship support to junior and senior students in the traditional or AO BSN programs and is renewable. Preference will be given to students who are members of the Hispanic Nursing Student Association, who have overcome adversity in their life, or have made enduring personal sacrifice to attend nursing school.

Eligibility:

  • 2.75 GPA or better
  • BSN Junior or Senior (campus based or AO students)
  • Preference given to HSNA (Hispanic Nursing Student Association) members
  • Financial Need

*Note: All scholarship offer notifications will be sent via your UTA email account ONLY. Please check it frequently. Scholarships are not awarded in the summer. Applications submitted during the Spring are awarded in the Fall and applications submitted in the Fall are awarded in the Spring. After submitting your application, please confirm application was submitted. Only completed applications will be considered. *

Students receiving this renewable scholarship must reapply during the application cycle and must meet the eligibility requirements.

The following actions must be completed before scholarship award will be released. Failure to complete these steps will delay scholarship awarding or award may be forfeited:

  • Accept or reject the scholarship offer
  • Complete the post-acceptance questionnaire
  • Submit a thank you letter addressed to the donor

Additional questions or concerns, email nursingscholarships@uta.edu.

Award
$500 to $1500
Scopes
College of Nursing
Deadline
04/01/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Only current students enrolled in the BSN program can be considered for this scholarship. Please select the BSN program in which you are enrolled:
  2. Your current level in the BSN program. Please select one.
  3. Are you a member of the Hispanic Nursing Student Association?
  4. Have you overcome adversity or made enduring personal sacrifice to attend nursing school?
  5. Please write an essay explaining how you overcame adversity or made enduring personal sacrifice to attend nursing school. Please be very specific in your respons.
  6. Do you have issues or concerns that impact your academic ability?
  7. Please describe the issues or concerns that impact your academic ability. Please be very specific in your response. If this does not apply, type "Not applicable".
  8. Are you able to meet basic needs of living?
  9. Please describe how you are unable to meet basic needs of living. Please be very specific in your response. If this does not apply, type "Not applicable".
  10. Do you have debt that causes you challenges or financial burden?
  11. Please describe how your debt causes you challenges or financial burden? Please be very specific in your response. If this does not apply, type "Not applicable".
  12. Are you the primary or ONLY source of income for the family?
  13. Please describe how you are the primary or only source of income for the family. Please be very specific in your response. If this does not apply, type "Not applicable".
  14. Are you the primary care giver of a family member/person?
  15. Please describe how you are the primary care giver of a family member/person. Please be very specific in your response. If this does not apply, type "Not applicable".
  16. Are you supporting another family member in college?
  17. Please describe how you are supporting another family member in college? Please be very specific in your response. If this does not apply, type "Not applicable".
  18. Are there any other financial issues that you are facing that have not been addressed above? If yes, please describe and be very specific in your response. If no, please type "No additional information to share".
  19. Are you a member of a student nursing organization? Please select all that apply.
  20. List any officer position(s) you currently hold in a student nursing organization. If none, please type "No officer positions held".
  21. How many hours of volunteer work have you completed with a UTA student nursing organization within the last 12 months? (Only numbers allowed in response. No other characters.)
  22. Are you member of a community, religious, charitable or professional organization? If yes, enter the name of the organization. If no, enter "Not a member of any other organizations".
  23. List any officer positions you currently hold in a community, religious, charitable or professional organizations (Non-Nursing). If none, please type "No officer positions held".
  24. Please estimate how many hours of volunteer work have you completed with community, religious, charitable or professional organizations (other than nursing organizations) within the last 12 months? (Only numbers allowed in response. No other characters.)
  25. Would you like to tell us about any other volunteer work you've done on UTA campus not mentioned above? If yes, please list name of organization AND number of hours of volunteer work (both required) with that organization. If none, type "No other volunteer work".
  26. Would you like to tell us about any other officer positions you currently hold on a UTA campus not mentioned above? (Example: Battalion Commander in ROTC) If yes, please list name of organization and position you hold with that organization. If none, type "No other leadership positions".
  27. Are you currently working full time or part time?
  28. I acknowledge that the information submitted in this application is true and correct.
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