| Students who are interested in a career in nursing | | | | phone book to get their contact details. Also get in |
| may be discouraged when they realize just how | | | | contact with the ANA (American Nurses Association) |
| expensive tuition fees for nursing courses can be. | | | | and visit their informative website. |
| Costs can vary from $14,000 per year to over | | | | Aside from these, the federal government also |
| $30,000. The course is tough - requiring a lot of | | | | offers some nursing scholarships, as do private |
| coursework which makes getting part-time work | | | | businesses, schools, agencies, and corporations. |
| quite difficult and, even when you do graduate, whist | | | | Whilst very few student nurses ever apply for |
| nurses are highly demanded worldwide, the pay is | | | | scholarships, the few that do and get approved will |
| not great unless you are employed at a private | | | | have a huge advantage once classes begin. Nurses |
| hospital or clinic. | | | | who benefit from scholarships are less reliant on |
| Your life, finance and studies will significantly improve | | | | time-consuming part-time work and can effectively |
| if you can find a scholarship opportunity. Fortunately | | | | budget for the duration of their course. |
| there are many available for potential nurses and yet | | | | There are many people who never consider applying |
| not many people know where to look so the | | | | for scholarships who get through their nursing |
| chances of you being approved for a scholarship are | | | | courses fine for the first few years and then find |
| higher than you might think. | | | | themselves really struggling by their third year when |
| That said, being approved for a nursing scholarship is | | | | they've exhausted their savings. |
| tough. You will need to take time writing application | | | | Whether you've considered applying for scholarships |
| forms, attending interviews, official visits and | | | | or not before beginning a nursing course I hope I've |
| following-up with applications. | | | | communicated the benefits to encourage you to get |
| The first resource you'll need is your local nursing | | | | started immediately. The application procedure does |
| association. They have these in most towns and | | | | take time so it's important to get started early |
| cities and you should search online or through the | | | | before it's too late. |