If you are searching for grants to help you pay for nursing school, start looking at national, state and municipal agencies. There are also public and private foundations, family foundations, corporate charities and individual endowments. Here are some steps toward success as you pursue payment for the journey toward becoming a nurse.
Instructions
1. Make sure you qualify for the nursing grant you chose. Grant-givers will be very specific about what they are looking for. Do not twist the reality. If in doubt about qualification, draft a letter of inquiry or give them a call (with all key issue points written out in advance).
2. Put together the request and arrange the table of contents to clearly follow the grant giver's stated guidelines. Have interesting, entertaining and concise templates written coming in, but then use them in the grant-giving body's stated order. Always remember that this grant request is one of many applications. Find a way to look exceptional.
3. Prepare a supplemental materials section, including letters of recommendation highlighting your volunteer hospital experience and, perhaps, a video or DVD introduction (don't submit it if it is amateurish).
4. Check deadlines. Leave time to read and re-read the finished request. Pretend to be the foundation or donor and list what is off-putting and grounds for rejection. Re-write the request to answer these reasons. What makes you the exceptional nursing student? Have an objective supporter read the grant request and point out where there is a lack of clarity.
5. Prepare in advance. Research funding sources on a regular basis; new opportunities always surface. Write to experts in the nursing field and get guidelines. Expand your eligibility constantly and keep grades high. Stay active in extracurricular activities; ask for letters of recommendation. But remember: it is never too late. Once nursing becomes your chosen work, it is more than possible to erase a lackluster past and build an exceptional future and get funded to reach that goal.
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