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Nursing Scholarships
& Awards
For Students
Completing Their Second Year of Study
Awarded in August to Second Year
Students
Egoville Nursing Scholar ($8,500 - $10,000)
The Medical/Dental Staff of Brandywine Hospital has voted
to establish a fund to provide an $8,500 scholarship each year
to a student enrolling in his or her second year at the Brandywine
School of Nursing. This fund is established in memory of Dr.
Richard Egoville, former Medical Director of Brandywine Hospital
and devoted physician to many. In each of the past two years,
an additional $1,500 was added by either Dr. Egoville’s
widow Barbara, or by the Foundation, to bring the full amount
of the award to $10,000. The fund is housed at the Brandywine
Health Foundation and will be awarded each year on August 1st,
with funds used toward the student’s second year tuition
and fees.
Application Process:
Interested students should submit a one to two page letter
by July 1st before their second year
of study begins, including
their name, address and phone number. This letter should
address the following criteria.
- Academic Excellence – The student should have at
least a 3.0 GPA in his or her first year nursing courses.
- Community
Commitment – The student must be from
central and western Chester County and must be able to show
a commitment to remain as a nurse in this community.
- Service
to the Community - The student must provide evidence of commitment
to charitable interests in Chester County.
- Financial Need – The
student should show that, after all eligible grants have
been exhausted, they are in need of the full amount being
awarded and why.
- Professional Potential - The student should
provide evidence that they have the greatest potential to
exemplify the best in nursing leadership. Letters of reference,
particularly from medical professionals, are welcome.
Attached to the application letter should be the student's
latest transcript from the Brandywine School of Nursing, clinical
evaluations, and any letters of reference the applicant wishes
to include. Please send all
materials to the attention of: Frances M. Sheehan, President
and CEO, Brandywine Health Foundation, 50 South First Avenue,
Coatesville, PA 19320.
The award will be announced to the student on August 1st for
the upcoming academic year.
The student’s status as the Egoville Nursing Scholar
will also be announced at the student’s Graduation Ceremony.
Awarded in December to Second
Year Students
Cardiac Rehab Scholarships
(Four $1,000 scholarships)
The Cardiac Rehab Scholarship was established in 1993 by Roger
Brown, Bill Keen and Louise DePedro, former patients at the
Cardiac Rehab facility at Brandywine Hospital, in honor of
the caring and concern demonstrated by the cardiac rehab nursing
staff. Since then, existing and former patients at the Cardiac
Rehab facility are asked to contribute to this fund in lieu
of holiday gifts for the staff, so that nursing students can
continue their studies regardless of economic circumstance.
The generosity of many current and former patients enables
the foundation to award four $1,000 scholarships at the Cardiac
Rehab facility’s Holiday Party each December.
Application Process:
Interested students should submit a one to two page letter
by November 1st, including their name, address and phone number.
This letter should address the following criteria.
- Academic Excellence – The student should have
at least a 2.5 GPA in his or her first year of study, and
should show evidence of being self-directed in seeking further
learning opportunities.
- Clinical Competence – The student
demonstrates consistent exceptional clinical performance
in the care of clients.
- Communication Skills – The student
develops and maintains rapport with members of the health
team so that communication is constructive and effective.
- Caring and Concern – The student shows consistent
evidence of sensitivity to the needs of his/her patients.
- Financial
Need – The student should show why he/she
is in need of the full amount being awarded, after all eligible
grants have been exhausted.
Attached to the application letter should be the student's
latest transcript from the Brandywine School of Nursing, clinical
evaluations, and any letters of reference the applicant wishes
to include Please send
all materials to the attention of: Frances M. Sheehan, President
and CEO, Brandywine Health Foundation, 50 South First Avenue,
Coatesville, PA 19320.
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