PCNA | 223 Tacoma Ave South | Tacoma, WA 98402 | [email protected] | 253-572-7337 COLLEGE LEVEL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Purpose Statement: This scholarship is to support the educaonal and professional goal of becoming a Registered Nurse. It is awarded to an individual who is currently enrolled in or accepted to a registered nurse program; and who has a permanent address or is aending school in Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Grays Harbor, Jefferson or Clallam Counes. Students are eligible to receive a PCNA scholarship award once every other year. Applicaon Deadline & Scholarship Award: Applicaon must be postmarked by June 1, 2020. We do not accept electronic submissions. Mail applicaons to: Pierce County Nurses Associaon Scholarship Commiee 223 Tacoma Avenue South Tacoma, WA 98402 Required Materials: □ Completed PCNA scholarship applicaon form. □ Two recommendaons. Must use the form available at www.piercecountynurses.com One should be from someone who knows you at school, i.e. a school counselor or a teacher. The other should be a personal recommendaon, from someone who knows your character, i.e. a pastor, co-worker, or a work supervisor. □ Documentaon of your grade point average (an unofficial transcript is acceptable.) □ Essay, not more than two pages long, covering the following areas: A) Personal Statement —Describe special or unusual life experiences or acvies that have made an impact on your decision to pursue a career in nursing. Describe hardships you’ve encountered. Tell us how your personal story will help you serve our community as a nurse. Share with us the story of why you want to be a Nurse. B) Work/Volunteer Experience —Describe your volunteer/work experience in school, work, or community acvies, include any healthcare related cerficaons such as CNA, EMT, etc and parcipaon in healthcare related acvies and/or student nurse clubs. Include any leadership roles. Tell us how you give back to your community. For work and volunteering not healthcare related, please describe how those experiences may relate to your work as a nurse. Include any leadership roles. C) Goals for Nursing. Please outline your educaon and career goals and projected me to complete those goals. Also include any projected barriers to meeng your goals and how you plan to overcome those barriers. 1) Educaon goals 2) Long term & Short term goals for your nursing career 3) Nurses serve diverse populaons in a broad spectrum of environments. Please include what areas and/or populaons you hope to work with. If awarded a scholarship, aendance at the PCNA Banquet on TBD in Tacoma, WA is requested. Dinner for yourself and two guests will be pro- vided by PCNA. Tickets for addional guests are available to purchase. If awarded a scholarship, please be prepared to provide a photo of yourself for publicaon online and in our Fall newsleer. We also encourage scholarship recipients to volunteer with PCNA.