Scholarship Criteria
Eligibility Guidelines and Links to Applications
Below you will find a list of scholarships offered by the departments in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences with criteria for each one
DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS:
Charles W. Campbell Memorial Scholarship in
Communication Sciences and Disorders
($100/Spring Semester)
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Awarded to the most outstanding junior in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| 3.0 or better GPA |
| Good relationship with his peer group and with the University |
| Awarded in the Spring Semester |
See CSD Department
($300/Semester)
Provide financial assistance for a graduate student in the Department of Communiciation Sciences and Disorders Must have a 3.0 GPA Must be classified as full-time Must be of good moral character See CSD Department
Fritz "Tootsie" Darouse Endowed Scholarship
($212.50/Semester)
Financial need is to be considered the number one criteria for this scholarship Must be a undergraduate major in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher Must be full-time student (Undergraduate - 12 hours/Graduate - 9 Hours) Must be of good moral character May keep this scholarship for 8 semesters provided he/she meets all of the above criteria and maintains a 2.5 GPA
See CSD Department
Robert E. LaRue Endowed Scholarship in
Communication Sciences and Disorders
($234/Semester)
| Financial need is to be considered the number one criteria for this scholarship |
| The student must have an overall college GPA of 2.5 or higher |
| The student may be a female or male student majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| The student must be of good moral character |
| The student must be a full-time student |
| The student may keep this scholarship for 8 semesters provided he/she meets all the criteria and maintains a 2.5 overall GPA |
See CSD Department
Scottish Rite Foundation Scholarship
($1,250/Fall and Spring Semesters and $500/Summer Semester)
| Financial need |
| Graduate student preferred |
| Undergraduate student must have a 2.5 GPA/Graduate student must have a 3.0 GPA |
| Must be completing their clinical assignments at the campus facility |
| Must be of good moral character |
| May keep this scholarship for a maximum of 3 semesters, provided he or she meets all of the above criteria |
See CSD Department
SGA Endowed Scholarship in Nursing and Health Sciences
(212.50/Semester)
Must have a 3.0 or higher Southeastern GPA Must be majoring in one of the disciplines in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Must have completed 45 hous of coursework at Southeastern Must have Junior standing Must have a record of active participation in registered Southeastern student organizations Must provide evidence of involvement in community service Must be a full-time student Student may keep scholarship for 2 semesters
The Trapp Family Endowed Scholarship in
Communication Sciences and Disorders
(Scholarship Amount Varies)
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Financial need is to be considered the number one criteria for this scholarship |
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Student must have an overall college grade point average of 2.50 or higher |
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Student may be a female or male majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders |
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Student must be of good moral character |
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Student must be a full-time student (A full-time student is defined as a student enrolled in 12 hours of credit courses or a graduate student enrolled for 9 hours of credit) |
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Student may keep this schlarship for eight semesters provided he or she meets all the avove criteria and maintains a 2.5 overal GPA |
See CSD Department
DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH STUDIES:
Arthur and Ester deVries Scholarship in Kinesiology and Health Studies
($569.50/Semester)
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Available to an undergradaute or graduate student |
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Undergraduate must be at least a junior and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher |
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Graduate student must be full-time and have a minimum of 3.0 GPA |
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Must demonstrate interest and experience in studying the special needs of the aging and the aged |
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Must provide current transcript |
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Must submit 2 letters of recommendation |
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Must submit a brief written narrative |
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Must re-apply each semester |
Walter L. Russell Scholarship in Kinesiology and Health Studies
($383/Semester)
Must be a full-time student Must have junior or senior standing Must be majoring in Kinesiology or Health Studies Must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher and a major GPA of 3.00 or higher Must submit 3 letters of recommendation Must submit a brief written essay Must submit a current transcript Must re-apply each semester Russell Application
SGA Endowed Scholarship in Nursing and Health Sciences
(212.50/Semester)
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Must have a 3.0 or higher Southeastern GPA |
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Must be majoring in one of the disciplines in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences |
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Must have completed 45 hous of coursework at SLU |
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Must have Junior standing |
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Must have a record of active participation in registered Southeastern student organizations |
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Must provide evidence of involvement in community service |
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Must be a full-time student |
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Student may keep scholarship for 2 semesters |
Harvey A. Theriot, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
in Kinesiology and Health Studies
($619/Semester)
| Must demonstrate financial need |
| Must be a full-time student |
| Must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 or higher |
| Must be majoring in Kinesiology or Health Studies |
| To retain scholarship, must continue to meet the above criteria |
SCHOOL OF NURSING:
Melissa Claire and Cheryl Acosta Scholarship
($1,264.00/Semester)
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Must be in good academic standing |
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Must show financial need |
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Must be Nursing or Pre-Med Major |
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Student may reapply |
Acosta Application
Mary C. Allen Scholarship in Nursing
($501.00/Semester)
| Must show financial need |
| Must have Junior level status |
| Must be a Nursing major |
| Must have a 2.5 GPA |
| Must have a desire to complete the Nursing Program |
| Must have a good attitude, appearance and attendance record to retain scholarship |
| To retain scholarship, must maintain a 2.5 GPA |
Allen Application
Andrew Bowden Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
($162.50/Semester)
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Student should have a minimum of 30 hours of pre-requisites course work at Southeastern and be accepted into nursing clinical courses. |
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Must earn a minimum of a 2.5 GPA in all nursing courses to maintain the scholarship. |
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May be male or female majoring in Nursing. |
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Must be a full time student witha a preference given to a non-tradional student (25 years of age or older). |
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May keep the scholarship for the duration of the clinical experience. |
Emile and Frances D'Anna Memorial Endowed
Scholarship in Nursing
($200.00/Semester)
Must be a junior or senior majoring in Nursing Must have a 2.5 GPA Must demonstrate financial need Must be of good moral character Preference will be given to a student from Tangipahoa Parish Maximum of 4 semesters if 2.5 GPA is maintained D'Anna Application
Dora Sue Blackwell Shettles Daussat Memorial
Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
($200.00/Semester)
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Must be accepted into the clinical component of the School of Nursing |
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Must be of good moral character |
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Priority will be given to a single parent with financial need |
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Scholarship may be awarded annually to selected recipient |
Daussat Application
Dr. J. Lincoln and Mrs. Mary Anne Goreau DeVillier
Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
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Must have minimum college GPA of 3.0; minimum high school GPA of 3.25 |
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Majoring or planning to major in Nursing |
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Must be of good moral character |
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Must be enrolled full-time |
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Scholarship can be retained for 8 semesters if criteria is Met and GPA is maintained |
DeVillier Application
Myra Gautreaux Memorial Scholarship
($320.00/Semester)
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May apply by writing a letter to the School of Nursing Scholarship Committee explaining how they meet the following criteria |
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Must be a resident of West St. Tammany Parish |
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Must be enrolled full-time (12 hours or above) |
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Junior level or higher clinical courses |
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At least a 2.5 cumulative GPA |
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Must demonstrate financial need |
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Need copy of parent's income tax return |
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Can retain scholarship as long as guidelines are met |
Grand Council Chapter Masonic Foundation of LA
($250.00/Semester)
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Must have good academic standing |
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Must demonstrate financial need |
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Must have junior or senior classification |
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Must be a major in Nursing |
Grand Council Application
Gulf States Health Services Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
($333.00/Semester)
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Must be a Nursing Major |
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Must be of Junior standing. Scholarship will be awarded for Fall and Spring of Senior year. |
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Must be a Louisiana resident |
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Must be active in extracurricular activities and have demonstrated leadership through participation in campus organizations |
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Minimum 3.0 GPA |
Gulf States Application
Mary Bridges Magee Nursing Scholarship
($204.50/Semester)
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Must be a minister's wife, or an individual with children, and/or LPN returning for a B.S. degree |
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Must be a pre-Nursing student |
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Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 |
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May be a ADN or LPN returning for BS degree |
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Must have sophomore or greater status |
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To retain scholarship, must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0; yearly review by committee |
Magee Application
Beverly L. Manzella Scholarship in Nursing
($200.00/Semester)
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Minimum college GPA of 3.0 |
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Full-time student |
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Nursing major |
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Must be of good moral character |
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Must be resident of Louisiana |
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Must demonstrate financial need |
Manzella Application
Sade Pugh Mashburn Memorial Endowed
Scholarship in Nursing
($217.50/Semester)
| Must show financial need |
| Must have junior status in Nursing Program |
| Must have high moral character and behavior |
| Must have ambition and desire to complete Nursing Program |
| Must have good attitude, appearance and attendance record |
| Any sex, race or creed |
| To retain scholarship, must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.20 |
Barbara and Randy Moffett Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
($200.00/Semester)
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Must have a minimum of 30 hours pre-requisite coursework at Southeastern |
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Must be accepted into clinical nursing courses |
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Must earn a minimum of a C in all nursing courses to maintain the scholarship |
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May be male or female majoring in Nursing |
Moffett Scholarship
Joanna Dee Newman Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
($731.00/Semester)
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Must have an overall college GPA of 3.0 or higher |
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Must be a junior or senior, majoring in Nursing |
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Must be of good moral character |
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Preference given to a student who is a single parent |
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Must have financial need |
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Can retain scholarship for 4 semesters if all criteria are met and 3.0 GPA is maintained |
Newman Scholarship
Bernice Ross Penland Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
| Minimum 3.0 high school GPA, minimum 2.75 college GPA |
| Must be a Nursing major or a beginning freshman planning to major in Nursing |
| Must be of good moral character |
| Must be enrolled full-time |
| Can retain scholarship for semesters if criteria are met and 2.75 GPA is maintained |
Penland Application
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
| Must have applied for financial aid as a dependent student and have a strong financial need |
| Must be enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program in Nursing and come from a disadvantaged background |
| The amount of the award is dependent on availablity of funds and number of qualified recipients |
SDS Application
SGA Endowed Scholarship in Nursing and Health Sciences
(200.00/Semester)
| Must have a 3.0 or higher Southeastern GPA |
| Must be majoring in one of the disciplines in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences |
| Must have completed 45 hous of coursework at Southeastern |
| Must have Junior standing |
| Must have a record of active participation in registered Southeastern student organizations |
| Must provide evidence of involvement in community service |
| Must be a full-time student |
| Student may keep scholarship for 2 semesters |
Lisa Sharp In/Out Scholarship in Nursing
(300.00/Semester)
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Must be a full time-time nursing student aged 30 and older |
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This scholarship will be made available both fall and spring semesters of the school year, as well as the summer semester(s) if the student is enrolled in 9+ hours in that summer semester |
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Must have a minimum of 30 credit hours to apply, and must be accepted into the clinical semesters of the nursing program |
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Provided student remains eligible for the nursing program, GPA will not be a consideration for selection |
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Preference will be given to a student in financial need of tuition assistance |
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This award may be given to a student in the LPN to RN program |
Tangipahoa Parish Medical Auxiliary
($350.00/Semester)
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Must apply by letter to School of Nursing Scholarship Committee |
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Must have academic achievement |
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Successful completion of sophomore level Nursing courses |
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Preference to Hammond area residents |
Tangipahoa Parish Medical Auxiliary Application
Ellienne T. Tate Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
($268.50/Semester)
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Must be a sophomore, junior or senior level Nursing student |
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Must be accepted for enrollment in the clinical component of the Nursing Program |
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Must have and maintain a 3.0 Cumulative GPA |
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Must have and maintain a 3.0 Cumulative GPA in Nursing Coursework |
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To retain scholarship, must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA/3.0 cumulative GPA in Nursing coursework |
Sarah Kay Thornhill Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
($374.00/Semester)
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Must have been admitted to the clinical component of the Nursing Program |
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Once scholarship is awarded, the student must make a "C" or better in Nursing courses to maintain the scholarship |
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Provide evidence of leadership skills |
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Priority will be given to students from Walthall County, MS |
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The recipient will have dinner with the Thornhill family |
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation
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Must be a Nursing major wiith minimum GPA of 2.5 |
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Must have been accepted into the clinical component |
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Must have financial need |
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Must be a deserving Christian female who is a resident of any of the following states: VA, NC, SC, TN, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA |
Lettie Pate Whitehead Application
Phillipp Wolter Family Endowment Fund for Nursing
($200.00/Semester)
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Must demonstrate financial need |
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Must have a 2.5 GPA |
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Must demonstrate involvement in school/community affairs |
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Must submit 2 letters of recommendation |
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Must be full-time (12 Hours) |
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To retain, must continue to meet above criteria |
Wolter Application