Nursing Partnerships

• Highpoint Health Sumner
  
  Highpoint Health Sumner is a scholarship program for eligible nursing students. This program allows nursing students to make an hourly wage, gain hands-on experience, and receive scholarships up to $5,000.00 a semester for up to four years. Upon graduation, the student is prepared to work for a minimum of two years as an RN at Highpoint Health Sumner. 
  
  For more information on application details, contact Carrie Schutter at carrie.schutter@lpnt.net and click the button below to apply for the scholarship. 
  
   

Grants and Scholarships

• Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation

  The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation scholarship provides support to deserving Southern, Christian, female students with financial need enrolled in either Upper Division Nursing or Education Majors at Cumberland University. Lettie Pate Whitehead scholarships are included in the recipients' total financial aid package, and the award follows the recipients through their course of study. Christian, female students from Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia are eligible to apply.  Please note that incomplete or false applications will not be considered. 

  
  The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation's grantmaking is inspired by the life of Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans, a philanthropist and businesswoman. Mrs. Whitehead had a keen sense of duty to those in need, as well as a gracious spirit.
  
  More information about Mrs. Whitehead and the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation can be found HERE. 
  
  To apply for the Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship, click the button below:
  
   
   

• Endowed Scholarships
  
  There are numerous endowed scholarships available that are designated specifically for nursing students as well as endowed scholarships with broad criteria that nursing students qualify for as well. For more information about endowed scholarships and to apply, please click the button below:
  
  
  
  There are also a few endowed scholarships with separate applications. You can visit that page HERE. 

The following scholarship opportunities are need-based. If you are interested in potentially receiving funding from one of them, please fill out the form located HERE.

• Gertrude Skelly Foundation  

• Notes for Nurses Restricted Fund
  
  Funding for this scholarship is raised from the proceeds from the Notes for Nurses event that is held every other year to raise funds for nursing students in need. 
   

• Rudy School of Nursing General Scholarship Fund
  
  This scholarship is for nursing students in need and is funded by numerous donations.