Ladies Board Scholarship Applications

Leesburg, VA – The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital is accepting applications for nursing school tuition assistance.  Scholarships are available to eligible students in various programs of study, including degrees at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels.

Criteria for selection include all of the following:

• Residence or employment in Loudoun County
• Enrollment in or acceptance by an accredited school of nursing (acceptance letter required)
• Completion of one semester (nine credits) of nursing school or 30 undergraduate college credits
• Academic performance.  Students must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average or its equivalent (transcript required).

Students may be awarded only two consecutive Ladies Board scholarships.

Since the scholarship program’s inception in 1959, The Ladies Board has offered almost 1,200 scholarships totaling over $1,770,000.  In 2018, $110,500 was awarded to 51 students, including a $1,000 scholarship for forensic nurse training.  Scholarships ranged from $1,000 to $2,700.

Applications and additional information are available online at http://www.ladiesboard.org or by calling 703-777-6357.  Applications are also available in Leesburg at The Gift Shop at Inova Loudoun Hospital, 44045 Riverside Parkway; Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 235 Old Waterford Road, NW, and Twice Is Nice thrift shop, 305 E. Market Street.  The deadline for applications is Tuesday, April 9.

Scholarships are funded by the Hospital Gift Shop, Twice Is Nice thrift shop, the Lights of Love program, and the Annual Ladies Board Rummage Sale.

For more information, check out the Ladies Board website under scholarships.

Media Contact: Lisa Cromwell, 703-999-6535

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The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital is a non-profit organization with the mission to promote goodwill between the community and the hospital and to raise funds for patient services, nursing education, and hospital projects.