Josie Harper Nursing Scholarship  

Through the generosity of The Harper Family Foundation, College of Saint Mary is helping to provide a debt-free pathway to 100 nursing students over the next four years! Charles “Mike” Harper and his late wife Joan “Josie” launched The Harper Family Foundation to create a legacy of giving. Josie was a nurse who passed away from cancer. Their goal has become to create lasting and impactful contributions. 

Josie Harper Nursing Scholarship Recipients receive:

• Receive up to $29,000 per year in total aid!
  • The Josie Harper Nursing Scholarship grants $10,000 annually to awarded scholars. In combination with other aid, Josie Harper Scholars will have an out-of-pocket tuition/campus housing expense of no more than $1,200 for the first academic year and $1,800 for the last academic year (summer tuition is included for PNC first term and BSN preceptorship only). This Scholarship is automatically renewable each year through the completion of your BSN degree.

• CSM student worker opportunities  
• No student fees
• Free parking on campus
• Free access to our state-of-the-art Lied Fitness Center & Fieldhouse
• Nursing skills/sim center
• Navigate your college experience with your personal Student Success Advisor in addition to your Academic Advisor
   

Eligibility Requirements 

• Applied to one of the following:
  • Practical Nursing Certificate (PNC), as a new student beginning May 2023.
  • Pre-Nursing program as a new student beginning January or August 2023.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program as a new student beginning in January or August 2023.
• High financial need as demonstrated by pell-eligibility or through the College Funding Estimator by Education Quest Foundation. 
• And at least one of the following criteria: 
  • First generation (defined as neither parent earning at least a bachelor’s degree)
  • A person of color
  • Student parent