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Graduate nursing scholarships shall not exceed $4,000 annually. No scholarship shall be less than $150 annually. Scholarship funds shall be paid directly to the recipient.D\n\nEach nursing scholarship shall be made by an advisory committee appointed by the State Board of Health that consists of eight members, four of whom shall be deans or directors of schools of nursing or their designees, two of whom shall be past recipients of nursing scholarships awarded pursuant to this section, two of whom shall have experience in the administration of student financial aid programs, and at least two of whom shall not have served as members of the advisory committee during the previous two years. Appointments shall be for two-year terms. No member of the advisory committee is eligible to serve more than two consecutive two-year terms immediately succeeding any unexpired term for which such member was appointed.E\n\nAwards shall be made upon such basis, competitive or otherwise, as determined by the advisory committee, with due regard for scholastic attainments, character, need, and adaptability of the applicant for the service contemplated in such award. No award shall be made if the applicant fails to possess the requisite qualifications. With due consideration of the number of applications and the qualifications of all such applicants, the advisory committee shall, to the extent that it is practicable, award an equal number of scholarships among the various congressional districts within the Commonwealth.F\n\nBefore any such scholarship is awarded, the applicant shall agree in a signed written contract to complete a nursing program and, upon completion, to promptly begin and continuously engage in nursing work in the Commonwealth in a region with a critical shortage of nurses for one month for each $100 of scholarship awarded. The requirement for continuous engagement in nursing work may be waived by the advisory committee if the scholarship recipient requests leave to pursue an undergraduate or graduate degree in nursing or relating to nursing activities. The contract shall contain such other provisions as the State Board of Health determines to be necessary to accomplish the purposes of the scholarship.G\n\nEach scholarship shall be awarded for a single award year and may be renewed annually for up to four additional award years upon a showing of satisfactory progress toward completion of the relevant nursing program.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223709,"text":"As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Graduate nursing program” means a program at a school of nursing that leads to a master’s degree or doctorate in nursing or a field relating to nursing activities.\n\t\t\t“Undergraduate nursing program” means a program at a school of nursing that leads to an associate degree, diploma, or baccalaureate degree in nursing.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":223710,"text":"Annual nursing scholarships are established for part-time and full-time Virginia students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs or first-year Virginia students at the beginning of their first academic year who present to the advisory committee established pursuant to subsection D a notice of intention to pursue an undergraduate nursing program.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":223711,"text":"Undergraduate nursing scholarships shall not exceed $2,000 annually. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 644; in 1962, chapter 81; in 1966, chapter 162; in 1968, chapter 441; in 1970, chapter 653; in 1973, chapter 401; in 1974, chapter 654; in 1989, chapter 330; in 2002, chapter 290<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78009,"section_number":"32.1-122.6:01","catch_line":"Board of Health to award certain scholarships and loan repayment funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-122.6_01\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":185075,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61217,"identifier":"23.1-614","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/2\/23.1-614","url":"\/23.1-614\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-614\/","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/2\/23.1-614","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nursing scholarships","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-614","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Graduate nursing program<\/span>” means a program at a school of nursing that leads to a master’s degree or doctorate in nursing or a field relating to nursing activities.\n\t\t\t“Undergraduate nursing program<\/span>” means a program at a school of nursing that leads to an associate degree, diploma, or baccalaureate<\/span> degree in nursing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Annual nursing scholarships are established for part-time and full-time Virginia students<\/span> enrolled in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs<\/span> or first-year Virginia students<\/span> at the beginning of their first academic year who present to the advisory committee established pursuant to subsection D a notice of intention to pursue an undergraduate nursing program<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Undergraduate nursing scholarships shall not exceed $2,000 annually. Graduate nursing scholarships shall not exceed $4,000 annually. No scholarship shall be less than $150 annually. Scholarship funds shall be paid directly to the recipient. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each nursing scholarship shall be made by an advisory committee appointed by the State Board<\/span> of Health that consists of eight members, four of whom shall be deans or directors of schools of nursing or their designees, two of whom shall be past recipients of nursing scholarships awarded pursuant to this section, two of whom shall have experience in the administration of student financial aid programs, and at least two of whom shall not have served as members of the advisory committee during the previous two years. Appointments shall be for two-year terms. No member of the advisory committee is eligible to serve more than two consecutive two-year terms immediately succeeding any unexpired term for which such member was appointed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Awards shall be made upon such basis, competitive or otherwise, as determined by the advisory committee, with due regard for scholastic attainments, character, need, and adaptability of the applicant for the service contemplated in such award. No award shall be made if the applicant fails to possess the requisite qualifications. With due consideration of the number of applications and the qualifications of all such applicants, the advisory committee shall, to the extent that it is practicable, award an equal number of scholarships among the various congressional districts within the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Before any such scholarship is awarded, the applicant shall agree in a signed written contract<\/span> to complete a nursing program and, upon completion, to promptly begin and continuously engage in nursing work in the Commonwealth in a region with a critical shortage of nurses for one month for each $100 of scholarship awarded. The requirement for continuous engagement in nursing work may be waived by the advisory committee if the scholarship recipient requests leave to pursue an undergraduate or graduate degree in nursing or relating to nursing activities. The contract<\/span> shall contain such other provisions as the State Board<\/span> of Health determines to be necessary to accomplish the purposes of the scholarship. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> Each scholarship shall be awarded for a single award year and may be renewed annually for up to four additional award years upon a showing of satisfactory progress toward completion of the relevant nursing program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNURSING SCHOLARSHIPS (\u00a7 23.1-614)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Graduate nursing program” means a program at a school of nursing\nthat leads to a master’s degree or doctorate in nursing or a field\nrelating to nursing activities.\n\t\t\t“Undergraduate nursing program” means a program at a school of\nnursing that leads to an associate degree, diploma, or baccalaureate degree in\nnursing.\n\nB. Annual nursing scholarships are established for part-time and full-time\nVirginia students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs or\nfirst-year Virginia students at the beginning of their first academic year who\npresent to the advisory committee established pursuant to subsection D a notice\nof intention to pursue an undergraduate nursing program.\n\nC. Undergraduate nursing scholarships shall not exceed $2,000 annually. Graduate\nnursing scholarships shall not exceed $4,000 annually. No scholarship shall be\nless than $150 annually. Scholarship funds shall be paid directly to the\nrecipient.\n\nD. Each nursing scholarship shall be made by an advisory committee appointed by\nthe State Board of Health that consists of eight members, four of whom shall be\ndeans or directors of schools of nursing or their designees, two of whom shall\nbe past recipients of nursing scholarships awarded pursuant to this section, two\nof whom shall have experience in the administration of student financial aid\nprograms, and at least two of whom shall not have served as members of the\nadvisory committee during the previous two years. Appointments shall be for\ntwo-year terms. No member of the advisory committee is eligible to serve more\nthan two consecutive two-year terms immediately succeeding any unexpired term\nfor which such member was appointed.\n\nE. Awards shall be made upon such basis, competitive or otherwise, as determined\nby the advisory committee, with due regard for scholastic attainments,\ncharacter, need, and adaptability of the applicant for the service contemplated\nin such award. No award shall be made if the applicant fails to possess the\nrequisite qualifications. With due consideration of the number of applications\nand the qualifications of all such applicants, the advisory committee shall, to\nthe extent that it is practicable, award an equal number of scholarships among\nthe various congressional districts within the Commonwealth.\n\nF. Before any such scholarship is awarded, the applicant shall agree in a signed\nwritten contract to complete a nursing program and, upon completion, to promptly\nbegin and continuously engage in nursing work in the Commonwealth in a region\nwith a critical shortage of nurses for one month for each $100 of scholarship\nawarded. The requirement for continuous engagement in nursing work may be waived\nby the advisory committee if the scholarship recipient requests leave to pursue\nan undergraduate or graduate degree in nursing or relating to nursing\nactivities. The contract shall contain such other provisions as the State Board\nof Health determines to be necessary to accomplish the purposes of the\nscholarship.\n\nG. Each scholarship shall be awarded for a single award year and may be renewed\nannually for up to four additional award years upon a showing of satisfactory\nprogress toward completion of the relevant nursing program.\n\nHISTORY: 1950, pp. 1291, 1292, \u00a7\u00a7 23-35.9, 23-35.10, 23-35.11, 23-35.12,\n23-35.13; 1956, c. 644; 1962, c. 81; 1966, c. 162; 1968, c. 441; 1970, c. 653;\n1973, c. 401; 1974, c. 654; 1989, c. 330; 2002, c. 290; 2016, c. 588.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}