Please read below for specific guidelines and eligibility criteria regarding each one. All recipients will be recognized at a special celebration in May during Nurses Week.
David & Polly Roth Nursing Education Scholarship
Interested in pursuing a professional nursing degree? If you’ve been a Texas Children’s employee for at least three years, you may be eligible to apply for the 2023 David and Polly Roth Nursing Education Scholarship. Applicants must be employed in specific types of roles to be eligible.
Employees interested in applying for this scholarship should refer to the scholarship guidelines for details regarding eligibility. Click here to submit your application by Friday, February 17.
Three Nursing Education/Professional Conference Scholarships – One Deadline to Apply!
Flo McGee Nursing Education/Professional Conference Scholarship
- The Flo McGee Nursing Scholarship fund was re-established in 2007 by Florence McGee, a longstanding volunteer, philanthropist and fundraiser due to her appreciation for nurses.
- Recipients of this scholarship will receive financial assistance in the form of tuition assistance towards attaining an advanced professional nursing degree (MSN for RNs) or financial assistance towards virtual/in-person attendance at a professional nursing conference (such as the Magnet conference).
- Click here for eligibility guidelines, and click here to submit your application.
Len Slusser Nursing Education/Professional Conference Scholarship
- The Len Slusser Nursing Scholarship fund was established in 2020. Both scholarships are named in honor of Len Slusser, a long-time volunteer at Texas Children’s Hospital. Len has served as a Patient Pal and also with the Caring Critters team. Her daughter was a cardiology patient as a child.
- Recipients of this scholarship will receive financial assistance in the form of tuition assistance towards attaining an advanced professional nursing degree (DNP or PhD) or financial assistance towards virtual/in-person attendance at a professional nursing conference.
- Click here for eligibility guidelines, and click here to submit your application.
Molly Mae LeBlanc Nursing Education/Professional Conference Scholarship
- Both scholarships are named in memory of Molly Mae LeBlanc, daughter of former Texas Children’s employees Jill and Andy LeBlanc, who passed away at Texas Children’s in 2017. Prior to birth, Molly was diagnosed with Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD). She battled her kidney and liver disease valiantly and spent much time being cared for at Texas Children’s by many different services and members of our health care team.
- The purpose of these scholarships is to perpetuate Molly Mae’s memory and recognize nursing staff members (RNs, PCAs) for going above and beyond their required job duties to enhance the quality of life for Texas Children’s patients and their families. Selected scholarship recipients will receive financial assistance in the form of tuition assistance towards attaining a professional nursing degree (MSN for RNs, or BSN for PCAs) or financial assistance towards virtual/in-person attendance at a professional nursing conference (RNs).
- Click here for eligibility guidelines, and click here to submit your application.
The deadline to apply for these three scholarships is Friday, March 10.
For questions about eligibility or the application process for all the above listed scholarships, contact Jennifer Abernathy at jmaberna@texaschildrens.org.