1.Pell
Grant Program
The Pell
Program is a federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
The intent of the program is to provide needy students with grants to assist
them in attending an institution of higher education. Students with previous
bachelor degrees are not eligible for this award.
2. State
of Maine
Grant Program (SMPG)
The SMPG
is a state program administered by the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME). Financially
needy students that meet eligibility requirements may receive grant awards. For
maximum award, the student’s FAFSA must be filed by May 1st.
The
eligibility requirements are as follows:
U.S. citizen or an eligible
non-citizen;
Resident
of Maine other than for College purposes, with Maine residency established one (1) calendar
year before applying to the SMPG Program;
Graduated
form an approved secondary school (or shall have complet4ed a general education
development exam);
Demonstrate
substantial financial need as computed by the FAFSA and the State of Maine formula; and
Must be
at least a one-half-time student.
3. Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) Program
The SEOG
Program is a federal grant program specifically intended to make higher
education possible for undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need.
Students with previous bachelor degrees are not eligible to receive this award.
4. Academic
Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
The
Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) is a federal program designed to provide
assistance for recent high school graduates who have taken a rigorous secondary
school program of study and achieved a passing grade in all classes. The
program of study is defined by the Department of Education and a student
indicates their possible eligibility when completing the FAFSA. Once
eligibility is determined the Financial Aid Office indicates the award on the
Financial Aid Award letter.
5. Dr.
Gard W. Twaddle Nurses Endowment Fund
The
program is a grant funded by monies earned by the Dr. Gard W. Twaddle Nurses
Endowment Fund. Preference is given to upperclassmen (senior students).
6. Elias
E. Tucker Nursing Fund
The late
Mrs. Alice E. Tucker of Mechanic Galls, Maine,
in memory of her husband, bequeathed monies to be held in trust by Central Maine Medical Center. Income generated
therefrom is used to award grants to deserving young men and women,
participating in an educational program, preparing a person to take the
examination to become a registered nurse. First preference is accorded to Mechanic Falls students.
7. Women’s
Hospital Association Fund
The
Women’s Hospital Association of Central Maine Medical Center donates monies to
be awarded, as grants, to deserving students with financial need.
8. Aurela
B. Dumont Fund
The program
is a grant funded by monies earned by the Aurela B. Dumont endowment Fund.
Preference is given to a student with academic ability from Lewiston.
9. Charles
Edward Fortier, Jr. RN Memorial and Endowment Fund
The family of Charles Edward
Fortier, Jr. (Class of 1984 alumnus) has donated monies to be awarded to second
year students who are deserving nursing students. An award is also given to a
graduating Senior.
10. School of Nursing Centennial Endowment Fund
This fund
was established in 1993 as the result of the Fund appeal letter which generated
donor support for this fund. This annual income will be sued to provide
educational resources, needed equipment and scholarships. The amounts of the
scholarship vary.
11. Peggy S. Young College
of Nursing Scholarship Endowment Fund
Peggy S.
Young was a well-respected faculty member of the College
of Nursing and a 1991 graduate of the School of Nursing. When Peggy died in 2009 her
family established this endowment fund to share and promote Peggy’s love of
nursing education and her commitment to students. Preference for this award is
given to students with children.
12.
Arlette Lachance Magee Endowment Fund
This fund
was established in 1999 by Arlette Lachance Magee, a 1964 graduate of the
Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing. Net income and realized gains
shall be distributed and disposed for the restricted special and unanticipated
needs of the Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health
Professions as determined by the President of the College Alumni Association
and the Director of the College.
Two (2)
other scholarships available to students enrolled in the College are:
· Central Maine Medical Center College
of Nursing and Health Professions Scholarship
·
CMGH/CMMC School
of Nursing and Health
Professions Alumni Association Scholarship
