Criteria for Scholarship
The Jamaica Nurses’ Association of Florida, Inc.

The Jamaica Nurses’ Association of Florida, Inc. (JNAF) intends to award scholarship(s) annually in the amount(s) of $1000 to resident (s) of the United States or the Caribbean. The organization will award scholarship(s) based on the following criteria:

1. Applicant must be actively enrolled in a three or four year community college or university,
   and are seeking their first diploma/degree.
2. Applicant must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or more or equivalent
   evaluations in accordance with the system used by the applicant’s college or university. A copy of the applicant’s most recent transcript must be sent with the application.
3. Applicant is requested to set forth his/her future objectives and goals in a brief letter (typed letter not to exceed 500 words), explaining why he/she is in need of assistance.
4. Applicant must be recommended to the organization’s scholarship committee and each applicant will be required to provide at least two (2) references, one of which must be a member of the faculty of the applicant’s college or university.
5. The scholarship(s) shall not exceed $1000 and will be awarded in one payment and is/are not renewable.
6. The organization may decide to select more than one recipient in which case the scholarship funds will be awarded in equal amounts to the recipients and the total may not exceed $1000 to each recipient
7. The organization’s scholarship committee and President will determine the recipients of the organization’s scholarship.
8. Application(s) and required documents must be received by the last week of October each year. Scholarships will be used to pay tuition and in some cases other academic expenses such as books and supplies.
9. The scholarships will be gifts not loans. Repayment is not expected except in cases of poor academic performance during the academic year for which the scholarship was awarded.
10. Recipients of the scholarship are not eligible to receive future awards.
11. Members of the Board of Directors and officers of the organization and their families are not eligible for the scholarship award.

Scholarship(s) will be awarded on the above criteria, without consideration of race, religion, citizenship or gender. Within approximately sixty (60) – ninety (90) days following the end of the academic year for which the scholarship was awarded the recipient will be required to furnish the organization a copy of the recipient’s transcript for the academic year. If the recipient’s GPA
is below 3.0 he/she will be required to forfeit the scholarship award and return the amount of the award to the organization.

Deadline for returning Application: October of each year

NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE # OF REFERENCES (S). Written references to be included. Each applicant will be requested to provide at least two (2) references, one of which must be from a faculty member of the applicant’s college or university.