The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation is now accepting applications for the Rachel Easton, RN Nursing Scholarship.
College students from east Linn County, who are accepted into a nursing program, are eligible.
The deadline to apply for the $1,000 scholarship is April 30. Winners will be announced by June 1.
The scholarship is named for Rachel Easton, who was a longtime nurse at the Samaritan Park Street Clinic in Lebanon.
All applicants must submit an official transcript including Fall 2010 grades, a one- or two-page typed statement discussing why you are pursuing a nursing degree and listing your goals; a completed application form and a Cost and Resource Estimate Work Sheet; any special circumstances you might like the Easton Scholarship Committee to consider; and a signed and dated letter of recommendation from someone who knows you well.
For more information, or to obtain an application, call the foundation at (541) 451-6303.
The application is also available on-line at http://www.samhealth.org under the Education link.