Bernice Ross Penland First-Generation Endowed Scholarship

Established by Ross and Yvonne Downing

Selection Criteria:
1. Must be a Louisiana resident.
2. Must be a first-generation college student (neither parents(s) nor legal guardian(s) have earned a college degree).
3. Must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
4. Must be employed either on or off-campus for 10 hours or more per week.
5. Must be able to show proof of employment and submit a copy of their pay stub.

*It is the preference of the donor that the recipients be majoring in Nursing, and that if recipient is an entering Freshman the student have a minimum High School GPA of 3.0, or if upperclassman a minimum GPA of 2.75