Financial Assistance: Cape Cod Healthcare Nurse Grant

You need a great job. Our community needs great nurses. In 2017, Cape Cod Healthcare established a fund at The Cape Cod Foundation to award grants of $10,000 to Barnstable County residents who complete their Associate and Bachelor of Science Nursing degrees and secure employment with a local nonprofit healthcare provider. To date, the fund has awarded more than $200,000 in grants to local nurses. Learn more today!

BACKGROUND
The fund was established to advance education and promote the provision of health care to the Cape Cod community by awarding grants to nurses employed by nonprofit health care providers that have a principal place of business in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

ELIGIBILITY
Individuals eligible to receive a grant from this fund must:

• Be employed for at least one year by a nonprofit healthcare provider that has a principal place of business in Barnstable County
• Have received an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree from Cape Cod Community College with a minimum GPA of 2.75
• Have received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Be a resident of Barnstable County

CONFIRMATION OF ELIGIBILITY
The applicant must provide proof of employment by a Qualified Employer and proof of obtaining his/her ASN and BSN to The Cape Cod Foundation. Once selected by the Foundation to receive a grant, the recipient must provide the Foundation with proof of qualifying employment each year to receive subsequent grant installments. The applicant may authorize a Qualified Employer in writing to provide the eligibility requirements on his/her behalf.

GRANT AMOUNT
Each qualified applicant will receive a $10,000 grant paid over three (3) years.

TO APPLY
If you meet the requirements, click here to register.  Once you have an account, use access code nurse for the application.  We accept applications on a rolling basis throughout the year.

QUESTIONS?
Mary Beth Burwood
Education Program Officer
Cape Cod Foundation
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