Carissa R. Enright Endowed Scholarship for Psychiatric Nursing

The Carissa R. Enright Endowment for Psychiatric Nursing has been established through the generosity of Carissa and William Enright, an Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing at the Dallas Parkland campus. The purpose of this scholarship is to provide scholarships for students within the College of Nursing who are committed to practicing in a Mental Health, Behavioral Health or Psychiatric setting and to encourage motivated and compassionate nurses to care for patients suffering from mental illness and/or mental retardation. This scholarship will be available to both undergraduate and graduate students.

• Application Dates – Opens July 1, Closes March 1
• Awarding Department – College of Nursing
• Department Contact – nursing@twu.edu
• Level – Graduate or Undergraduate
• Classification – Any
• Major – Nursing
• Minimum Cumulative GPA – 3.0 for UG, 3.2 for GR
• Minimum Enrollment Requirement – 12 credit hours UG, 9 credit hours GR
• Minimum Total Credit Hours Earned – Any
• Renewability – Scholarship may be renewed if all requirements are met.
• FAFSA – Recommended but not required
• Other – Post-Acceptance responses must be completed before funds will be transmitted.