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Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital Opens Nursing Tuition Scholarship Applications for 2026

Eligible nursing students can apply online by March 16

The Scholarship Committee of The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital is accepting applications for nursing school tuition assistance. Criteria for selection include all of the following:

  • Home residence or work in Loudoun County
  • Enrollment in an accredited school of nursing. If not currently enrolled in a school of nursing, an acceptance letter is required.
  • Completion of one semester (nine credits) of nursing school or 30 undergraduate college credits. Funds are not available for prerequisite classes.
  • Academic performance: students must have at least a 3.0 cumulative average (or its equivalent). A transcript is required with the school’s name and applicant’s name printed as part of the transcript.

Students may be awarded only two consecutive Ladies Board scholarships.

Scholarship application forms are online at ladiesboard.org/scholarship-application. Application deadline is midnight on Monday, March 16, 2026. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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The Ladies Board scholarship program was established in 1959 to award supplemental funds to worthy nursing students, and since that time The Ladies Board has awarded over $2.4 million to over 1,456 applicants. Riverside Gift Shop at Inova Loudoun Hospital, Twice Is Nice Thrift Shop in Leesburg, the Lights of Love remembrance program and the Annual Ladies Board Rummage Sale raise funds for this important project. In 2025, $170,000 was awarded to 40 students.

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The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital is a non-profit organization with the mission to promote goodwill between the community and the hospital and to raise funds for patient services, nursing education, and hospital projects.

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