The Elizabeth Garde National Scholarship will be awarded to a Danish Sisterhood member or the child of a Danish Sisterhood member in good standing for a minimum of one year prior to the application deadline. Applicants must be a post-high school student or graduate student seeking a degree in nursing or other medical profession. A person can only receive this award once. For an applicant who has been out of high school for more than five years, they must submit any information that would be important as to their goal for further education. They must include information relating to classes, seminars, activities, etc. that would be beneficial in judging their scholarship application. Two, no more than three, letters of character reference must also be submitted with the completed application. For those who are employed, one letter must be from the applicant's employer and must include the average number of hours worked per week by the applicant. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Danish Sisterhood of America for more information.