The South Dakota Nurses Association Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship aims to provide financial support for a student pursuing a career in nursing. Applicants must be a resident of South Dakota with preference for a permanent legal resident of a county in SDNA District 4 (Brown, Campbell, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, Marshall, McPherson, Spink and Walworth counties). Applicants must be enrolled in any accredited standard baccalaureate nursing program in South Dakota. They must be in good academic standing at time of award (Fall). Preference will be given to active involvement in South Dakota Student Nurses Association (include discussion of involvement). Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from a staff nurse or a nursing program peer that discusses their patient advocacy, patient education, compassion and leadership. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the South Dakota Nurses Foundation for more information.