SHARE Scholarships
SHARE Foundation Scholarships are funded through generous local donors with a passion for helping those in Union County, Arkansas.
Our scholarship donors understand the importance of healthcare needs in the community and the need to recruit and retain dedicated healthcare professionals. Therefore, each SHARE Scholarship has a work requirement upon graduation. For each year funded, one year of work in Union County is required. If only one semester is funded, a minimum of one year of work in Union County is required.
SHARE Scholarships may pay for tuition only in partial or full, depending on current tuition rates. A small book stipend may be included. SHARE Scholarships have an annual award cap or maximum allowable cost per student. Students are not guaranteed to receive the maximum amount allowable in their scholarship award. Scholarships are reviewed by a committee, and financial need is considered. All scholarship approvals are provided by the SHARE Foundation Board of Directors. Additionally, scholarship awards are based on the availability of funds.
To be considered for SHARE Scholarship reviews and awards, applicants must provide the following:
- Submit an online application through the Scholarships Application Portal
- Applications must be submitted on or before the deadline
- List all financial aid and other scholarship awards
- Copy of Transcript
- Copy of your school's Letter of Acceptance into your program of study
- Completed all prerequisites and meet GPA standards for your program of study
- Understand and agree to the work requirement in Union County, AR
SHARE Foundation Scholarships
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The SARH Auxiliary Helen Wright Memorial Scholarship Criteria
The scholarship provides tuition and books (in whole or in part) to individuals who reside within a forty-mile radius of El Dorado, limited to the state of Arkansas, pursuing healthcare careers at approved Arkansas educational institutions. Recipients must agree to employment in a health-related career at Southern Arkansas Regional Hospital (SARH) immediately after completing their course of study for one year for each year funded with a minimum work requirement of one year.
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Dr. Warren S. & Wilma "Billie" Riley Scholarship Criteria
Scholarships shall be used to provide or reimburse for tuition and books (in whole or in part) for those studying to become nurses or for advanced training of nurses; those pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in social work, a bachelor's or master's degree in psychology, or a bachelor's or master's degree in mental health counseling. Students must become employed as a full-time nurse, social worker, mental health counselor, or in a psychology field position at a hospital, school (K-12), mental health center, law enforcement, or other human service areas in Union County, Arkansas, immediately following completion of their course of study. Other than nursing, all work must be related to providing mental health services in a public setting and excludes teaching. There are no geographical limitations on residence or place of study.
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Lucy A. Ring Memorial Scholarship Criteria
Scholarships shall be used for careers in healthcare or public education in grades K-12. Recipients must be Union County, Arkansas, residents but there are no geographical limits on the place of study. Recipients must agree to employment in a healthcare career at South Arkansas Regional Hospital (SARH), SHARE Foundation, or in Union County, Arkansas, public education in grades K-12 immediately following the completion of their course of study for one year for each year funded with a minimum work requirement of one year.
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Barton Scholarship Criteria
Scholarships are exclusively for full-time Registered Nursing students at Southern Arkansas University. Recipients agree to employment in a nursing career at Southern Arkansas Regional Hospital (SARH) immediately following the completion of their course of study for one year for each year funded with a minimum work requirement of one year.
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The John R. Williamson, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Criteria
All scholarships shall be used to provide tuition and books (in whole or in part) to individuals living in Union County, Arkansas, pursuing health-related careers at approved educational institutions. Recipients must agree to employment in a health-related career in Union County immediately after completing their course of study for one year for each year funded with a minimum work requirement of one year.
