SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE 

Region 10 Scholarships:

Region 10's scholarship program offers opportunities to Region 10 students of all ages; youth and adults are both welcome to apply.  Click on the links above to download relevant documents.  You can then fill out the application on your computer, print it out, and mail it in.
 
Or, if you prefer, you can also request hard copy of all three documents from the scholarship chair Gay Jeanne Bower, PO Box 6, Johnson Creek, WI 53038, 920-699-3690, gayjbower@yahoo.com 

Region 10's 2008 Scholarships
Two $1,000 Scholarships to be Awarded
Deadline May 2, 2008

Region 10 is proud to announce that for the seventeenth year scholarships will be awarded for post high school education.  Two $1,000 scholarships will be offered in 2008.  The deadline for these scholarships is  May 2, 2008.

Since 1990, Region 10 has offered a scholarship program for members pursuing post-high school education, and there are usually two scholarships available each year.  These scholarships are open to any current member of a Region 10 affiliated club who has been a Region 10 club member for at least two of the last five years and who has been a Region 10 resident within the previous five years.  Applicants are evaluated on their academic record (including attendance), financial need, equine background, leadership, and a sense of direction in furthering their education--with each of these criteria having equal weight.  Scholarships are open to both youth and adult members.

The application deadline is early in May, and winners are announced at the Region 10 Championship Show. 

The Mark Larscheidt scholar FUND is proud to announce that for the third year a scholarship will be offered in the amount of $500.00.  This scholarship will honor a young, charismatic, energetic and talented trainer, Mark Larschiedt, who died tragically in an automobile accident in 1999.  He is survived by his parents, Tony and Gene Larschiedt. Together the three of them ran the very successful Larschiedt Training Center in Sussex, WI.  The deadline for the applications is May 5, 2008.

Testimonial from a 2004 Region 10 Scholarship Recipient

In June 2004 I received the Region 10 Scholarship. I used my scholarship award for my journey through nursing school, and what a journey it was! I started nursing school in fall 2004 at Winona State University - Rochester center. I previously had done two years of undergraduate classes in Winona. Last summer, 2005, I did a nursing internship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. I did a twelve week intensive program at St. Mary's hospital on the medical cardiology ICU. The program was a lot of hard work, but an amazing experience and it was an honor to learn from the best. I returned to school in the fall of 2005 to complete my senior year. I did an honors research project on the effects of genetic discoveries on health care and the nurse's role in genetic health care. I submitted my abstract to a research conference and it was accepted. In March, I traveled to Milwaukee to present my research project at the Midwest Nursing Research Society conference. For my senior capstone rotation I choose to do my clinical rotation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Mayo Clinic. I quickly found out that I love working with pediatric patients and that I had found my calling. I applied for a nursing position on the PICU and was offered a job, which I quickly accepted. I graduated in May, Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. I took two months off for some much needed rest, relaxation and horse time. I have been working for a month and love it; in fact I can't imagine a better job.

While in college I continued to ride and show Arabian horses. I show a purebred Hunter and purebred Country English horse at Hesten Park in Hastings, Minnesota. I unfortunately had to miss a lot of shows because of school and my internship last summer. During my two month break I did get to attend a few shows and thankfully got to attend our regional show again. I have to miss nationals this year because of work, but can't wait to get back out on the national circuit.

I want to take this opportunity to thank the members of Region 10 for my scholarship. You all made it possible to pursue my dream of becoming a nurse at the Mayo Clinic.