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Jase Davidsaver RN Memorial Scholarship

$1,000
1 winner$1,000
Open
Application Deadline
Feb 1, 2025
Winners Announced
Mar 1, 2025
Education Level
Undergraduate, Graduate
Eligibility Requirements
Education Level:
Undergraduate or graduate student
Gender:
Male
Desired Career:
RN

Jase Davidsaver worked for more than ten years as a nurse in Reno, Nevada and Lincoln City, Oregon, and passed away too soon.

Nursing is a vital profession that is essential to the health and wellbeing of all. Unfortunately, there is a growing nursing shortage and 1.2 million additional registered nurses will be needed by 2030 in order to end the shortage. To keep the healthcare system functioning, it’s critical that students interested in nursing have the resources necessary to pursue their degrees.

This scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Jase Davidsaver by supporting male students pursuing nursing education.

Any male undergraduate or graduate RN nursing student may apply for this scholarship opportunity. 

To apply, tell us how you will positively impact the nursing profession.

Selection Criteria:
Ambition, Need, Boldest Bold.org Profile
Published September 9, 2024
Essay Topic

In 500 words or less, please share how you will positively impact the nursing profession.


100–500 words

Winning Application

Jaden Smith
University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO
When I was six years old, I was raped by my cousin, it wasn’t something that was a one time, it happened a consecutive number of times nor was it my first time being raped. It was something that I struggled with a lot growing up because I felt I had nobody to talk to and I didn’t want to tell my family, so it was a secret that ate me up inside. I became very shy and antisocial because I felt like I was the only person that could help me. Over the years I started to learn to live with what happened to me, but I pushed it to the back of my mind and tried to not think about it. When I hit 16, I started to become more aware of the things I should do since I was raped, which one being getting tested for STD’s. I opened up to my nurse about it and she was very supportive helping through the process and comforting me in a way I didn’t know I needed till then. I knew I wanted to be a nurse growing up and I took classes in high school that correspond with the nursing field such as biomedical, but at this moment, my decision was set in stone because of my nurse. I knew that the way she comforted me, I could do that for someone else that had been in the same predicament as me, and maybe I’m not able to help every single rape victim out there, but if I could just give comfort to one I would be more than grateful because I know how it is trying to hold yourself together by yourself after a traumatic event like that. Which that doesn’t only include rape victims that includes anyone that has gone through something or someone that just needs that comfort because a good nurse could change the perspective of a patient in the best way. The traumatic event I had to go through really changed the course of my life, also what I want to do with my life. My career goal is to become a forensic nurse and I do feel like that stems from my rape, but I would love to help and give patients comfort and care because that’s something I never got when I had to go through the same experience as them.

FAQ

When is the scholarship application deadline?

The application deadline is Feb 1, 2025. Winners will be announced on Mar 1, 2025.