RUC-Rita M. Bishop Scholarship

This scholarship was established to honor Rita M. Bishop, R.N., B.S.N., by friends upon her retirement. She dedicated her career (over 35 years) to operating room services. Her work served to promote operating room nursing education and recognition. Mrs. Bishop was always forward thinking and kept “her OR’s” on the forefront of technology, nursing practice and excellent patient care processes.

  • Provides assistance for tuition, books and other related fees to a student enrolled in the Radford University Carilion (RUC)
  • Student must have an interest in surgical nursing or be entering into the adopt-a-student nursing program
  • Must have a college grade point average of 3.0 or higher
  • Student must be entering their junior year at RUC

Award
Varies
Deadline
02/05/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Do you have interest in surgical nursing or entering the Adopt-A-Student Nursing Program?
  2. If you answered yes please share your reasons and future plans.
  3. I release my academic information and any FAFSA data submitted to RUC (EFC/SAI, if a FAFSA is on file) and my contact information to Carilion’s Foundation Board so that they may make a final determination on whether I will be awarded one or more of Carilion’s Education Foundation Scholarships. I understand that Carilion’s Foundation Board will use my contact information to notify me of any scholarships for which I have been selected. I understand that Carilion’s Foundation Board will not share any of my information.