The 2012 scholarships will be awarded in honor of of Captain Joshua M. McClimans, AN, USAR, who was killed in a mortar attack in April 2011 while assigned to the Combat Support Hospital at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Afghanistan. A native of Jamestown, Pennsylvania, Captain McClimans was a 2003 graduate of the University of Akron School of Nursing in Ohio. He had served a previous active duty tour in Iraq and at Walter Reed Army Medical Center before joining the Reserve.

For more details, you can download our informational flyer; for the complete guidelines and to apply, download the 2012 ANCA Scholarship Program Guidelines And Application.

Eligibility Criteria

	Nursing or anesthesia students who plan to enter a component of the US Army and are enrolled in a program not funded by any component of the US Army.
	Nursing or anesthesia students who have previously served in a component of the US Army.
	Army Nurse Corps officers in any US Army component enrolled in a baccalaureate or graduate nursing or nursing anesthesia program not funded by the US Army.
	Army enlisted soldiers in any US Army component enrolled in a baccalaureate degree nursing program not funded by the US Army.
	Nursing or anesthesia students whose parent(s), spouse, and/or children are or have served in any component of the US Army.

General Information

The 2012 ANCA scholarships will be $3,000 per selected applicant. All applications must be submitted on the 2012 forms, are due by 31 March 2012 and will be reviewed by the ANCA Education Committee. Selected students will be notified within a few weeks. Scholarship funds are sent to the school to be managed for the student and not sent directly to the student.

The Army Nurse Corps Association does not have an official relationship with the US Army, the Army Nurse Corps or the Reserve Officer Training Corps. Accordingly there is no military service obligation for the student receiving this scholarship. You may contact us via our Contact Us page (Department Routing: Scholarships) or write to

Education Committee
Army Nurse Corps Association
PO Box 847
Manhattan, KS 66505-0847

Video of SGT Gregory Bresnehan receiving his 2011 scholarship
Informational Flyer:		Complete Guidelines and Application Form: