The University of Southern Maine is receiving half a million dollars to help nursing students — especially those who want to work with older people and stay in Maine — pay for their training.
The gift is from the Boyne Foundation. George Campbell, vice president for advancement at USM, says the scholarship program this gift is endowing will help people attend the school that might not be able to otherwise.
“A lot of our students are first-generation students, lower income, that can’t really afford, even though we’re a public university, can’t afford all the costs of tuition, and this scholarship goes to help them and support them,” he says.
Campbell says the scholarships are based on merit and need, and students who are interested in working with geriatric patients, and staying in Maine after graduation, get preference.