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§ 23-36.2. Nursing scholarships at the Medical College of Virginia and theUniversity of Virginia.

The governing board of the Medical College of Virginia may establish thirteenannual nursing scholarships which thirteen scholarships hereby authorizedshall be of the annual value of $150 each, and the governing board of theUniversity of Virginia may establish fifteen annual nursing scholarships,which fifteen scholarships hereby authorized shall be of the annual value of$100 each, and shall be awarded and paid subject to the conditions andrestrictions set out in the following subsections:

(1) Each applicant for any such scholarship must be a bona fide resident ofthe Commonwealth of Virginia when such scholarship is awarded. The awardsshall be made upon such basis, competitive or otherwise, as may be determinedby the president or other proper officer of the school with due regard to thescholastic attainments, character, and adaptability of the applicant for theservice contemplated in such award; provided, that no award shall be made ifthe applicant fails to possess the requisite qualifications.

(2) Before any such scholarship is awarded the applicant shall sign writtencontract under the terms of which he agrees to pursue the nursing course ofthe school awarding the scholarship until completion and thereupon topromptly begin and thereafter engage continuously in nursing work in theCommonwealth of Virginia, for a period of years equal in number to the yearsthat he has been or shall be a beneficiary of any such scholarship orscholarships. The contract shall provide that if the applicant shall fail tocomply with the provisions thereof or any of them he shall repay to theschool all amounts received by him as a beneficiary of such awards, suchrepayment to be upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by theschool. Such contract shall contain such other provisions as may benecessary, in the opinion of the president or other proper officer of theschool, to accomplish the purposes of the scholarships.

(3) As further evidence of the promise of such recipient to make suchrepayment, as to each scholarship awarded him in the event he shall fail orrefuse to fulfill the conditions and requirements herein specified as to suchscholarships, he shall, when such scholarship is awarded, be required toexecute and deliver to the school awarding the scholarship a note in aprincipal sum equal to the amount of such scholarship with interest at notless than two nor more than four per centum, which note shall be accepted bythe school upon the condition that such note, and any other similar notes sogiven, shall be cancelled by the school upon the basis of one note for eachyear in which he shall continuously engage in nursing work in theCommonwealth of Virginia; provided, however, that no recipient of any suchscholarship shall be permitted to plead the statute of limitations orinterpose a plea of infancy in the event of an action being brought againsthim on any such note.

(4) All money repaid by any such recipient shall be placed in a special fundwhich shall be used for nursing scholarships in accordance with theprovisions of this section.

(5) Each such scholarship shall be awarded for a single year, but the samestudent shall, after making satisfactory progress towards completion of histraining in the school, receive such award for any succeeding year or years,provided no student shall receive any such scholarship for more than a totalof three years.

(6) The funds making up each such scholarship shall be paid to the recipientthereof, or applied to the payment of his expenses, at such medical school,in such amounts and at such times during such school year as may bedetermined by the president or other proper officer of the school; provided,however, that no recipient shall receive for any such scholarship less than$100.

(1952, c. 651; 1960, c. 378; 1973, c. 401.)

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Statutes > Virginia > Title-23 > Chapter-4 > 23-36-2

§ 23-36.2. Nursing scholarships at the Medical College of Virginia and theUniversity of Virginia.

The governing board of the Medical College of Virginia may establish thirteenannual nursing scholarships which thirteen scholarships hereby authorizedshall be of the annual value of $150 each, and the governing board of theUniversity of Virginia may establish fifteen annual nursing scholarships,which fifteen scholarships hereby authorized shall be of the annual value of$100 each, and shall be awarded and paid subject to the conditions andrestrictions set out in the following subsections:

(1) Each applicant for any such scholarship must be a bona fide resident ofthe Commonwealth of Virginia when such scholarship is awarded. The awardsshall be made upon such basis, competitive or otherwise, as may be determinedby the president or other proper officer of the school with due regard to thescholastic attainments, character, and adaptability of the applicant for theservice contemplated in such award; provided, that no award shall be made ifthe applicant fails to possess the requisite qualifications.

(2) Before any such scholarship is awarded the applicant shall sign writtencontract under the terms of which he agrees to pursue the nursing course ofthe school awarding the scholarship until completion and thereupon topromptly begin and thereafter engage continuously in nursing work in theCommonwealth of Virginia, for a period of years equal in number to the yearsthat he has been or shall be a beneficiary of any such scholarship orscholarships. The contract shall provide that if the applicant shall fail tocomply with the provisions thereof or any of them he shall repay to theschool all amounts received by him as a beneficiary of such awards, suchrepayment to be upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by theschool. Such contract shall contain such other provisions as may benecessary, in the opinion of the president or other proper officer of theschool, to accomplish the purposes of the scholarships.

(3) As further evidence of the promise of such recipient to make suchrepayment, as to each scholarship awarded him in the event he shall fail orrefuse to fulfill the conditions and requirements herein specified as to suchscholarships, he shall, when such scholarship is awarded, be required toexecute and deliver to the school awarding the scholarship a note in aprincipal sum equal to the amount of such scholarship with interest at notless than two nor more than four per centum, which note shall be accepted bythe school upon the condition that such note, and any other similar notes sogiven, shall be cancelled by the school upon the basis of one note for eachyear in which he shall continuously engage in nursing work in theCommonwealth of Virginia; provided, however, that no recipient of any suchscholarship shall be permitted to plead the statute of limitations orinterpose a plea of infancy in the event of an action being brought againsthim on any such note.

(4) All money repaid by any such recipient shall be placed in a special fundwhich shall be used for nursing scholarships in accordance with theprovisions of this section.

(5) Each such scholarship shall be awarded for a single year, but the samestudent shall, after making satisfactory progress towards completion of histraining in the school, receive such award for any succeeding year or years,provided no student shall receive any such scholarship for more than a totalof three years.

(6) The funds making up each such scholarship shall be paid to the recipientthereof, or applied to the payment of his expenses, at such medical school,in such amounts and at such times during such school year as may bedetermined by the president or other proper officer of the school; provided,however, that no recipient shall receive for any such scholarship less than$100.

(1952, c. 651; 1960, c. 378; 1973, c. 401.)


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Statutes > Virginia > Title-23 > Chapter-4 > 23-36-2

§ 23-36.2. Nursing scholarships at the Medical College of Virginia and theUniversity of Virginia.

The governing board of the Medical College of Virginia may establish thirteenannual nursing scholarships which thirteen scholarships hereby authorizedshall be of the annual value of $150 each, and the governing board of theUniversity of Virginia may establish fifteen annual nursing scholarships,which fifteen scholarships hereby authorized shall be of the annual value of$100 each, and shall be awarded and paid subject to the conditions andrestrictions set out in the following subsections:

(1) Each applicant for any such scholarship must be a bona fide resident ofthe Commonwealth of Virginia when such scholarship is awarded. The awardsshall be made upon such basis, competitive or otherwise, as may be determinedby the president or other proper officer of the school with due regard to thescholastic attainments, character, and adaptability of the applicant for theservice contemplated in such award; provided, that no award shall be made ifthe applicant fails to possess the requisite qualifications.

(2) Before any such scholarship is awarded the applicant shall sign writtencontract under the terms of which he agrees to pursue the nursing course ofthe school awarding the scholarship until completion and thereupon topromptly begin and thereafter engage continuously in nursing work in theCommonwealth of Virginia, for a period of years equal in number to the yearsthat he has been or shall be a beneficiary of any such scholarship orscholarships. The contract shall provide that if the applicant shall fail tocomply with the provisions thereof or any of them he shall repay to theschool all amounts received by him as a beneficiary of such awards, suchrepayment to be upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by theschool. Such contract shall contain such other provisions as may benecessary, in the opinion of the president or other proper officer of theschool, to accomplish the purposes of the scholarships.

(3) As further evidence of the promise of such recipient to make suchrepayment, as to each scholarship awarded him in the event he shall fail orrefuse to fulfill the conditions and requirements herein specified as to suchscholarships, he shall, when such scholarship is awarded, be required toexecute and deliver to the school awarding the scholarship a note in aprincipal sum equal to the amount of such scholarship with interest at notless than two nor more than four per centum, which note shall be accepted bythe school upon the condition that such note, and any other similar notes sogiven, shall be cancelled by the school upon the basis of one note for eachyear in which he shall continuously engage in nursing work in theCommonwealth of Virginia; provided, however, that no recipient of any suchscholarship shall be permitted to plead the statute of limitations orinterpose a plea of infancy in the event of an action being brought againsthim on any such note.

(4) All money repaid by any such recipient shall be placed in a special fundwhich shall be used for nursing scholarships in accordance with theprovisions of this section.

(5) Each such scholarship shall be awarded for a single year, but the samestudent shall, after making satisfactory progress towards completion of histraining in the school, receive such award for any succeeding year or years,provided no student shall receive any such scholarship for more than a totalof three years.

(6) The funds making up each such scholarship shall be paid to the recipientthereof, or applied to the payment of his expenses, at such medical school,in such amounts and at such times during such school year as may bedetermined by the president or other proper officer of the school; provided,however, that no recipient shall receive for any such scholarship less than$100.

(1952, c. 651; 1960, c. 378; 1973, c. 401.)