Conway Scholars

Thanks to the generosity of Joanne and William Conway’s foundation, the Conway Scholarships will award $10,000 per year for the freshman and sophomore years, and $15,000 for the junior and senior years. With the Conway Scholarships and Trinity’s own Leadership Scholarships and other financial aid resources, Trinity will provide a financial aid package up to the total cost of enrollment depending upon the student’s financial need.

The Joanne and William Conway Scholarship Program is for high-achieving, low-income students who intend to enter the nursing profession. The program provides scholarships to young women from the District of Columbia, Prince George’s or Montgomery Counties who have high potential to complete a nursing degree at Trinity in four or five years.

For more information contact ConwayScholars@trinitydc.edu

Nominations for the Joanne and William Conway Scholarship

High school administrators, school counselors, and teachers are invited to nominate high-achieving students for consideration for the Conway Scholars Program by emailing their candidates to ConwayScholars@trinitydc.edu.

Preferred candidates will have a high school cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 and a science/math grade point average of 2.75.

Becoming a Conway Scholar

Scholars are selected from candidates invited to participate. The university selects students to invite based on nominations by high school principals, school counselors, or from among current applicants.

  1. Once invited, the candidates must apply to Trinity and the Conway Scholarship Program application.
  2. Candidates will be invited to interview.
  3. During the interview, candidates will be evaluated on the following:
    1. writing ability (in the form of a brief bio)
    2. oral expression

Requirements & Process

  1. Conway Scholars enroll in Trinity’s School of Nursing and Health Professions as first-time full-time pre-nursing freshwomen.
  2. Conway Scholars must meet all requirements for full entrance into the nursing major by the end of their sophomore year.
  3. Preferred candidates will have a high school cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 and a science/math grade point average of 2.75.
  4. Candidates for the Conway Scholars Program must demonstrate financial need.
  5. If selected as a Conway Scholar, on-campus residency is not required, but is suggested.
  6. Candidates who meet the criteria and who are residents of the District of Columbia, Prince George’s County or Montgomery County, and are Pell eligible will receive preference in selection.