The Carol and John Lilyquist Registered Nursing Scholarship Fund covers a second year of tuition for a student enrolled in a non-baccalaureate degree nursing program leading to licensing as a registered nurse. Carol Lilyquist graduated in 1965 from the St. Luke’s School of Nursing, a non-baccalaureate program, and began a long career as a nurse. Her husband graduated from UMD in 1964 and earned his MBA in 1979. They created the fund from their retirement savings to help deserving nursing students prepare for productive, rewarding careers.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be enrolled in the first year of their two-year nursing program at Lake Superior College, Northwoods Technical College(Superior campus) or Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
• They must have a GPA of at least 2.5. 
• Must demonstrate financial need (FAFSA) 

Scholarship Grant Range

• $5,500 for second year of nursing program.

Application timeline

• This scholarship is part of the Universal Application: December 1 – February 13
• ONE Universal Application: Create a profile in the scholarship portal. Fill out the first page of the universal application to filter through all of the scholarships you qualify for. 

Award Details

• This scholarship may be used for expenses of post-secondary education at any accredited college, university or technical/ vocational school

• Award Payments will be mailed directly to the school/ university 
  • Fall Payments are mailed July 15-30
  • Spring Payments are mailed December 15-30
• Transferring Schools: Please contact DSACF if you plan on transferring schools. Transferring schools does not automatically transfer your scholarship. If a transfer occurs after scholarship money has been disbursed it may take up to 90 days to reprocess the scholarship payment. 

Tax information

DSACF encourages scholarship recipients to seek tax advice regarding scholarships. According to the IRS: Scholarships, fellowship grants, and other grants are tax-free if you meet the following conditions:

• You’re a candidate for a degree at an educational institution that maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly enrolled body of students in attendance at the place where it carries on its educational activities; and
• The amounts you receive are used to pay for tuition and fees required for enrollment or attendance at the educational institution, or for fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for courses at the educational institution.