Illinois offers scholarships to nursing student

An Illinois scholarship program is providing 140 nursing students with money for tuition and expenses in programs throughout the state.

Scholarships are funded by nurses' license fees paid to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Brent Adams, who heads the department, says the program puts people to work and promotes the health of Illinois residents.

The application cycle runs from March 1 through May 31 of each year.

More information can be found online at the Web site of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Source: Chicago Tribune