Connie Merritt Endowed Student Scholarship

This scholarship was created in memory of Connie’s late husband, Lynne Donald Hughes, who was a graduate of Long Beach State University.

Criteria

  • Major in the School of Nursing
  • Undergraduate
  • Must be a four-year Long Beach State student (no transfer students)
  • Incoming senior
  • Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA
  • Must demonstrate financial and fiscal responsibility while enrolled at LBSU
  • Must provide an essay on “what the student sees as his or her future in nursing”

Donor
Connie Merritt
Award
Up to $1,700
Scopes
College of Health & Human Services, Nursing
Deadline
03/02/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Are you a four-year Long Beach State student?
  2. Give examples that demonstrate your financial and fiscal responsibility as an LBSU student.
  3. Please describe what you see as your future in nursing.