2026 Jacquelyn & Jimmie Ward African American Nursing Scholarship
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is the largest predominantly African American Sorority in the world and is committed to scholarship, sisterhood, and service. Elk Grove Alumnae Chapter was chartered on December 11, 2004, and Mrs. Jacquelyn M. Ward became the first chartering president of the chapter that would serve Elk Grove, South Sacramento, Natomas, and West Sacramento. President Ward was not only a strong visionary, but her background to serve others came from her career as an RN and nurse practitioner alongside her husband. Mr. Ward was a nurse manager for the Department of Veteran Affairs at Mather AFB and held many managerial roles in health care over the length of his career including Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health Foundation. They both served their communities with strong conviction, at a time when there were very few African American nurse practitioners and male RNs.
Available Scholarship: $1,500.00 Nursing student scholarship (Selected applicant is eligible for additional years of funding)
Δ Scholarship Criteria:
Students must be enrolled at a Community College or 4-year Institution who have been accepted into a Nursing Program.
Students must identify as Black/African American male or female.
One applicant will be selected with preference given to newly admitted nursing students.
Documentation of financial need as determined by their submitted FAFSA.
No Minimum GPA requirement, however, must submit official transcripts and be accepted into an accredited Nursing Program.
Applicants must have been a resident of the Sacramento Region while in high school. Sacramento students who are admitted into a nursing program outside the region or state also qualify.