Veterans of Foreign Wars District 9 and its Auxiliary are offering four Ervin L. Steele Nursing Scholarships of $1,000 each to graduating high school students residing within Lancaster or Chester counties. Scholarships are available to students who plan to begin working toward a career in the nursing profession upon their 2024 graduation from high school.

Applications may be obtained from students' high school counselors, and they must be returned to the counselor no later than Friday, April 5. The deadline for submission to the selection committee is Friday, April 12.

Submission to a school counselor is preferred, but scholarship entries may also be sent to Donna Hershey at dnhershey@gmail.com.