Welcome to JHG Scholars!
A Great Nursing Education
Texas is experiencing a critical shortage of nurses with a projected shortfall of 57,000 registered nurses by 2036. At JHG Texas, we help overcome the shortage of RN’s by providing nursing studies scholarships to qualified nursing students in North Texas. In the year 2025, JHG Texas has gifted over 200 annual nursing scholarships and helped over 140 student nurses to graduate with a BSN.
JHG Texas also established a program of free tutoring and academic support to mentor student nurses at a highly ranked partner college of nursing in Dallas, Texas.
A note from Kaitlin Lok, UTA Grad and JHG Scholarship Recipient
“I will start in the nurse residency program at Texas Health Arlington Memorial in their ICU in July. In a disaster such as this one, the public will depend on many to respond and support those in our community. I’m ready to step up and do my part to help those especially the very ill when they need it the most. Thank you again for helping me reach my goal of becoming an ICU nurse and being a positive force for change in the world. I will always be grateful for the opportunity to serve you have helped me achieve.”
— Kaitlin Lok, UTA Graduate and JHG Scholar
The Shortage of Registered Nurses in the United States is an Existential Healthcare Threat
Before the COVID pandemic, in 2020 the Texas Department of Health Services projected a deficit of 57,012 RN FTEs by 2032. Based on this projection, 16.3% of the projected demand for RNs in 2032 will not be met, especially in the inpatient hospital setting.
The shortfall of RNs has accelerated since the 2020 study nationally. An estimated 100,000 RNs left the nursing workforce between 2020 and 2021, as RNs retired or left the field after grueling pandemic work conditions made their jobs much harder. Parkland Hospital management in Dallas reported in a January 2023 press interview that the shortfall in RNs at their hospital alone had already reached 20%.
The Solution
Based on our over 900-year tradition as Hospitaler Knights and in response to the growing nursing shortage, JHG Texas Nursing Scholarships help increase the number of registered nurses in Texas by supporting Pell eligible nursing students who would otherwise be unable to afford the cost of attending nursing school. By doing so, we believe that we can attack two problems at once: we can help to make more highly qualified nurses available in the North Texas region and, secondly, JHG Texas helps ensure that student nurses may earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from a highly rated four-year college of nursing. Published studies show that hospitals with a higher percentage of Registered Nurses with a BSN have acquired the critical thinking skills that result in improved patient outcomes and a lower rate of hospital inpatient deaths.
JHG Texas Nursing Scholars maintain a 3.5 GPA to remain eligible for our financial support at our partner colleges of nursing.
Great Benefits
Beyond fostering the education of nursing students who may not otherwise be able to afford it and helping to bring more nurses to North Texas, we believe that the support we provide greatly helps the confidence and self-reliance of nursing students.
One of our first scholarship recipients commented: “As a JHG Texas Nursing Scholar, the JHG Texas Nursing Scholarship demonstrates belief in my abilities, which gives me “heart” and added self-assurance encouraging me to pursue my lifelong dream of becoming a nurse.”
“I’m very grateful for the scholarship! As I continue my nursing education, it not only helps me financially, but the support gives me even more motivation to be the best nurse I can be. It is wonderful that they believe in students like me and help me accomplish my goal to serve others as a nurse. The Knights have encouraged me through their scholarship!” – Alizaeth Peralta, TWU student and JHG Texas Nursing Scholarship Recipient
“With this scholarship, I am able to focus more on my studies. It has allowed me more time and energy to put towards studying. I am forever grateful that I was chosen to receive this scholarship.” – Sara Brown, TWU student and JHG Texas Nursing Scholarship Recipient
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