UAE: Nursing scholarships for expat female students announced

UAE: Nursing scholarships for expat female students announced

The Emirates Red Crescent seeks to address the acute shortage of nurses globally

Published: Tue 26 Jul 2022, 3:18 PM

Outstanding female expat students from needy families in the country will get scholarships to study nursing programme at a UAE college.

The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), represented by the 'Ataya' Initiative and the Fatima College for Health Sciences of the Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (ADVETI), have signed an agreement that stipulates that the initiative will offer scholarships to outstanding students from vulnerable families supported by the ERC.

The students will study nursing according to the terms and conditions specified by the college.

The initiative is also supported by Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF).

Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the ERC for Women Affairs and Chairperson of the Higher Committee of the Ataya Initiative, and wife of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, stressed that the initiative aims to launch programmes that promote national social development and attract new partners to strengthen its efforts.

Sheikha Shamsa said the agreement