There shall be awarded each year 30 scholarships to the Sylacauga Nurses Training School at Sylacauga, Alabama for nursing education. These scholarships shall be awarded to applicants, as practicable, throughout the state.

To be eligible to receive a scholarship provided by this chapter, a person must have been a resident of the State of Alabama for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the time of making application and must be a person of good character, and shall have been accepted for matriculation by the authorities of the Sylacauga Nurses Training School and shall have met the requirements for professional nursing education as determined by said school. Applications for scholarships shall be made to the Sylacauga Nurses Training School of Nursing of Sylacauga, Alabama.

Each scholarship provided for by this chapter shall be in the amount of $600.00 per year, payable from funds appropriated to the Sylacauga Nurses Training School for this purpose. A scholarship may either be renewed by the said school of nursing for the same student or awarded to another applicant for the scholarship. Appropriate competitive examinations of aptitude and ability shall be administered to the applicants by the Sylacauga Nurses Training School. The results of the examinations shall be used as guides in the selection of the recipients of the scholarships from the various geographical areas of the state. A scholarship student must agree to practice professional nursing in the State of Alabama for at least one year after completing the course at the Sylacauga Nurses Training School. In case a scholarship student fails to complete the prescribed course or fails to practice professional nursing in Alabama for at least one year next succeeding the completion of the course of study, such student must repay all scholarship funds awarded to such student, except in cases of extreme hardship. Any funds thus repaid shall be used for scholarship assistance for other nursing students.