RUMFORD — Rumford Hospital is accepting applications for the Peg Blouin Nursing Scholarship.

Established in 2009 upon the retirement of Peg Blouin, who worked for 42 years as a registered nurse at Rumford Hospital, the scholarship will be awarded to an applicant who has been accepted into either an associate degree or bachelor’s degree nursing program.

A panel comprised of Rumford Hospital nursing leadership will select the recipient of the $1,250 scholarship.

The scholarship will be awarded after the selected recipient completes a successful first semester of study. Should the recipient not complete a semester, the award will be forfeited and an award will not be given in that year. If the scholarship recipient does not complete the nursing program, the scholarship award must be returned to the scholarship fund.

Applications must be postmarked no later than Nov. 15 and may be obtained by contacting the Rumford Hospital Administration Office at 369-1032.

Blouin was a recipient of a Rumford Hospital Auxiliary scholarship that enabled her to earn her nursing degree. She created the nursing education scholarship to give back to her community.