Four student nurses training at the Barbados Community College (BCC) received scholarships for their outstanding academic performance and community involvement.Second-year student Mark Yearwood and third-year students Lian Clarke and Shakera Layne received the Eunice Coppin Award while second-year student Aldaro Blackman was the recipient of the Lydia Bedford Award.To qualify for the scholarships, students were required to have a high grade point average, be involved in a school and community activity, and write a compelling essay about why they were deserving of the scholarship.They received$1 000 each, a Barbados Nurses Association of America (BNAA) journal to commemorate the organisation’s 55th anniversary, and a special token, all compliments of the BNAA.