NurseHeroes.org have announced their collaborative scholarship program, 'Hispanic Star Nurse Heroes'. This program aims to address the shortage of nurses while creating opportunities for Latinas in the healthcare industry. Alex Charlton, Chairman and CEO of Carlyle Global Partners who launched NurseHeroes.org a year ago stated: "There is an accelerating shortage of nurses around the world. Within three years we will have about 1 million fewer nurses than we require in the United States, we must act now" The Hispanic Star Nurse Heroes Scholarship program is dedicated to fighting the shortage of nurses while also creating opportunities for Latinas and their families. A $150,000 donation will fund the tuition of 20 future nurses, providing each scholarship awardee with $7,500 to cover tuition. The goal is to cover the education costs for 1,000 Latinas studying to become nurses and raise $7.5 million from partners to cover their tuition expenses. 92% of current nurses are women and even though we anticipate the majority of scholarship grantees to be women, this program is open to all Hispanics.