Scholarship money abounds for students pursuing undergraduate or graduate education in nursing. Below is just a small sampling of such funding-much of it available only to minority nursing students. All awards have various criteria for recipients, which may include financial need, academic achievement and involvement in community service. In addition, some awards require the recipient to work in a specific location-often a medically underserved area-after graduation. Contact the sponsoring organizations for more detailed information.
| Title | Organization |
Deadline |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience Nursing Foundation Scholarship | American Association of Neuroscience Nurses | Jan 15th | $1,500 |
| FNSNA Annual Scholarship Program | Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association | Jan 1st | Varies, depending on the scholarship |
| John and Geraldine Hobble Licensed Practical Nursing Scholarship | American Legion | Feb 1st | $250 |
| Masters and Post-Master Nurse Practitioner Certificate Scholarships | Oncology Nursing Society Foundation | Feb 1st | $3,000 |
| Bachelor’s and Doctoral Scholarships | Oncology Nursing Society Foundation | Feb 1st | $2,000 (bachelor’s); $2,000 to $5,000 (doctoral) |
| Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program | The Center for the Health Professions | Feb 1st | |
| Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions | Feb 15th | Up to $10,000 Tuition plus reasonable educational and living expenses |
| Minority Nurse Anesthetist Scholarship | Humility of Mary Health Partners | Feb 15th | Up to $10,000 |
| Minority Nurse Magazine Scholarship Program | Minority Nurse and the National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations | Feb 1st | One $3,000 scholarship and two $1,000 scholarships |
| Health Professions Scholarship Program | Indian Health Service | Feb 28th |