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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minority Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship | Yale New Haven Hospital | Mar 1st | $1,500 annually for four years |
| Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program | Papa Ola Lokahi, Inc./HRSA, Bureau of Primary Health Care | Mar 1st | Tuition, fees and other reasonable educational expenses, plus monthly stipend |
| Charlotte McGuire Scholarship Program | American Holistic Nurses’ Association | Mar 15th | Varies depending on available funds |
| Registered Nurse Scholarship | Ordean Foundation | Mar 1st | $1,685 |
| Clinical Research Pre-Doctoral Fellowship | American Nurses Association Minority Fellowship Program | Mar 1st | Annual stipend and tuition assistance for three to five years; amount varies, depending on available funds |
| Colorado Legion Auxiliary Past Presidents Parley Nurse's Scholarship | American Legion Auxiliary | Mar 1st | $300 |
| Delaware Nursing Incentive Program | Delaware Higher Education Office | Mar 31st | Maximum $3,000; may be renewed for up to three additional years |
| Minnesota Legion Auxiliary Past Presidents' Parley Scholarships | American Legion Auxiliary | Mar 1st | $500 |
| Nursing Education Loan Scholarship Program (NELS) | Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning | Mar 31st | Up to $4,000 annually for up to two years (BSN, RN-to-BSN and MSN); up to $5,000 annually for two years (PhD) |
| Scholarship Program | Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) | Mar 1st |
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