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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nursing Scholarships | Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC) | Jun 30th | Up to $15,000 a year for tuition/fees, $510 a year for books, plus monthly stipend |
| Professional Nursing Scholarships | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board | Up to $3,000 | |
| Minority and "At-Risk" Scholarship | Idaho State Board of Education | Up to $3,000 a year for a maximum of four years | |
| 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) |
| Registered Nurse Education Fund | Health Professions Education Foundation | Up to $4,000 per year (pre-nursing); up to $8,000 per year (ADN); up to $10,000 per year (BSN) | |
| McNeil Rural Scholarship | National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Foundation | Jun 15th | Up to $40,000 |
| A Nurse I Am Scholarship | Cherokee Uniforms | Up to 10 $2,000 scholarships | |
| WGU Future of Nursing Scholarships | Western Governors University | Valued between $2,000 and $5,000 | |
| George B. Boland Nurses Training Trust Fund | National Forty and Eight | Varies |
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