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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Legion Auxiliary Past Presidents' Parley Scholarships | American Legion Auxiliary | Mar 1st | $500 |
| Scholarship Program | Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) | Mar 1st | |
| 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) |
| Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship | Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. | Mar 1st | Varies, depending on available funds |
| 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 |
| Health Professions Scholarship Program | Indian Health Service | Feb 28th |
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