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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| State Nursing Scholarship and Living Expenses Grant | Maryland Higher Education Commission | Scholarship: Tuition and fees up to $3,000 per year. (Students enrolled in an accelerated nursing program that requires summer enrollment may receive a maximum annual award of $4,500.) Living Expenses Grant: Up to $3,000 per year. | |
| A Nurse I Am Scholarship | Cherokee Uniforms | Up to 10 $2,000 scholarships | |
| Colonial Dames Indian Nurse Scholarship | National Society of Colonial Dames of America | $500-$1,500 | |
| Massachusetts Indian Association Scholarship Fund | Massachusetts Indian Association | ||
| Chief Nursing Officer Leadership Fellowship | National Center for Healthcare Leadership and the Insitute for Nursing Healthcare Leadership Institute | $20,000 | |
| The Medical Professionals of Tomorrow Scholarship | US Medical Supplies | $5,000 | |
| Aetna/NCEMNA Scholars Program | National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations | ||
| NBNA Scholarship Program | National Black Nurses Association | $500-$2000 | |
| Clinical Research Post-Doctoral Fellowship | American Nurses Association Minority Fellowship Program | Varies, depending on available funds; fellowships are for one to two years |
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