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U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) — Loans & Scholarships

Nurse Corps Scholarships

May 4
Nurse Corps Scholarship Program enables students accepted or enrolled in a diploma, associate, baccalaureate or graduate nursing programs, including RN to BSN Bridge Program to receive funding for tuition, fees and other educational costs in exchange for working at an eligible Critical Shortage Facility upon graduation. Upon graduation, Nurse Corps Scholarship recipients work at these facilities for at least 2 years, earning the same competitive salary and benefits as any new hire. .

Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program

Mar 12
To be eligible to apply, you must be a licensed registered nurse (nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nurses are encouraged to apply) or nurse faculty, have completed your training (diploma, associate, baccalaureate or graduate), and be employed full time (at least 32 hours per week) at an eligible critical shortage facility. .

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students

Mar 3
The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program provides scholarships to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in health professions and nursing programs. Participating schools are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients. .

National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarships

Apr 25
The National Health Service Corps Scholarship (NHSC) Program accepts applications once a year from students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an accredited health professions training program in an eligible primary care discipline: medicine (MD or DO), dentistry, family nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife or physician assistant. You can apply before your first year or after you have finished one or more years of school. .
 

National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program

May 21
The National Health Service Corps recruits primary care medical, dental and behavioral and mental health clinicians who are dedicated to providing care to the Nation's underserved people. In return, they can reduce or eliminate their health professions student debt by providing care at a National Health Service Corps-approved site. .

Nursing Student Loans

The Nursing Student Loan program provides long-term, low-interest rate loans to full-time and half-time financially needy students pursuing a course of study leading to a diploma, associate, baccalaureate or graduate degree in nursing. .

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP)

Physician Assistant Scholarship

May 3
The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to individuals pursuing a program of study leading to a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.This program will help alleviate the health care workforce shortages in VA by obligating scholarship recipients to complete a minimum of 2 year service obligation at a VA health care facility after graduation and licensure/certification. .

Nursing Scholarship MSN Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

May 3
The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to individuals pursuing a program of study leading to a Master of Science in Nursing, Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.This program will help alleviate the health care workforce shortages in VA by obligating scholarship recipients to complete a minimum of 2 year service obligation at a VA health care facility after graduation and licensure/certification. .
 

Nursing Scholarship

May 3
The Edith Nourse Rogers Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Scholarship allows some eligible Veterans and dependents in high-demand fields to extend their Post-9/11 GI Bill or Fry Scholarship benefits.

Fry Scholarships

May 3
Learn about the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (Fry Scholarship), a scholarship for children and spouses of certain Veterans. If your parent or spouse died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, while serving in one of the Armed Forces, or was a member of the Selected Reserve who died from a service-connected disability, you may qualify for this benefit.

American Nurses Association — Minority Fellowships

Minority Fellowship Program Doctoral

May 6
The Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) at the American Nurses Association (ANA) grew as a response to the lack of mental health and substance abuse nurse professionals who could provide culturally competent care to an increasingly diverse population with ever-expanding needs for mental health and substance abuse disorders services, research, advocacy, and policy development. Through the MFP, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides federal grants to increase the number of PhD prepared nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and marriage and family therapists from underrepresented ethnic minority groups. .

Minority Fellowship Program Masters

May 6
The Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association was awarded the "Now is the Time: Minority Fellowship Program- Youth (NITT-MFP-Y)" grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The NITT-MFP-Y was a component of the President's Plan, "Now is the Time," which was developed to increase access to mental health services for youth in America. The primary goal of the NITT-MFP-Y was to reduce health disparities, and improve behavioral health care outcomes for racially and ethnically diverse populations by increasing the number of culturally competent master's level behavioral health professionals. The fellowship focused on the behavioral health care of children, adolescents, and youth transitioning into adulthood (aged 16-25) .

Oncology Nursing Society Foundation

Academic Scholarships

Feb 1
Bachelor's Scholarships: To improve oncology nursing by assisting nurses in furthering their education at this level. Master's Scholarships: To provide scholarships to registered nurses who are interested in and committed to oncology nursing to continue their education by pursuing a master's degree in nursing. Doctoral Scholarships: To provide scholarships to registered nurses who are interested in and committed to oncology nursing to continue their education by pursuing a research doctoral degree (PhD or DNSc) or clinical doctoral degree (DNP). .

Epilepsy Foundation — Grant and Fellowship Opportunities

 

Predoctoral Research Training Fellowships Related to Epilepsy

Mar 20
Graduate students must be matriculating in a full-time doctoral (Ph.D.) program with an academic career focus. Areas of interest considered include, but are not limited to neuroscience, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, biochemistry, genetics, nursing, or pharmacy may apply. .
 

Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowships Related to Epilepsy

Mar 20
Areas of interest considered include, but are not limited to neuroscience, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, biochemistry, genetics, nursing, or pharmacy. .

Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Foundation — Scholarships and Grants

Scholarships for students enrolled in nursing schools and perioperative nurses pursuing bachelors, masters, or doctoral degrees

Jun 15
General scholarships, named scholarships and endowed scholarships. .

Tylenol® Future Care Scholarships

Tylenol® Future Care Scholarships —

Aug 1
Scholarships for a graduate student or a college senior who will be enrolling in graduate school in Medical School, Nursing, or Pharmacy. Scholarships will be awarded to students and practitioners who are seeking a degree to actively treat patients. Students must have completed at least one year of undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited two or four year college, university or vocational-technical school.

Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Foundation — Research & Scholarships

Nursing Scholarships

Oct 31
ENA Foundation academic scholarships offered are intended for licensed nurses (RN, LPN, LVN) pursuing their undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degrees. .

U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps — Student Opportunities and Training

U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps — Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program (JRCOSTEP)

Sep 30
Students in health-related undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs can train alongside active duty officers during their school breaks as part of the Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program.

U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps — Senior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program (SRCOSTEP)

Sep 30
In the Senior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program, students entering their final year of graduate school or professional training get paid while in school in exchange for committing to enroll in the USPHS Commissioned Corps upon graduation.

U.S. Air Force AFROTC — Scholarships

 

Four-Year Nursing College Scholarships for Graduating High School Seniors

The Nursing Scholarship program is operated on a noncompetitive basis — those who meet the qualifications are awarded the scholarship and do not meet a scholarship selection board. .

U.S. Army ROTC Scholarships

 

Four-Year Nursing College Scholarships for Graduating High School Seniors

Nursing students who are also Army ROTC Cadets benefit from extensive one-on-one mentoring and training. .

U.S. Army Health Care — Earn Money for College

 

Army Nurse Candidate Scholarships for Undergraduate Students Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing

This program is open to undergraduate students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program. .
 

F. Edward Hébert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) for Students Pursuing Advanced Degrees in Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science, Psychiatric Nursing, Optometry or Psychology

The U.S. Army can help with one of the most comprehensive scholarships available in the health care field. Qualifying students receive full tuition at any accredited medical, dental, veterinary, psychology or optometry program, plus a generous monthly stipend. .

U.S. Navy/Marine Corps NROTC Scholarships

 

Four-Year Nursing College Scholarships

Jan 31
Wherever you are in your nursing career, the Navy can help ease your financial burdens and advance your career with generous scholarships, financial assistance and continuing education. .

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses — Continuing Professional Development Scholarships

Scholarships for Nursing Students

AACN's scholarship program is designed to promote lifelong learning, personal reflection and professional growth. The program may fund academic activities on a limited basis, but that would be because a specific academic course aligns with an applicant's development plan rather than because an entire academic curriculum results in earning a degree or credential as the end point. .

American Cancer Society — Mentored Training and Career Development Grants

 

Graduate Scholarships in Cancer Nursing Practice

This award supports graduate students pursuing a master's degree in cancer nursing or doctorate of nursing practice (DNP). .
 

Doctoral Degree Scholarships in Cancer Nursing

Oct 15
Awarded to graduate students pursuing doctoral study in the field of cancer nursing research, and preparing for careers as nurse scientists. .

National Student Nurses Association (FNSNA) — Foundation & Scholarships

 

Undergraduate Nursing Scholarships

U.S. citizens and students with an Alien Registration number currently enrolled in state-approved schools of nursing or pre-nursing in associate degree, baccalaureate, diploma, generic doctorate, and generic master's programs. Funds are not available for graduate study unless it is for a first degree in nursing. .
 

Graduate Nursing Scholarships

Registered nurses enrolled in graduate level, degree-granting colleges and universities in selected regions of the US may be eligible to apply for a Promise of Nursing Regional Faculty Fellowship (PON Fellowship). The PON Fellowship is designed to assist RN's who are preparing for the nurse educator role to achieve their degrees. .

International Union against Cancer

 

International Cancer Fellowships for Professionals Actively Engaged In Cancer Research, Clinical Oncology, Oncology Nursing, or Cancer Society Work

The fellowships provide opportunities for professional development for cancer investigators, clinicians, nurses, and cancer society staff and volunteers. .

National Association of Hispanic Nurses

Nursing Scholarships for Hispanics

May 1
These scholarship awards are presented to NAHN members enrolled in practical/vocational, associate, diploma, baccalaureate, or graduate accredited nursing programs. .

National Hemophilia Foundation — Research Grants Program

 

Nursing Excellence Fellowships

The purpose of the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation Nursing Fellowship is to provide support for a registered nurse currently employed or interested in hemophilia care to conduct nursing research or clinical projects. .

Nurses Educational Funds

 

Graduate Scholarships for Registered Nurses

NEF Scholarships are for Master's and Doctoral degree study in Nursing. .

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