Compiled by:

Jolene Nicora and Amy Szukala Sister Nora Harrington Nurse Scholars, Class of 2006

Nursing Scholarships

Many scholarships are available for nursing students. Not everyone qualifies for every scholarship.

Below is a list of nursing scholarships:

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

• Awarded every two months
• http://aacn.campusrn.com/scholarships/scholarship_rn.asp

AACN Scholarship Center

• http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/financialaid.htm#general

Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses

• New guidelines begin every January
• http://www.aorn.org/foundation/scholarships.asp

Community Foundations of Western Massachusetts

• Deadline in March
• http://www.communityfoundation.org/content/scholloan/index.html

Connecticut League for Nursing

• CT residence required
• http://www.ctleaguefornursing.org/scholarships.html

Cooley Dickinson Hospital Nursing Scholarship

• Employee or high school student

• http://www.cooley-dickinson.org/scholarships/index.php

ExceptionalNurse.Com Scholarship

• Applicants must be students with a documented disability
• Deadline in June
• http://www.exceptionalnurse.com/scholarship.html

Lydia’s Professional Uniforms/AACN Excellence in Academics Nursing Scholarship

• http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/NewsReleases/2004/04LydiasScholarship.htm

Massachusetts Hospital Association Scholarship Program

• Commitment to practice in MA for two years upon completion of program
• http://www.mhalink.org/public/education/scholarship.cfm

MinorityNurse.Com Scholarships

• http://www.minoritynurse.com/financial/scholarships.html

National Association of Hispanic Nurses

• Membership required($25)
• 3 Scholarships available with a deadline in April
• http://www.nahn-us.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=28&Itemid=612&lang=en_US

National Black Nurses Association

• Membership required($35)
• Deadline in April
• http://www.nbna.org/scholarship.htm

National Student Nurses’ Association

• Applications available between August and January and awarded in the spring
• http://www.nsna.org/foundation/pdf/FACTSHEETDeadline2007.pdf
• Scholarship Resource
• http://www.nsna.org/foundation/index.asp

Oncology Nursing Society Scholarships

• Must have an interest in and commitment to oncology nursing
• http://www.ons.org/awards/foundawards/bachelors.shtml

Sigma Theta Tau International

• http://www.nursingsociety.org/career/scholarships_opps.html

Tylenol Scholarship

• Apply June through September
• http://www.tylenolscholarship.com

US Department of Health and Human Services-Nursing Scholarship Program

• Application Process begins April
• http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/scholarship/

General Scholarship Search Engines
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
http://www.collegefunds.net/
http://www.discovernursing.com/scholarship_search.aspx
http://www.fastweb.com/
http://www.freescholarshipguide.com/directory_regi.php
http://www.lunch-money.com/
http://www.scholarships.com/