Look to the Emergency Nurses Association for grants and scholarships.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the United States is expected to experience a nursing shortage by 2025. In part to counter this projected problem, several private organizations have created grant and scholarship programs to assist students in paying for nursing school. These programs provide a variety of awards, all of which can be the key to earning a nursing degree.
Nursing Education Research Grants Program
The National League for Nursing (NLN) provides grant money through its Nursing Education Research Grants Program. Money is awarded for research that advances nursing science and education. The NLN favors projects that reflect one or more of the organization's priorities. These include innovation in nursing education, evaluation research in nursing education and development of the science of nursing education. New and experienced researchers get anywhere from $5,000 to $20,000, depending on their proposal.
AfterCollege/AACN Scholarship
This scholarship program is the product of a partnership between After College, a nursing employment website and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Every year, the AfterCollege/AACN Scholarship gives $2,500 to eight candidates to pay for their nursing education. Students pursuing a variety of nursing degrees can apply, including baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees. They must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program that is an AACN institution. These include Lakeview College of Nursing in Danfield, IL, Allen College of Nursing in Waterloo, IA and the University of California, Irvine. Candidates must have a 3.25 GPA.
2011 Academic Scholarship Opportunities
Through its scholarship program, the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Foundation has offered $1.4 million in scholarships to students since 1991. These include the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing Scholarship, the Karen O'Neil Memorial Scholarship and the Hill-Rom Undergraduate Scholarship. Candidates must be ENA members, with a 3.0 GPA and they must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program. To apply, candidates must complete an application and submit a transcript and recommendation letters. Awards range between $2,500 and $5,000.
Martha Bumgarner Nursing Scholarship
Junior nursing students at the University of North Carolina's School of Nursing can take advantage of the Martha Bumgarner Nursing Scholarship. The scholarship was created to honor the legacy of Martha "Marty" Bumgarner who attended the School of Nursing. It is available to nursing students that plan to work in the end-of-life field or oncology. Candidates must have a 3.0 GPA or higher, and preference is given to students from the High Point-Triad Region or Wake County area. Applicants must submit a completed application form, a transcript, a personal statement and two recommendation letters.
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