The American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) grants and scholarships were established to help support graduate nursing students with a specific specialization in critical care. The Educational Advancement Scholarship, offered to attract more nurses into this particular health care sector, allows graduate nurses to embrace added health care skills that reach beyond traditional nursing education and training.
The prestigious annual scholarship awards $1500 to students. Eligible students must be members of the AACN and have already enrolled in a nursing course at an accredited university. Although the scholarship is flexible to include nurses who wish to pursue non-nursing or non-health care related fields of study, such scholarship applicants must show demonstrated commitment to the nursing field as a profession and must show evidence that such courses can be applied to their long-term goals in the health care profession.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
101 Columbia
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-4109
800-899-2226
www.aacn.org
The ANNA Abbott/Pamela Balzer Career Mobility Scholarship, funded by the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) and Abbott Rental Care Group, provides generous financial assistance to one exceptional and qualified ANNA member in pursuit of his or her advanced nursing and health care degree in the field of nephrology.
Only one $2500 scholarship is awarded each year on October 15. Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree in nursing and must be full members of ANNA for a minimum of two years. The applicant must also be currently employed in nephrology nursing and a citizen of the United States.
ANNA National Office
East Holly Drive
Pitman, NJ 08071
313-966-2674
www.annanurse.org
The MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Foundation Nursing Scholarships support and encourage those actively pursuing nursing as a profession. The aim of the scholarships is to ease nursing shortages in the United States and provide skilled cardiovascular nurses for critical care of heart patients.
Five scholarships are awarded, with each scholarship not exceeding $5000. Since the MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Foundation Nursing Scholarships were launched three years ago, over $60,000 in nursing scholarships have been awarded to exceptionally bright nursing undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Eligible applicants should be currently enrolled in or have completed an accredited nursing program, must be in veritable financial need and possess three letters of reference that testify to the candidate's commitment to nursing study and potential for success in the nursing profession.
The MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Foundation
877-935-8843
www.macvfoundation.org