Grants or Scholarships for Nursing

HRSA Nursing Scholarship Program

• The U.S. government's Health Resources and Services Administration Nursing Scholarship Program targets full-time undergraduate nursing students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The Nursing Scholarship Program was established to help alleviate the shortage of registered nurses in the United States. In exchange for the scholarship, graduates must work as registered nurses for a minimum of two years at certain types of health care facilities.

  The U.S. Government's Nursing Scholarship offers full tuition, all required course fees, extra costs such as textbooks, clinical supplies and laboratory expenses and a monthly stipend.

  Applications are accepted in April each year. Eligible applicants must be US citizens and enrolled in a professional registered nurse program. 500 applicants are accepted to the program each year.

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20201
  1-800-221-9393
  hrsa.gov

Past Presidents Parley Nursing Scholarship

• The Past Presidents Parley Nursing Scholarship is awarded annually to the child, wife or husband of a veteran of the World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Panama or the Persian Gulf. Applicants must be either entering into, or currently enrolled in, an accredited California nursing school and studying to be a licensed vocational nurse (LVN) or registered nurse.

  The Past Presidents Parley Nursing Scholarship is worth $2,000, although lesser amounts, when available, are also given out based on merit.

  The Past Presidents' Parley Nursing Scholarship
  American Legion Auxiliary
  Department of California
  401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 113
  San Francisco, CA 94102-4586
  415-861-5092
  calegionaux.org

American Association of Critical Care Nurses Grants and Scholarships

• The American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) grants and scholarships target undergraduate and graduate nurses specializing in critical care. AACN scholarships encourage nurses to embrace skills beyond traditional academic nursing education.

  The AACN's Educational Advancement Scholarship awards $1500 to eligible applicants. Eligible applicants must be members of the AACN, and must be entering or enrolled in a nursing course at an accredited university. The Scholarship is also flexible to non-nursing academic courses on the condition that they are applicable to the applicant's long-term nursing and healthcare professional goals.

  American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
  101 Columbia
  Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-4109
  800-899-2226
  www.aacn.org