The Colorado Nurses Foundation, Friends of Nursing and Alpha Kappa Chapter-at-Large, Sigma Theta Tau offer a collaborative scholarship for nursing students. For details and applications, visit http://www.coloradonursesfoundation.org/.
Colorado Nurses Association DNA #30 awards three scholarships annually. Two $500 scholarships for nurse practitioner students and a $500 scholarship for a nurse educator student. For details, visit DNA 30's website at http://www.csapn.org. Click on "Scholarship" for information on how to apply.
Sigma Theta Tau offers scholarships for nursing students attending Regis University, the University of Colorado at Denver and the Health Sciences Center. For information about scholarship categories, visit http://www.sttialphakappa.org.
Colorado Health Care Association for Human Resource Management awards two annual $1000 scholarships to students enrolled in a Colorado nursing program. For more information, visit
http://www.chahrm.org/default.asp?PageID=10002271.
Colorado Nursing Scholarship Program offers scholarships and loans for Colorado residents enrolled in, or accepted at, public or private nursing schools in the state. For more information, visit http://www.campusrn.com/scholarships/51/C/Colorado_Nursing_ScholarshipProgram.html.
An Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship pays for the major share of the nursing student's education. Eligibility depends on a willingness to enroll in an ROTC program and commit to a period of military service after graduation. For more information, visit the armed services' websites: Army: http://www.armyrotc.com/nurse.htm; Navy: http://www.nrotc.navy.mil; Air Force: http://www.afms.mil/sqn/usaf_nurse_recruting).
To address the shortage of registered nurses, the federal government's Health Resources & Services Administration Division of Nursing offers scholarships, loans and loan repayments for registered nurses or nursing students. HRSA reimburses up to 85% of student loans for nurses who work in areas it designates as having a shortage of nurses. For details and an application, visit http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/loanreguidance.htm#introduction.