The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers a nursing scholarship program through the Health Resources and Services Administration. These scholarships pay a student's full tuition and other necessary fees, as well as the cost of other required items such as books and laboratory supplies. A monthly stipend is also provided. Students must agree to work a minimum of 2 years at a health care facility with a critical nurse shortage upon graduation in order to receive the scholarship. This opportunity extends to students pursuing undergraduate baccalaureate degrees, graduate degrees, associate degrees and diplomas. Preference is given to nursing students with exceptional financial need.
HRSA Document Center - Nursing Scholarship Program
12530 Parklawn Drive, Suite 350
Rockville, MD 20852
800-221-9393
hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/scholarships/Nursing
The Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Nursing Commitment to Employment and Study program, or CHANCES program, offers scholarships to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Selected scholarship recipients receive $5,000 per semester for a maximum of two years. In order to receive a scholarship, after graduation a student must spend one year working for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for every year that they received support. A 3.0 GPA or better is required in order to qualify, and applicants must also submit a personal essay about being a pediatric nurse.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Human Resources
1600 Tullie Circle NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-785-7211
choa.org
The Foundation for Neonatal Research and Education offers scholarships to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral nursing students who are involved in the field of neonatal nursing. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is required in order to apply, and candidates must also be either a professional neonatal nurse, a neonatal nursing student or a member of an association dedicated to neonatal health and nursing. The Foundation for Neonatal Research and Education also offers research grants to neonatal nurses, though grants and scholarships cannot be claimed simultaneously.
The Foundation for Neonatal Research and Education
East Holly Avenue, Box 56
Pitman, NJ 08071
856-256-2343
inurse.com/fnre