The National Health Service Corps pays the tuition, books and equipment fees of nurse-midwives in exchange for two to four years of work in underserved communities. Scholarship recipients also receive a monthly stipend. Participants in the program must come from disadvantaged backgrounds or demonstrate exceptional financial need. Submit applications online.
National Health Service Corps
c/o Discovery Logic
1375 Piccard Drive, Suite 360
Rockville, Maryland 20850
1-800-638-0824
nhsc.hrsa.gov
The country's oldest women's health care organization, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), offers a general scholarship to students in good academic standing. The student must have completed at least one semester of school to apply and be a current member of ACNM and agree to participate in data collection program if the scholarship is received.
ACNM also offers a scholarship for students of color with the same academic eligibility criteria as the general scholarship.
A.C.N.M. Foundation Basic Midwifery Scholarship
American College of Nurse-Midwives
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-485-1800
midwife.org
The Indian Health Service offers three scholarships for students in health professions. Midwives or students who plan to study midwifery are eligible. In order to apply, students must be a member of a federally recognized Native American tribe, band or community. Alaska Native students are also eligible. Students must submit a Bureau of Indian Affairs Certification Form to prove their ethnicity.
IHS Scholarship Program
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 120
Rockville, Maryland 20852
301-443-6197
www.scholarship.ihs.gov
The state of Viriginia offers the Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife Scholarship Program for students who are interested in practicing in rural or underserved areas. Students must agree to practice for the number of years an annual scholarship is received. Eligibility requirements include a year of residency in Virginia and acceptance or enrollment in a nurse or midwifery program in the state or a nearby state.
Virginia Department of Health
Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy
ATTN: Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarships
109 Governor Street, Suite 1016-East
Richmond, Virginia 23219
800-694-7349
vdh.virginia.gov