The AfterCollege/AACN Scholarship is a partnership between AfterCollege, the leading employment web site for nursing students, and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The scholarship offers funds for students pursuing professional nursing education programs, including master's degrees. Special consideration is given to students enrolled in a master's program to pursue a nursing faculty career or those enrolled in an accelerated master's degree nursing program.
Scholarships are $2,500, and students are required to have a 3.25 grade point average. For more information or application instructions, nursing students can visit www.aftercollege.com/content/article/aftercollege_aacn_scholarship/76107013/.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses offers a $3,000 scholarship to help nurses enrich their careers by pursuing master's degrees. Scholarship applicants must identify and evaluate individual learning opportunities and explain how an AACN scholarship will help achieve their professional goals. Eligible programs include nursing practices that focus on communication, collaboration, mediation, leadership and governance, organizational effectiveness, informatics, political processes, safety and quality.
For more information and application instructions, visit
www.aacn.org/WD/Memberships/Content/bsngradschship.pcms?menu=Education&lastmenu=.
The March of Dimes awards four $5,000 scholarships each May to registered nurses who are enrolled in graduate programs that focus on maternal nursing. Applicants must be a member of one of the following professional nursing organizations: the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, the American College of Nurse-Midwives or the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
For more information or application instructions, visit
www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/685_1368.asp.