Nursing Scholarships

To provide financial assistance to occupational and environmental health nurses who are interested in pursuing continuing education. Amount Awarded: $1500 Number Awarded: 1 each year. Eligibility: This program is open to occupational and environmental health nurses who wish to participate in a continuing education activity that will further their professional development and continued competence. Selection is based on a statement of career goals as they pertain to the applicant's professional development and continued competence, how the continuing education activity will further the applicant's goals, commitment to ongoing continuing education activities, a letter support, and financial need. Additional Information: Funding for this program is provided by the Alcoa Foundation. This scholarship is not intended to supplement tuition in an academic program.

To provide financial assistance for graduate education in nursing to members of Alpha Tau Delta (the national fraternity for professional nurses). Number Awarded: 1 each year. Duration: 1 year. Eligibility: This program is open to members in good standing who have been accepted into a graduate program in a course of study to enhance and further nursing service. Selection is based on involvement in the organization, community involvement, professional accomplishments, and financial need.

Basic qualifications for eligibility for an AANA Foundation Scholarships are: Currently enrolled (not merely accepted) in an AANA accredited nurse anesthesia educational program. An AANA member. Additional criteria may be specified by the individual scholarship donors Sponsors are sought each year to grant scholarships. Applications are available after the first of the year. Scholarship funds can only be used for nurse anesthesia education. Amount Awarded: $1,000 to $3,500 Duration: 1 year.

To provide funding for oncology nursing research. Amount Awarded: $5000 Number Awarded: 1 each year. Eligibility: The research proposal must relate to the area of neuro-oncology nursing. Applicants must be RNs actively involved with some aspect of cancer patient care, education, or research.

To provide financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students interested in preparing for a career in school health. Amount Awarded: $500 Number Awarded: 3 each year. Duration: 1 year. Eligibility: Applicants must be full-time students majoring in one of the following areas: school health education, school nursing, or pediatric or adolescent medicine/dentistry. Other specialties are also considered if the application is accompanied by a letter from the academic advisor on official letterhead describing the academic program's preparation for the specialization. Applicants are required to be juniors or seniors in college or to be graduate students. They must have earned at least a 3.0 GPA. Financial need is not considered in the selection process. Additional Information: Recipients are also given a 3-year complimentary student membership in the association. .

To recognize and reward excellence in patient/public education by members of ONS. Amount Awarded: $2000 Number Awarded: 1 each year. Duration: Annually. Eligibility: Nominees for this award should be oncology nurses who are involved in offering creative public or patient education. The candidate must be an RN and a member of the society who meets the following criteria: has a minimum of 2 years of experience in oncology nursing; teaches patients or community groups; identifies needs for education in patients, families, or communities; plans innovative programs to meet identified need; designs innovative programs with clearly stated objectives and content relevant to the population service; implements programs using creative presentation techniques and appropriate evaluation methods; serves as a role model for other nurses; creates a network to sustain health promotion behaviors; and establishes positive teacher-learner relationships.

To provide funding for oncology nursing research. Amount Awarded: $8500 Number Awarded: 1 each year. Eligibility: The oncology research proposal must be clinically focused. Applicants must be RNs actively involved with some aspect of cancer patient care, education, or research.

The Anne Korey Memorial Scholarship was founded in memory of Mrs. Korey, grandmother of KSU alumnus, Robert J. Korey. The scholarship is intended to pay tribute to a woman of great character, compassion and intellect by offering support to deserving nursing students at KSU. Amount Awarded: $1,000 to $3,000 Duration: 1 year. Additional Restrictions: Enrolled Kennesaw State University

In 2006, Ruth Muskrat Bronson Fellowships will be awarded to one or two American Indian/Alaska Native graduate students in nursing fields. (If nursing applicants do not appear, the fellowships will go to applicants in other health-related fields.) Eligibility: Be an enrolled member of a United States federally-recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group or possess one-fourth degree Indian blood from a federally-recognized tribe. Be enrolled full-time in a Masters, doctoral or professional degree program at an accredited college or university within the United States. Demonstrate financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) from the United States Department of Education and the office of the university you plan to attend. Application Procedure: Note: Application for the Ruth Muskrat Bronson Fellowship additionally provides eligibility for other AIGC-administered graduate/professional awards, especially the AIGC Fellowship. The possibility of an applicant being granted multiple awards by AIGC also exists, especially as regards smaller-amount awards. You need only complete one application. Submit the following: A completed AIGC Fellowship Application. A 250-word typed essay as described in the application packet. A Financial Need Form (FNF) completed by the college or university financial aid office. A Tribal Eligibility Certification (TEC).

If you are in need of supplemental assistance for college, the Inaffit, LLC NATUREAL Health Is Greater Than Wealth Scholarship will make it easier for you to achieve your dream! Scholarships are available for high school seniors and undergraduate students that completed two years of college pursuing a degree in medicine, nursing, dental, research, nutrition or other health-related program.

Applicant must be enrolled/admitted to this institution. Applicant must be in B.S. nursing program, have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and be attending at least half-time (minimum of six semester hours). Deadline: None.

To provide funding for research to registered or doctoral-level nurses, especially those who are members of AORN. Amount Awarded: $15000 Duration: These are 1-time grants. Eligibility: This program is open to registered or student nurses who wish to complete an individual research project related to perioperative nursing practice. The project may be part of a formal educational program at the doctoral level, such as a dissertation, or may be a self-initiated study or research project. Students conducting projects as part of an educational program must provide a letter of support from their research advisor as part of their application. All applicants are expected to have the requisite knowledge and ability to develop and implement a formal research investigation of sufficient complexity and scope that the outcomes can be expected to contribute to the scientific knowledge of perioperative nursing practice. Preference is given to members of the association.