Educational Funding

In this time and era the need for nurses has increased significantly, so have the resources available to make this career a reality. Money in the form of Federal, state and private funds can be tapped to make the dream come to fruition. The Internet has become a ripe font of information for tapping into these sources of funding.

Provides scholarship to full-time students working toward licensure as a registered nurse.

• Contact Information: Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. Attn: Awards Committee 401 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-4267.
• Phone: (312) 321-5165; (800) 245-SGNA, Fax: (312) 527-6658
• Website: SGNA
• Other nursing scholarships by SGNA: RN Advancing Education Scholarship, Novice Nurse/Associate Scholarship and more.

• Contact Information: United Daughters of the Confederacy Attn: Education Director 328 North Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4057
• Phone: (804) 355-1636, Fax: (804)353-1396
• Website: HQUDC

• Contact Information: Alpha Tau Delta 11252 Camarillo Street Toluca Lake, CA 91602
• Website: ATD NURSING

• Contact Information: Healthcare Information and Management systems Society Attn: HIMSS Foundation Scholarship Program Coordinator
230 East Ohio Street, Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60611-3269
• Phone: (312) 664-4467, Fax: (312) 664-6143
• Website: HIMSS

• Contact Information: Occupations Students of America 6021 Morriss Road, Suite 111
Flower Mound, TX 75025
• Phone: (800) 321-HOSA, Fax: (972) 874-0063
• Website: HOSA

• Contact Information: Scholarship Management Services, Scholarship America One Scholarship Way P.O. Box 297 Saint Peter, MN 56082
• Phone: (507) 931-1682
• Website: VISTA CARE

• Contact Information: Harold B. & Dorothy A. Synder Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 671 Moorestown, NJ 08057-0671
• Phone: (856) 273-9745

• Contact Information: Attn: Scholarship Coordinator 2601 I-40 East Amarillo, TX 79104
• Phone: (806) 378-5034, Fax: (806) 376-105
• Website: AQHA

• Contact Information: Attn: Esther Ehrmann (Scholarship Committee Coordinator) 4725 Dorsey Hall Drive, #505 A
Ellicott City, MD 21042
• Phone: (410)964-0202
• Website: ULMAN FUND

• Contact Information: Attn: Christopher Hun, Infusion Nursing Society 315 Norwood Park South Norwood, MA 02062
• Phone: (718) 440-9408 x 317
• Website: INSL

• Contact Information: National Gerontological Nurses Association
7794 Grow Drive Pensacola, FL 32514
• Phone: (850) 473-1174 Fax: (850) 484-8762
• Website: NGNA

• Website: AACN

• Website: HIMSS

• Website: NBNA

• Website: NSNA

PRIVATE FOUNDATION SHOLARSHIP ALTERNATIVES:

Private foundations may create scholarships as endowments or memorial gifts. These opportunities often depend upon some aspect of the person’s life or individual contribution to a field of study. There are countless possibilities in foundation scholarships.

These sites can help locate nursing scholarships:

• Campus RN
• Discover Nursing Scholarships
• Financial Aid & Scholarships
• Nursing Student Loan Program & Scholarships
• Nursing Web Search Scholarships
• Scholarships for Nursing
• Student Nurse Center

MILITARY OPPORTUNITIES:

For those willing to return service for sawbucks, the military option can provide for both the education and the vocation of the budding RN. ROTC provides scholarship money in return for a military service obligation upon graduation, usually a four year tour of duty. Graduates attain an officer’s commission and will gain invaluable experience they can then bring to the private sector or extend to a career in military service. The leadership skills that are emphasized in this path can have implications in regard to management pursuits later on in the nurse’s career.

Government and military scholarship opportunities include:

• Air Force ROTC Scholarship Opportunities
• Army ROTC Scholarships
• National Health Service Corps
• U.S. Dept of Health Grant & Scholarship Info
• Navy/Marine ROTC Scholarships