Funding by Topic: Nurses

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. You can also browse a list of inactive funding programs.

National Funding Programs

2010 Minority Nurse Scholarship Program
Annual scholarship program to help outstanding students complete their studies leading to a BSN degree.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2010
    Sponsor: MinorityNurses.Com

Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT)
Grants to eligible institutions to provide financial support through traineeships for registered nurses.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 7, 2009
    Sponsor: Bureau of Health Professions

Circle of Excellence Recognition Awards
Awards to nurses who care for critically ill patients.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2010
    Sponsor: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Foundation of the NSNA Promise of Nursing Scholarship
Awards scholarships to qualified nursing students.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 13, 2010
    Sponsor: Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association

Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment program for health professions educational loans (undergraduate and graduate) in return for full-time clinical service in Indian health programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Indian Health Service

Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships (NATP)
Grants to eligible institutions for projects that support traineeships for licensed registered nurses enrolled as full-time students beyond the twelfth month of study in a Master's nurse anesthesia program.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 7, 2009
    Sponsor: Bureau of Health Professions

Nurse Education, Practice and Retention (NEPR)
Grants to strengthen the capacity for basic nurse education and practice and address the shortage of nurses in the health care workforce.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 22, 2009
    Sponsor: Bureau of Health Professions

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing
A scholarship program to help alleviate the nursing shortage and increase the diversity of nursing professionals.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2009
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program
Funding to develop the next generation of national leaders in academic nursing through career development awards for outstanding junior nursing faculty.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 2, 2010
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Unsolicited Grants
Grants to address health care workforce, innovative health care solutions, and health care to vulnerable populations.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

State and Regional Funding Programs

Minnesota Loan Forgiveness Program - Nurse Faculty
This program is offered to faculty currently teaching in a postsecondary nursing program or individuals studying to become nursing instructors teaching in a postsecondary nursing program in Minnesota.
    Geographic Coverage: Minnesota
    Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2009
    Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health

Minnesota Loan Forgiveness Programs
Loan forgiveness (repayment) programs to health care students or residents.
    Geographic Coverage: Minnesota
    Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2009
    Sponsor: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Ohio Nurses Foundation Scholarships and Research Grants
Scholarships to students that have decided to major in nursing or to nurses who are looking to continue their education, and to provide research grants to nurses who are working to expand the knowledge base of nursing.
    Geographic Coverage: Ohio
    Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
    Sponsor: Ohio Nurses Association

Virginia's Nurse Practitioner Nurse Midwife Scholarship Program
Virginia scholarship program for students enrolled in nursing education programs to become nurse practitioners or nurse midwives.
    Geographic Coverage: Virginia
    Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2010
    Sponsor: Virginia Department of Health

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