GUIDE TO SCHOLARSHIPS
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Value: $2,000 (one award).
Deadline: March 1
Ellen L. Anderson Scholarship Fund Awarded to a student in the College of Nursing; with preference to an undergraduate from Iowa. Selected solely on the basis of financial need.Value: Amount and number vary.
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: March 1
American Association of Critical Care Nurses Educational Advancement Scholarship Program To a RN and an active member of AACN, seeking a BSN. Must have at least a B- average and be accepted into upper division nursing courses of a NLN accredited program.Value: $1,500 (number varies).
Contact: American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-1491.
Army ROTC Nursing Scholarship To students with a minimum composite ACT of 19 and a cumulative GPA of 2.5.Value: Scholarships are awarded annually in the amount of full tuition (regardless of residency status) plus $900 for books (up to $20,000). Underrepresented students also receive free room and board (number awarded varies).
Contact: Department of Military Science, Room 101, South Quad or call 319-335-9192.
Deadline: April 1
The ASOON Scholarship Fund To a junior or senior College of Nursing student. Based on financial need, academic merit, professional promise, and leadership skills.Value: Amount and number awarded varies.
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: October 1
Myrtle Aydelotte Fund for Doctoral Education in Nursing Scholarship is currently suspended. Gladys Benz Pediatric Nursing Memorial Scholarship Fund Scholarship not currently available. Corinne Bowe Scholarship To selected undergraduates in the College of Nursing who demonstrate professional promise and campus and community involvement.Value: Amount and number vary.
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: March 1
Grace Keefer Clark Scholarship To selected full-time students who have completed their first-year in the College of Nursing. Based on need, grade-point average, and professional promise. May be renewed. Student must be nominated.Value: Resident tuition (number varies).
Deadline: March 1
Contact: College of Nursing
Class of 1940 Nursing Scholarship Fund Award To selected students who have completed the first clinical course and plan to continue in nursing. Based on demonstrated academic ability and leadership, with financial need a consideration.Value: Amount and number vary.
Deadline: March 1
Contact: College of Nursing
Rhodes Dunlap Honors Program Scholarships To a College of Nursing Honors student. Based on professional promise, academic achievement, and involvement with service activities. Further information about this scholarship can be found on the University Honors Program web site. Eugene and Elise Weyler Scholarship Fund Awarded to an undergraduate in nursing in the upper 30 percent of academic class; must be a U.S. citizen, show financial need, demonstrate a caring attitude, be of high moral character, and show a willingness to succeed and achieve in the nursing profession; show professional promise and demonstrate campus/community involvement.Value: Number and amounts vary
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: October 1
Eva Erickson Fellowship Fund To junior or senior undergraduate students with a 3.00 or better grade-point average who demonstrate potential for graduate study and interest in nursing service administration.Value: $1,500 (number varies); awarded once every third year.
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: March 1
Gamma Chapter-Sigma Theta Tau Scholarship Award To selected undergraduate students with the highest grade-point average among all students eligible for Sigma Theta Tau membership. Student nominated based on grade-point average.Value: $500 (one award given at each semiannual induction ceremony).
Contact: Sigma Theta Tau International Gamma Chapter or Kim Hammen at (319)335-7296
Luann & Norma L. Gerlach Memorial Scholarship To a student in the first-year of clinical course work who demonstrates scholarship and professional promise. Financial need is considered.Value: Amount and number vary
Contact: College of Nursing Deadline: October 1 Ida Lee Goodsell Memorial Scholarship To selected seniors or graduate students scheduled to graduate within two semesters who have special interests in and aptitudes for pediatrics.Value: Amount and number vary.
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: March 1 and October 1
Hearst Foundation Nursing Scholarship for Underrepresented Students To underrepresented students in the College of Nursing. Based on financial need and academic qualification.Value: Amount and number varies.
Contact: College of NursingDeadline: March 1
Indian Health Scholarship Program To a student enrolled in a National League for Nursing-accredited baccalaureate nursing program. Must be a U.S. citizen, have a specific service contract, and a 2.00 grade-point average. Preference to Native Americans.Value: Amount and number vary; may be renewed up to four years.
Contact: Application available from Indian Health Service Scholarship Program, 801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 120, Rockville MD 20852, (301) 443-6197
Iowa Health Care Association Foundation To a student accepted into an accredited nursing program.Value: Amount and number vary
Contact: Nurse Scholarship Program, Iowa Health Care Association Foundation, 950 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, (515) 282-0666.
Iowa League for Nursing Scholarship To selected students who are enrolled in a National League for Nursing-accredited program in Iowa, have a cumulative grade-point average of "C" or better, and demonstrate outstanding qualities.Value: Amount and number vary.
Contact: Chairperson, Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 1202, Welch Post Office, Ames, IA 50010.
Deadline: Set by the league.
Iowa Nurses' Foundation Scholarship To selected Iowa residents ranking in the upper half of the nursing class after completion of one year of enrollment in an Iowa-accredited school of nursing. Financial need is considered.Value: Amount and number vary.
Contact: Iowa Nurses' Foundation, 1501 42nd St., Suite 471, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Deadline: Set by the foundation.
Eloise Z. Leinfelder Fellowship Fund To College of Nursing graduate students. Based on financial need.Value: Amount and number vary.
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: March 1
Lola Lindsey Student Award Memorial Fund Awarded to a graduate student in the College of Nursing who shows financial need and demonstrates professional promise.Value: Amount and number vary.
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: October 1
The Ruth and Leonard Malmanger Scholarship Fund Scholarship currently suspended. Evelyn McCann Student Financial Aid Fund To an undergraduate and graduate student in the College of Nursing who demonstrates financial need and scholastic ability.Value: Amount and number vary
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: October 1
Byron & Flora Mueller Nursing Fund Awarded to deserving undergraduate nursing student who demonstrates financial need and scholastic ability.Value: Amount and number vary
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: October 1
National Black Nurses' Association-The Lauranne Sams Scholarship Award To selected students who are enrolled in a nursing program and who are members of the National Black Nurses' Association and active members of a local chapter.Value: Amount and number vary
Contact: National Black Nurses' Association, Inc., 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 330, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Deadline: Set by the association
Nurse Fellowship (NRSSAs) for Doctoral Students To students with BSN or MSN and active licenses for pre-doctoral research training in specified areas of nursing.Value: Amount and number vary
National Student Nurses' Association, Inc. Award To selected students who are enrolled in a nursing or prenursing program, have financial need, and demonstrate academic achievement and involvement in student nursing organizations and community activities related to health care.Value: Amount and number vary
Contact: NSNA, 45 Main Street, Suite 606, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Deadline: Set by the association
Navy Bachelor Degree Completion Program To student enrolled or accepted to a AACN accredited school of nursing, leading to a B.S. in nursing. Minimum 3.0 GPA, at least 18 years old but not yet 33 at time of entrance into the junior year of the curriculum.Value: $34,000 for the last 24 months
Contact: Navy Program for Nursing, MMCS Charles Steinbrook, 1-888-724-2100
Anna Overland Nursing Scholarship Fund To a full-time graduate or undergraduate College of Nursing student. Must have designated maternal and/or child health nursing as a clinical specialization focus. Must be a U.S. citizen; Iowa residents preferred.Value: Amount and number varies
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: October 1
Scholarship for the Undergraduate Education of Professional Nurses (SUEPN Award) To full-time nursing students; must be a U.S. resident with financial need. Requires a pay-back contract requiring two years' work in an area with a "critical" shortage of nurses.Value: Tuition and fees (number varies)
Contact: Application available from Student and Institutional Support Branch, Division of Student Assistance, Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA, Room 8-34 Parklawn Building, 5600 Fisher's Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Shirley Shoup Reihman Scholarship Fund Scholarship has been suspended. RN-BSN Distance Education Scholarship To an associate degree or diploma graduate nurse enrolled in the College of Nursing R.N.-B.S.N. Progression Program at a distant satellite center site. Based on financial need and academic and professional promise.Value: Amount and number vary.
Nursing Excellence Freshman Scholarship (Rozella M. Schlotfeldt Endowed Scholarship) To an entering Freshman Honors Student in the College of Nursing. Based on scholastic ability and professional promise.Value: Amount and number varies.
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: July 1
John W. & Mabel Gottburg Schoen Scholarship Fund Awarded to juniors (2) and seniors (2) in the College of Nursing who show the desire to excel in the nursing profession. Must have a 2.75+ grade-point average and demonstrate leadership abilities & ethical qualities.Value: $1,500 (4 awards)
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: October 1
Clifford J. Stubbs Scholarship Award To an undergraduate in the College of Nursing or completing pre-nursing studies pursuant to admission to the College of Nursing. Must be enrolled in the Army ROTC program and demonstrate professional promise as a nurse and army officer.Value: Amount and number vary
Contact: Department of Military Science, Room 101, South Quad or call 319-335-9192
John K. Teefy Scholarship Award To an undergraduate nursing student who shows professional promise. Financial need is considered. May be renewed.Value: Varies (one award)
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: March 1
Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship To selected students who are U.S. citizens enrolled full-time in a National League of Nursing-accredited program. Scholarship recipients are obligated for a period of service with Veterans Affairs.Value: Tuition, fees, other educational expenses, and a monthly stipend (number varies).
Contact: Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VMAC), Laboratory (113), 601 Highway 6 West, Iowa City, IA 52246.
Deadline: Set by Veterans Affairs
Mildred Wright Nursing Scholarship Fund Awarded to an undergraduate in the College of Nursing, must show financial need and demonstrate professional promiseValue: Amount and number vary
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: March 1
Pearl Zemlicka Memorial Scholarship To a registered nurse enrolled in the College of Nursing R.N.-B.S.N. Progression Program.Value: Amount and number vary
Contact: College of Nursing
Deadline: October 1