Nursing

Graduate Scholarships

MSUM Nursing Scholarships

Tri-County Hospital Foundation has a $1,000 annual scholarship available for advanced or graduate level nursing students.

Eligibility Criteria are the following:

  • Has been accepted in an advanced or graduate level health care program with career goals in the health care field
  • Currently is or has been a resident in the service area of Tri-County Hospital, Wadena, MN, or has an immediate family member who resides in the TCH service area.
  • Potential to return to the service area and/or within the Tri-County Hospital system.
  • Has demonstrated leadership ability, initiative, and active participation in work, volunteerism, and/or community activity.
  • Has a G.P.A. of at least a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent, or meet the minimum G.P.A. requirements established for the college or university's academia if it is higher.
  • Submits the required application materials on or before the deadline date of August 1.

For more information contact roxanne.hejhal@tricountyhospital.org


Sue Fischer Scholarship 

The Mercy & Unity Hospitals Foundation has established the Sue Fischer Scholarship for Nursing Excellence.Its purpose is to provide an opportunity for nursing students to pursue their academic studies, not to exclude approved internships or professional training.The fund is in memory of the late Sue Fischer in honor of her years of dedicated service to patients and the nursing profession.

Information on the scholarship and the application form can be obtained from: Sue Fischer Scholarship Fund, c/o Kenna Dooley, Senior Development Associate, Mercy & Unity Hospitals Foundation, 7590 Lyric Lane NE, Route 53213, Fridley, MN 55432, or by calling 763-236-3964 or 763-236-3966.The completed application must be received by the Foundation by May 20, 2011. Please do not send your application electronically. The award will be presented in June 2011.

Eligibility

1. Applicant must demonstrate some degree of financial need.

2. Applicant must be a full or part time student enrolled in a baccalaureate degree nursing program and have accumulated enough credits to be at least a junior level.  The applicant may also be an associate degree student returning to school or transferring for a baccalaureate degree nursing program or graduate degree nursing program.

3. Applicant must be in good academic standing.

4. Applicant must have demonstrated a commitment of service to others through employment, volunteer service, community service, etc.

5. Applicant must be a resident of the state of Minnesota.

6. Applicant must be enrolled in a higher educational institution in Minnesota.


Sue Fischer Scholarship Application 2011.doc


BestNursingDegree.com Scholarship Program

Here are details for the 2011 round of the BestNursingDegree.com Scholarship program (www.bestnursingdegree.com/scholarship/). We're accepting applications starting on March 1st, 2011.

In this application cycle, we’re giving away three scholarships of $2,500 each (in 2010, we awarded two). One will go to an ADN-prepared nurse who’s going back to school for an RN to BSN program. The second will go to a nurse who’s going back to school for a Masters in Nursing or Doctorate in Nursing program. The third will go to a non-nurse who’s going back to school to become a nurse (in an Accelerated Second Degree BSN or Direct Entry MSN program).


American Cancer Society Scholarships in Cancer Nursing

09/27/11
To support the training of advanced practice nurses and nurse
scientists, the American Cancer Society offers scholarships ranging from
$10,000 to $15,000 per year. Students pursuing a master’s degree in
cancer nursing or a doctorate of nursing practice (DNP) or a research
doctorate (PhD, DSN, etc.) are eligible to apply. *Applications must be
received by October 15 for Doctoral Scholarships in Cancer Nursing and
February 1 for Graduate Scholarships in Cancer Nursing Practice*.
For more information, please visit www.cancer.org/research
<http://www.nursingworld.org/HomepageCategory/NursingInsider/www.cancer.org/research>.
Then, scroll to "Index of Grants" (at the bottom of the page) and click
on the link to and select from the provided links: Mentored Training and
Career Development Grants.


Yale School of Nursing

Pre and Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Self and Family Management. The purpose of this pre- and postdoctoral training program is to prepare nurse researchers to contribute to the science of self and family management chronic illness, especially cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes or risk for the development of these conditions. Pre- and postdoctoral trainees will work with faculty from Yale School of Nursing and across Yale University who are making significant contributions to self and family management research. The program focuses on the development of knowledge and the understanding of self and family management, development of interventions, and the testing of these interventions.

For more information click the following link: http://nursing.yale.edu/Research/postDoc.html

Doctoral & PostDoctoral Fellowships

Interventions to Prevent or Manage Chronic Illness. Developing scholars for nursing practice. School of Nurisng The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Fellows will conduct a research study, take course work in nursing and related fields with a focus on intervention design, and conceptualization and outcomes measurement. They will also participate in interdisciplinary research in one of the interdisciplinary research centers at the University. Access our predoctoral and postdoctoral website at http://nursing.unc.edu/degree/fellowships/index.html

Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation

MNAF $2000 scholarship

Qualifications:

  1. Economic need.
  2. Accepted to or enrolled in a baccalaureate program in nursing in Minnesota.
  3. Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) or Minnesota Student Nurses Association (MSNA) member.

Questions related to becoming an MNA member can be directed to the MNA Membership Dept at (651) 646-4807, 1-800-536-4662 or mnnurses@mnnurses.org.

Questions related to becoming an MSNA member or starting up a school chapter can be directed to Ellen Ellickson, Nursing RN, CNP, Nursing Instructor, College of St Benedict, St. Joseph, MN at (320) 363-5189 or eellickson@csbsju.edu.

Information regarding nursing scholarships and research grants available through the Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation (MNAF), along with application forms, are available on the MNA web site at www.mnnurses.org/mnaf or by contacting:

  Linda Owen, MNAF Staff
 (651) 414-2822 or 1-800-536-4662, ext. 122
 linda.owens@mnnurses.org

 For questions, contact:
 Linda Mash, RN, MS,  MNAF Staff
 (651) 414-2862 or