Scholarship Application Window (January 22-March 23, 2020) is Now Closed.
Thank you to everyone who applied! Scholarship recipients will be announced in May.
Thank you to everyone who applied! Scholarship recipients will be announced in May.
We'll accept applications again in January 2021.
Criteria & Application Process for Non-PhD Nursing Scholarships
Non-PhD Scholarships Being Awarded
Scholarships in the following non-PhD categories will be awarded, provided there are qualified applicants. The specific dollar amount of each scholarship varies from year to year and is dependent upon the support we receive. Each scholarship recipient will be awarded a minimum of $1,000. In 2018, NAP awarded $13,000 across all of the non-PhD categories. In 2019, $20,000 was awarded.
Scholarships in the following non-PhD categories will be awarded, provided there are qualified applicants. The specific dollar amount of each scholarship varies from year to year and is dependent upon the support we receive. Each scholarship recipient will be awarded a minimum of $1,000. In 2018, NAP awarded $13,000 across all of the non-PhD categories. In 2019, $20,000 was awarded.
- Diploma
- Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN)
- Associate Degree (AD)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Completion
- Advanced Degree - Masters (to include CNS, CNM, CRNA, CRNP and the like)
- Advanced Degree - Doctoral (to include DNP & DNS)
Application Process
- Complete the online Non-PhD Scholarship Application.
- Submit 2 letters of recommendation, which address the selection criteria below (at least one letter must be from a nursing faculty member). All letters of recommendation must have applicant's name, as well as the address, telephone number, and email address of the person writing the recommendation.
NOTE: You are able to request letters of recommendation to be uploaded through the online submission system. - Submit your transcript of grades that includes the most recently completed semester with the required course in nursing (unofficial transcript is acceptable).
- Submit a copy of your letter of acceptance or its equivalent into the nursing program with a beginning date being identified.
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Application Criteria and Information
- To apply, you MUST be a resident of Pennsylvania.
- You must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- You must be attending a Pennsylvania nursing school in the Fall - scholarship monies will be applied to the Fall term. If you have already graduated, or if you are graduating prior to the upcoming Fall semester, you are not eligible to apply.
- If BOTH letters of recommendation are not present within the online application at the conclusion of the application window, the application will be considered incomplete and will not be considered.
- High school students may not apply. You must be established in a nursing school and be able to provide your most recent transcript from nursing school as well as a letter of recommendation from a nursing school faculty member.
- LPN Students: if you are entering a program during the application window, and have not yet received a GPA, we will consider your high school transcript, along with a letter of recommendation from a nursing school faculty member, high school faculty member and/or a current employment supervisor, plus a personal letter of recommendation.
- Other Nursing Students: If you are in your first semester of nursing school during the scholarship application window, you can still apply. Just submit a partial transcript with your grades thus-far and indicate in your narrative that you are in your first semester of nursing school.
Scholarship recipients are selected based on their academic achievement, leadership potential as evidenced by special honors and/or special recognition, community service, and personal commitment to the profession of nursing.
Criteria & Application Process for PhD Scholarship Applicants
Scholarship Being Awarded
One PhD scholarship will be awarded, provided there are qualified applicants. The dollar amount of the scholarship varies from year to year and is dependent upon the support we receive. PhD Scholarship recipients will be awarded a minimum of $3,000.
One PhD scholarship will be awarded, provided there are qualified applicants. The dollar amount of the scholarship varies from year to year and is dependent upon the support we receive. PhD Scholarship recipients will be awarded a minimum of $3,000.
Application Process
- Complete the online PhD Scholarship Application, including Personal Statement of Commitment. You MUST be a resident of Pennsylvania.
- Submit 2 letters of recommendation, which address the selection criteria below (at least one letter must be from a PhD Advisor). All letters of recommendation must have applicant's name, as well as the address, telephone number, and email address of the person writing the recommendation. You are able to request letters of recommendation to be uploaded through the online application's system.
- Submit your transcript of grades that includes the most recently completed semester and includes the required course in nursing.
- Submit a copy of your letter of acceptance or its equivalent into the PhD nursing program with a beginning date being identified.
- Submit an abstract summarizing your proposal.
- Submit a one-page budget for your project.
- Submit evidence that your proposal has been reviewed and approved by an established ethical review board at the institution or site where you plan to conduct the study. Include appropriate support letters.
- Submit the completed signature page. You will need to obtain signatures from your Advisor, Program Chair and Institutional Representative OR Financial Officer.
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