The Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania (NFP), a supporting organization of the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA), will be accepting scholarship applications January 1 to March 30, 2022. The following scholarships will be awarded:
- Florence (Madden) Grady-Fasick Scholarship Fund: The Florence (Madden) Grady-Fasick Scholarship Fund is for nursing students in their second semester or more of nursing school. This endowment awards up to five students (up to $1,000 scholarships annually).
- The Tubman Scholar Scholarship: The Tubman Scholar Scholarship Fund provides a scholarship for a Black student applying or already enrolled in a school of nursing. This awards up to $1,000.
- Nurse Leader Scholarship:The Nurse Leader Scholarship provides scholarships to students demonstrating leadership skills in their pursuit of a nursing degree. Funds are for full-time nursing students in an accredited BSN, MSN, or doctoral program in Pennsylvania. This endowment awards up to two students (up to $1,000 scholarships annually).
- The Alumni Association Scholarship Fund of the Former Albert Einstein Medical Center – Nursing School of Philadelphia:This scholarship fund provides scholarships to students in the pursuit of a nursing degree, whether baccalaureate, graduate, or post-graduate. This endowment awards up to five students (up to $2,000 scholarships annually).
- Alumni Association of the Former Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School of Nursing Scholarship: This scholarship fund provides scholarships to students in the pursuit of a nursing degree at the baccalaureate level. This endowment awards up to four students (up to $2,500 scholarships annually).
- Alyssa C. Rudy Scholarship:This scholarship fund provides scholarships to York College of Pennsylvania – RN-BSN program students in his/her second or third year of schooling. This endowment awards up to three students ($100 scholarships annually).
- Jack E. Barger, Sr. Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund: This fund provides scholarships to an undergraduate nursing student in Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania resident) who is at least one of the following: active duty service member; U.S. veteran; child/spouse of a U.S. veteran; or child/spouse of an active duty service member. This fund awards six students ($1,000 scholarships annually).
- JoAnne Goss Memorial Nursing Scholarship: The JoAnne Goss Memorial Nursing Scholarship was formed in 2017 in memory of JoAnne Goss. JoAnne’s family wanted to give back to the people that helped them during their darkest days: Nurses. This endowment awards up to four students ($1,000 scholarships annually).
For application requirements, visit https://thenfp.org/criteria-and-applications/. Questions can be directed to NFP Director of Development Paula Lasecki at plasecki@theNFP.org.