The NLN Foundation for Nursing Education offers scholarships of up to $8,000 each year to support the NLN’s mission to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce to advance the health of the nation and the global community.
These scholarships are awarded to nurses pursuing advanced degrees to advance their career as a full-time nurse educator. The funds are for master’s or doctoral students enrolled in accredited programs who have completed at least a year of their academic program by the end of the scholarship period (June 2024). The NLN Foundation wants to encourage more experienced and ethnically diverse nurses to pursue advanced degrees to prepare for full-time positions as nurse educators.
Application Requirements
Each proposal must include the below content areas. Carefully review this checklist and rubric. Incomplete applications will be disqualified.
- Introduction: Describe your need for support and clarity of purpose.
- Max. 250 words.
- Description of your Program of Study (i.e. dissertation, capstone, scholarly project, pilot project; quality project; change initiative).
- Max. 250 words.
- Include specific outline, timeline and projected graduation date.
- If you have completed a dissertation proposal defense or had a DNP project approved, please include defense date. If project has been IRB approved, please indicate.
- Max. 500 words.
- Describe how your study links to NLN’s mission statement and core values.
- Max 250 words
- Describe your goals as a nurse educator.
- Max. 500 words
- 2 Letters of recommendation (addressed to the NLN Foundation).
- Max. 500 words per letter
- Budget Narrative: Be sure that each line item on the budget is clearly justified.
Please note that there is not a specific application template, however, each application should attempt to follow the order of the checklist and use headings indicative of these requirements.
NOTE: If you have questions related to the application process, please contact Emma Casey at ecasey@nln.org or foundation@nln.org.
2024 NLN Foundation Nursing Education Scholarship/NLN Steve Cerame Nurse Educator Scholarship
The NLN Foundation for Nursing Education offers scholarships of up to $8,000 each year to support the NLN’s mission to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce to advance the health of the nation and the global community.
These scholarships are awarded to nurses pursuing advanced degrees to advance their career as a full-time nurse educator. The funds are for master’s or doctoral students enrolled in accredited programs who have completed at least a year of their academic program by the end of the scholarship period (June 2024). The NLN Foundation wants to encourage more experienced and ethnically diverse nurses to pursue advanced degrees to prepare for full-time positions as nurse educators.
Application Requirements
Each proposal must include the below content areas. Carefully review this checklist and rubric. Incomplete applications will be disqualified.
- Introduction: Describe your need for support and clarity of purpose.
- Max. 250 words.
- Description of your Program of Study (i.e. dissertation, capstone, scholarly project, pilot project; quality project; change initiative).
- Max. 250 words.
- Include specific outline, timeline and projected graduation date.
- If you have completed a dissertation proposal defense or had a DNP project approved, please include defense date. If project has been IRB approved, please indicate.
- Max. 500 words.
- Describe how your study links to NLN’s mission statement and core values.
- Max 250 words
- Describe your goals as a nurse educator.
- Max. 500 words
- 2 Letters of recommendation (addressed to the NLN Foundation).
- Max. 500 words per letter
- Budget Narrative: Be sure that each line item on the budget is clearly justified.
Please note that there is not a specific application template, however, each application should attempt to follow the order of the checklist and use headings indicative of these requirements.
NOTE: If you have questions related to the application process, please contact Emma Casey at ecasey@nln.org or foundation@nln.org.