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Financial Aid & Scholarships Information

 

A. Basic BSN, Accelerated BSN, and RN/BSN Track Students

  1. Pre-Nursing Students Only (Sophomore Standing 2007-2008)

    If you are a pre-nursing sophomore student, you can apply for the following scholarship (with the "General Scholarship Application" form bulleted above):

    • Dorothy Tupper Nursing Scholarship

  2. All Students in Undergraduate Program:

    • In general, the same financial aid is available to students who are seeking a degree through off-campus programs as to students who are seeking a degree in Laramie. Each of the community colleges has the book Student Financial Aid and Scholarships at Wyoming Colleges, which is published annually. In this book, you will find that the University of Wyoming has a section of scholarships for nursing students. Applications are due by February 1 each year for aid for fall. Go to the UW Student Financial Aid website and click on "Scholarship Book" in the left side bar.

    • Marge Wilson Nursing Scholarship
      Please download the two documents below - the "Purpose" and the scholarship form. Deadline for application is July 20, 2007. This scholarship is for undergraduate students only.
      - Marge Wilson Nurse Scholarship: PURPOSE
      - Marge Wilson Nurse Scholarship: FORM

  3. If you have already been admitted to the nursing major or are applying for Fall 2007 admission...

    ... you can apply for the following scholarships (with the "Nursing General Scholarship Application" form bulleted above):

  • Accelerated Baccalaureate Scholarship

  • Bio-Medics Scholarship

  • Marcia L. and William G. Dale Nursing Scholarship

  • Mildred Agnes Kimball and Adele Colling Nursing Scholarship

  • John V. Leino Memorial Nursing Scholarship

  • Gertrude Gould Lindsay Scholarship

  • John and Lois Malmquist Nursing Scholarship

  • Carolyn Bennett Miknis '59 Nursing Scholarship

  • Bonnie M. and George E. Nugent Nursing Scholarship

  • Pearl Crossley O’Kieffe Memorial Scholarship

  • Jana Leigh Pruitt Memorial Scholarship

  • Barbara J. Smith (BS 1973) Memorial Scholarship

  • Clayton Unger Endowed Nursing Scholarship

  • Wiest Nursing Scholarship

  • W. K. Wolff, MD, Memorial Scholarship – Not available for nursing in 2004-05

  • Nursing Alumni Scholarship – must include a 250-word letter describing why you chose nursing as a major and your career goals.

  1. Mabel C. Sargent Scholarship - Due February 1st

This Scholarship Application is available from the WYCF Web site. If that link does not work for you, get there manually as follows: Go to http://www.wycf.org; click on "Scholarship" toward the top of the page in the "Main Menu" listing; scroll down to and click on "Mabel C. Sargent". Please read through the eligibility criteria below to see if you might qualify. The application is lengthy, needs a current transcript attached (you can request a transcript from Registration & Records) and you would deliver to the Foundation located in downtown Laramie (address on application form). This is an excellent scholarship (6 scholarships offered for $2,500 each). If you received this scholarship as a junior, you need to reapply, since it does not automatically carry into the senior year.

Eligibility Criteria for Mabel C. Sargent Scholarship:

  • Geographic requirements: Junior and senior nursing students of the University of Wyoming enrolled in a program leading to a B.S.N. degree may apply.

  • Academic requirements: Applicants should have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

  1. Wyoming Legislative Scholarship Funds:

    Contact Kathleen Bobbitt in Financial Aid after March 1st (information on new funding will be available after the Legislature has met).  If you received this scholarship as a junior, you will receive it as a senior, but should contact K. Bobbitt to see if you need to do any additional paperwork.

  • Wyoming Legislative Funding - "Wyoming Investment in Nursing - WYIN"
    Download Funding Application by clicking this link.
    Application deadline for the academic year will be June 30. You must be admitted to one of the options leading to a BSN degree. Junior and senior students will be considered first. Students with previous bachelor's degrees will be considered after the junior and senior students. Submit application to Student Financial Aid Office, Knight Hall Room 174. This program was adopted by the 2003 Wyoming legislature. The funds are to assist with educational expenses as determined by the financial aid office. This is a program for undergraduate students accepted into the nursing program at the University of Wyoming. Three requirements that must be met to be considered for this funding are:

    • You must be admitted to the School of Nursing

    • You must be a resident of Wyoming or a Wyoming high school graduate

    • You must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

  • WYIN is a loan (up to $6,000 per academic year) which can be repaid by working in Wyoming as a nurse or nurse educator. Qualified work in Wyoming will be credited so that the applicant's WYIN loan balance is reduced on the basis of one full year of full-time employment repaying the loan balance for one academic year of enrollment. If an applicant fails to fulfill the requirements of repayment by qualified work, the funds will revert to a loan status and repayment will begin. Details of repayment and terms will be provided if an applicant is selected.

  1. College of Health Sciences Scholarships - Due February 1st

  2. HRSA Nursing Scholarship Program - Deadline June 30, 2007

  3. Banner National Nurse Scholar Program

    • Read the information at this link to determine if you are eligible and to download the application: www.bannerhealth.com. Keyword: Nurse Scholar
    • You can also get an application by calling 1-888-895-4333 or email BCHC@Bannerhealth.com.

B. RN/BSN & Graduate Students ONLY

RNs need to be aware that many hospitals provide scholarships and/or tuition reimbursement for their staff. Also, do not overlook service clubs in your area, which are often willing to provide funds for educational purposes.

C. Graduate Students in the Master's Program

  • Nurse Traineeship Grant:

    Funds are applied for yearly to the federal government. Information is e-mailed to students once award has been received by the School. Debbie Shoefelt will contact students through e-mail regarding funding criteria (shoefelt@uwyo.edu). 

  • For Nurse Practitioner students:

    • Graduate Advanced Practice Nursing Scholarship
      This scholarship is from the Wyoming Council for Advanced Practice Nurses.
      Application deadline: June 15th. You must be a Wyoming resident or former Wyoming resident that plans on returning to Wyoming to practice. Download full description and application form by clicking on the underlined link:
      (Graduate Advanced Practice Nursing Scholarship)

    • Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) - Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP)
      Reduced Tuition Costs for Eligible Nurse Practitioner Students

      Being a resident of a WICHE-participating state qualifies you to seek reduced tuition costs through WRGP. This program allows you to come to the University of Wyoming under resident tuition rates. You need to be officially accepted into our graduate nursing program before the WRGP benefit kicks in. You cannot utilize these benefits as a Non-Degree Seeking Graduate Student. If you are a resident of one of the following states, you can benefit from WRGP: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington. Once you have been officially accepted into one of the MS Program options, let Debbie Shoefelt know that you qualify for WICHE's WRGP so that paperwork may be completed - email shoefelt@uwyo.edu.

  • For Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner students:

    Wyoming Loan Program - Contact Program Director for further information

  • Check out the Graduate School Funding Page:

    http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/UWGrad/funding.asp   

D. All Students - Other Scholarship Opportunities

  • AfterCollege/AACN Nursing Scholarship Fund

    AfterCollege, the leading employment website for nursing/allied health care students and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) have partnered to offer this new scholarship program for students pursuing professional nursing education programs.

    This scholarship program supports students who are seeking a baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral degree in nursing. Special consideration will be given to students:

    • Enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program with the goal of pursuing a nursing faculty career; 

    • Completing an RN to baccalaureate program (BSN); or 

    • Enrolled in an accelerated baccalaureate or master’s degree nursing program. 

    Please note that all applicants must already be enrolled (not just accepted) at an AACN member institution. To check if your school is a member, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Memberservices/membdir.htm.

    Who Qualifies? Nursing students enrolled in a baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral degree program in nursing with a GPA of 3.25 or higher. Scholarships will be in the amount of $2,500. The deadlines for 2007 are January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31. Winners will be announced within 60 days of each deadline.

    Website for application:     http://www.aftercollege.com/groups/aacn.asp?id=727864161

  • Army Cadet Command Nursing Scholarship

    http://www.rotc.usaac.army.mil/scholarship_HPD2/Nurse%20Program/index.asp

  • Benefis Healthcare Foundation in Great Falls, MT Scholarship

    • The Healthcare Scholarship program is tied to a work commitment to Benefis Healthcare. The scholarships can provide up to $2,500 per semester. Due dates for applications are 5/15/2007 for summer and fall consideration, and 10/1/2007 for spring consideration.
    • Website:  www.benefisfoundation.org   
    • Phone:  (406) 455-5840
    • Contact:  Sandy Ramstead - ramssank@benefis.org   

  • Wyoming Department of Health
    Office of Rural Health

    Loan Repayment for Healthcare Providers

 

Updated 10/23/2007