 Scholarships and Financial Aid Information
Click into the appropriate category below to view scholarship/financial aid opportunities. More than one category may apply:
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1) For All Students, Undergraduate and Graduate
- 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 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 Nursing Scholarships
Army ROTC offers 2,3 and 4 year Nursing scholarships to qualified individuals at The University of Wyoming Fay w. Whitney School of Nursing. This scholarship guarantees service in the Army Nurse Corps upon graduation and commissioning.
- 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 for summer and fall consideration, and 10/1 for spring consideration.
- Website: www.benefisfoundation.org
- Phone: (406) 455-5840
- Contact: Sandy Ramstead - ramssank@benefis.org
- P.E.O. Women's Scholarships
- Wyoming Healthcare Professional Loan Repayment Program
The intent of the program is to enhance the ability of medically underserved Wyoming communities to recruit and retain healthcare professionals.
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2) For Pre-Nursing Students Only (Sophomore Standing upcoming academic year)
If you are a pre-nursing sophomore student, you can apply for the following scholarship (with the "General Scholarship Application" form bulleted in #4 below):
- Dorothy Tupper Nursing Scholarship
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3) Miscellaneous: Read to see if you qualify
- Outreach Scholarship
Edelwiss Fund aims to help Outreach School students with living expenses such as rent, utilities and chiuldcare while pursuing their degree. For more information about who qualifies for the scholarship and where to get more details, please click on the pdf flier link below.
- PDF Flier
- Deadline for application November 30; scholarship will be awarded for spring semester
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3) For Students in Undergraduate Programs (Basic BSN, BRAND, and RN/BSN)
For those undergraduate students who have already been admitted to the nursing major or are applying for Summer/Fall admission
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4) For Students in BRAND Program Only (Accelerated BSN)
- Wyoming Accelerated Loan Repayment Nursing Program
Deadline To Be Announced
- Application - not yet available
- Loan Contract - not yet available
- W.S. 21-17-127 - funded for 2009 & 2010
- Funded by the Wyoming Legislature
- Five loans of $25,000 for each year
- Distributed through Financial Aid by semester
- Must meet Wyomign residence status as granted by UW Admissions
- Must have a 3.0 or higher GPA
- Must submit a scholarship application
- Must sign a loan agreement
- Must attend meeting in person or by phone to review contract with UW official
- Acceptance to the accelerated nursing program
- Repay through working as a registered nurse in Wyoming for two years or paying back the loan amount with interest
- Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) / American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Scholarship
Deadline To Be Announced
- Application - not yet available
- Letter of Intent - not yet available
- Consent and Release Form - not yet available
- This is awarded to UW on a yearly basis through a competitive process. E-mail will be sent out if scholarship will be funded for 2009-2010
- Five awards of $10,000 each ($2000-Fall, $4000-Spring, $4000-Summer)
- Must submit a scholarship application
- Successful applicant must meet a minimum of one of the following:
- Under-represented in nursing: Racial/ethnic minorities, or male gender, or WUY rural/frontier isolated community resident
- Disadvantage Background: site bound in WY, or under-employed, or financial hardship, or single parent, or documented learning disability
- Sign a letter of Commitment and a Consent and Release form for RWJ
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5) For Registered Nurses (RN/BSN & Graduate Students ONLY)
- Hospitals / Service Clubs
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.
- Polly Chase Scholarship Application
Deadline March 15
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6) For 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).
- Check out the Graduate School Funding Page
- Wyoming Legislative Scholarship Funds ("Wyoming Investment in Nursing - WYIN")
Application deadline for academic year will be July 15
- Click Here to Download Graduate Funding Application
- Contact Kathleen Bobbitt (bobbitt1@uwyo.edu) in Financial Aid after March 1st (information on new funding will be available after the Legislature has met).
- Application deadline for the academic year will be July 15.
- This funding is for students who are residents of Wyoming or graduates of a Wyoming high school; for a Registered Nurse (RN) with a baccalaureate degree, who holds a nursing license in Wyoming, has one year of service teaching in a Wyoming nursing program and who is pursuing a master's degree in nursing, or for a Registered Nurse (RN) with a master's degree who holds a nursing license in Wyoming, has one year of service teaching in a Wyoming nursing program and is pursuing a doctorate level degree in nursing.
- 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.
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7) For Graduate 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. 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. 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.
- 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.
- AANP Foundation Scholarship & Grant Program
- Provides educational schoarships for MSN-NP, Post-MS NP, and Doctoral education and project and research grands (for student NPs and practicing NPs) exclusively to members of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- Application submission deadline for 2009 funding cycle is October 21, 2009
- Scholarships
- Project & Research Grants
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8) For Graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner students:
- Wyoming Loan Program:
- Application deadline: April 15th.
- Contact: Crystal McFadden at gradnurse@uwyo.edu.
- Application: - not yet available
- Sample of Contract for Review (click here)
- Six loans of $22,500 available each year for two years per applicant
- Must sign a loan agreement
- Must attend in person or by phone to review contract with UW official
- Pay back is by working as a psych nurse in Wyoming full time for two years or a combination of full time/part time over six years; or repay loan if not working in Wyoming
Last Updated on 10/29/2009 8:58:48 AM |
