It takes heart and a dedication to helping people to want to pursue nursing. But it shouldn’t take all of your savings to become an RN, LVN or LPN.
Nursing school can run you $40,000 to $100,000 a year, leading to a lot of debt at graduation. To keep what you owe from becoming an emergency, we researched scholarships offered by more than 300 corporations, colleges and nonprofits across the United States to build list of the top 25 out there for future nurses.
| Major | Sponsor | Name | Amount | Renewable? | Who’s it for | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | HRSA Health Workforce | NURSE Corps Scholarship Program | Tuition | Yes | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | United States Air Force | Air Force Health Professions Scholarship Program | Tuition | Yes | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | University of Maryland | Conway Scholarship | Tuition | Yes | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing/Other | National Institutes of Health | National Institutes of Health | $20,000 | Yes | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | University of Southern California | Yellow Ribbon Program | $20,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing/Other | Tylenol | Tylenol Future Care Scholarship | $10,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | America’s Navy — Navy.com | American Nurse Candidate Program | $10,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association | Undergraduate Scholarship Program | $10,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association | Promise of Nursing Regional Scholarship Program | $7,500 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | National Black Nurses Association | 2019 NBNA Scholarship Program | $6,000 | Yes | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | Alice M. Yarnold and Samuel Yarnold | Alice M. Yarnold and Samuel Yarnold Scholarship Trust | $5,000 | Yes | Undergrad/Grad | Learn more |
| Nursing | Emergency Nurses Association | Elizabeth B. Moore Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship | $5,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | American Association of Colleges of Nursing | Geraldine “Polly” Bednash Scholarship | $5,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | University of Southern California | The Nurse’s Float Scholarship Fund Graduate | $5,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | New York State Nurses Association | NYSNA Secor Scholarship | $5,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson Discover Nursing Scholarship | $5,000 | Yes | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | Michigan State Government | Michigan Nursing Program | $4,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing/Other | Concord Hospital | Concord Hospital Trust Scholarship | $3,000 | Yes | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | Emergency Nurses Association | Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing Undergraduate Scholarship II | $3,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | Emergency Nurses Association | Charles Kunz Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship | $3,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | Emergency Nurses Association | ENA Foundation Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship | $3,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | Emergency Nurses Association | ENA Foundation Undergraduate State Challenge Scholarship | $3,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | American Red Cross | Jane Delano Student Nurse Scholarship | $3,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing/Other | National CPR Association | National CPR Association Scholarship | $3,000 | No | Undergrad | Learn more |
| Nursing | Army Nurse Corps Association | Army Nurse Corps Association Scholarship Program | $3,000 | No | Undergrad/Grad | Learn more |
*In November 2018, we manually compiled online data on scholarships offered by more than 300 corporations, colleges and other nonprofits, ranking them by aid value.
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Richard Laycock, Insights editor and senior content marketing manager
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