Oregon Health & Science School of Nursing Scholarships

Institutional Scholarship Opportunities

Scholarship Details

Application

Award Amounts

SON Institutional Scholarship Application:
Through donor giving, the School of Nursing offers institutional scholarships to nursing students who meet various academic, financial, diverse, regional, and program criteria.  All incoming and current students can submit a completed OHSU SON scholarship application as well as the FAFSA application each year to be considered for these internal SoN awards. 

The OHSU School of Nursing Scholarship Application  has a priority application deadline of March 1 each year.

New applicants can respond to scholarship questions provided in the online application. 

Amounts vary each year.  Typical awards range from $1,000 - $5,000 each.  

Dean’s Scholarship for PhD Students
We are pleased to invite current second and third year PhD students to apply for the Dean’s Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic
year. Recipients of this funding will need to
be able to serve as a teaching or faculty assistant for every term that funds are received.

Applications are currently open with a May 3, 2013 application deadline.
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Two or three scholarships will be awarded and will cover tuition and fees for up to $10,000.

Dean’s Scholarship for Faculty Graduate Education

Applications are currently closed.

Approximately $50,000 was allocated to faculty in AY 2013-2014

Educational grant funds for graduate students

Educational grants are provided by a number of non-profit and governmental organizations in order to provide financial support for students in key populations critical to providing primary care in key regions or with targeted populations.  These funds are available on a limited basis and may have specific qualifications or requirements that recipients must comply with in order to be eligible.  Please see the following list below for the current educational grants that are available to students in our graduate and undergraduate programs.

Grant Details

Application

Award Amounts

The ACCESS grant is established to increase the number of primary care nurse practitioners prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Nursing.

Applications are open with a deadline of May 15th.

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A stipend of $22,000.00 will be awarded a number of students.

AENT Grant is a grant established to provide funding for Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), and Nurse Midwifery (NM) students in the master's, post-baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), and post-master’s certificate programs at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Nursing (SON).

Applications are currently closed for the AENT grant. We anticipate accepting applications for the 2013-2014 academic year in Spring 2013.

Up to $22,000.00 awarded to approximately 15 students each year.

The Rural Health Track is a rural practice focused option within the OHSU School of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. It is designed to prepare expert rural advanced practice nurses and leaders needed to improve health and health care outcomes of rural communities.

Not currently accepting applications. 

2 Postmaster’s DNP Students will be awarded $10,000 ea. and 2 Post-Baccalaureate DNP students will be awarded $10,000 ea.  

The Hearst Foundation provides funding to encourage new PhD students to focus on the growing health care needs of the older adult population.

Funds are allocated each year by the Hartford Center to eligible students.

Three doctoral students will receive up to $15,000 in tuition, fees and living expense support.

Nurse Anesthesia Grant – Designed to provide additional funding and scholarship support to incoming and current nurse anesthesia students.

Funds are allocated each year by the program director to eligible students.

Funding levels vary

Educational grant funds for undergraduate students

The New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) grant provides funding for students that are underrepresented in the field of nursing and are pursuing a second career in nursing.

Applications are currently closed for the NCIN grant. We anticipate accepting applications for the 2013-2014 academic year in Spring 2013.

Funds are distributed to five students in the amount of $10,000 each.

The Gerontological Nursing Honors Program (GNHP) is
designed for outstanding undergraduate nursing students in
the OCNE and Baccalaureate Completion programs to receive
additional mentorship and credits related to working with
aging adults.

Applications are currently open with a deadline of May 1st.

GNHP students receive
a small stipend and scholarship funding in the final year of this
two-year program of study to off-set the costs for the additional 3
credits required as part of the honors curriculum.