Costs and Financial Aid
The AANP Foundation Scholarship & Grant program provides education scholarships for MSN-NP, Post-MSN-NP and Doctoral education and project and research grants for student NPs and practicing NPs. Please visit the AANP Foundation website for a complete list of offerings, eligibility requirements, application materials and deadlines.
The NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program program is now open for application - due in January, 2010. This repayment program is for incoming and current PhD students, especially those graduating soon and who plan to continue with research.
Graduate Scholarships
The IU School of Nursing in Indianapolis (IUPUI) administers over $700,000 in scholarships annually to aid undergraduate and graduate nursing students in paying for their education. Scholarships are usually awarded based on financial need in conjunction with academic performance and potential for future success. Scholarship applications will be made available during the spring semester. Several scholarships become available during the fall semester and current students will be notified about opportunities to apply.
Some scholarships target nursing students who are at a specific point in their studies (i. e., junior year, nurse practitioner program, or returning adult student, etc.). Some also look at leadership, extracurricular involvement, community service or other special criteria. As you prepare your personal statement, it will be critically important that you write a statement that will help the scholarship committee understand the following: why you chose to pursue a career in nursing; your future career aspirations; academic achievements/honors; how you will benefit from receiving a scholarship. In addition, you may also submit an additional statement addressing any issues that you did not address in your personal statement, i.e. change in financial status or family hardships.
To be eligible for scholarship consideration:
All applicants are required to submit a FAFSA for the 2010-2011 academic year. Failure to submit the FAFSA will make you ineligible for consideration for the IUSON scholarships.
You must be registered for classes for the upcoming fall 2010 semester by the deadline of June 30, 2010. (Exceptions must be approved by the Scholarship Coordinator.)
Descriptions of the scholarships available for graduate nursing students can be found by visiting IUSON Graduate Scholarships.
IUSON Scholarship Application Process for 2010-2011
To enter the site, you must have an IU username and passphrase. First you will be prompted to enter in your student information. If a field is not applicable please type in N/A.
Once you have submitted your student data, you will be able to view the scholarships available. Carefully review the eligibility criteria before selecting the scholarship.
To apply, it will be necessary for you to select each scholarship you wish to apply for and choose “submit” to complete the application. Some scholarships require completion of an additional essay that must be included to be eligible for consideration. If you have any questions please contact Pat Williams at patwilli@iupui.edu or 274-2806.
IUSON Scholarship On-line Application will be made available in late March.
To apply for IUSON scholarships please visit the following website:
https://cry.nursing.iupui.edu/ugs
Note: Deadline means the date the scholarship application must be submitted by midnight of Friday, June 25, 2010. Students will be able to update their scholarship application until the deadline.
Scholarships and Tuition at IUPUI
Scholarships are credited to the student’s bursar account, usually with the award amount being split between fall and spring semesters. They are applied against the balance on the student account after registration and any remaining balance is sent to the student for use for other educational expenses such as books, etc.
For questions about the scholarships listed below, please call (317) 274-2806.
Additional Scholarships for Graduate Students
* The William and Doris Rodie Dissertation Scholarship Award listed below has its own application and requirements, including application deadlines; please review carefully.
William and Doris Rodie
Dissertation Scholarship Award
The William and Doris Rodie Dissertation Scholarship Award scholarship was created to provide
financial assistance to doctoral candidates in the Indiana University School of Nursing who are
working on dissertations. Awards of $2000.00 will be made based on monies available each academic year. The
funds are to be used to offset dissertation expenses. All PhD students’ who have achieved candidacy
and are actively working on their dissertation research are eligible to receive the award once. PhD
Students may apply for this award once they have successfully defended their dissertation research
proposal. An abstract of the proposed dissertation research as well as a budget outlining how the
monies will be used must accompany this application. Students also need a letter of support from
the Chair of their Dissertation Committee.
The application deadlines are February 1 and October 1 each year. It is the applicant’s responsibility to submit a complete application packet on or before the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Department of Environments for Health Awards
For more information about these faculty-nominated awards, please contact the department administrative assistant at (317) 274-8040.
Dart-Opie Award
Acknowledges the outstanding graduate work by an RN to MSN student whose primary focus is care of the mentally ill. The award is to be granted upon completion of the student’s MSN graduate education. The student selected must have provided a significant contribution to the mental health community of the school and have a minimum GPA of 3.5.
Lee D. Fuller Award
Given to a PhD student in the doctoral psychiatric mental health nursing program who is at the proposal stage of writing his/her dissertation. The award is to help fund the student’s research.
