Funding
Financial support for your nursing education
Several resources for financial assistance are available to College of Nursing students and applicants:
Scholarships
Scholarships are open to all nursing students who meet the eligibility requirements described for each award in the MSU College of Nursing Scholarship Listing, which is available by contacting your advisor or at this webpage. You must be enrolled and in good standing in a College of Nursing undergraduate or graduate program.
Once you apply, you are automatically considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible. However, you are encouraged to note those scholarships which are of particular interest on your application.
Selection and Notification of Recipients
Selection criteria vary for individual scholarships but may include academic achievement, financial need, leadership, and extracurricular involvement.
Scholarship applications are due March 31 of each year, and recipients are notified in May. Only students selected to receive scholarships will be notified. If you are selected, your scholarship award(s) will be credited to your student account in the following fall semester.
Instructions:
- Please complete the scholarship application relevant to your program:
- Please include contact information for one academic reference within the application.
- All application materials must be received on or before March 18 for full consideration.
For a full list of scholarships, visit our Scholarships webpage.
Michigan State University resources:
Outside Funding Resources for Nursing Students
- American Association for Men in Nursing
- American Association of College of Nursing (AACN)
- American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
- ACLSmedicaltraining.com - Medical Financial Aid Opportunities
- Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association
- Barbara Rhomberg Excellence in Nursing Scholarship
- CollegeGrant.Net Minority Grants
- DiscoverNursing.com Scholarship Search
- FastWeb - Free scholarship searches and financial aid tools
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Scholarships
- Michigan Center for Nursing
- Michigan Nurses Foundation
- National Association of Hispanic Nurses
- National Association of Indian Nurses of America
- National Black Nurses Association
- National League for Nursing Scholarships
- Nurse.org Scholarship Directory
- Nursing Explorer
- Nursing.org Scholarship Listing
- Sigma Theta Tau Scholarship Directory
- Tylenol Future Care Scholarship