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. 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 31 for full consideration.
For a full list of scholarships, email us.
Michigan State University resources:
Outside Funding Resources for Nursing Students:
- American Association of College of Nursing (AACN)
- ACLSmedicaltraining.com - Medical Financial Aid Opportunities
- Barbara Rhomberg Excellence in Nursing Scholarship
- CampusRN – Michigan Nursing Scholarships
- DiscoverNursing.com Scholarship Search
- DiversityNursing.com Scholarships
- FastWeb - Free scholarship searches and financial aid tools
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Scholarships
- Michigan Center for Nursing
- Michigan League of Nursing
- Michigan Nurses Foundation
- MinorityNurse.com
- NursingDegree.org Scholarship List
- Nursing Explorer
- RNtoBSN.org Scholarship Search
- Tylenol Future Care Scholarship
- Nurse.org Scholarship Directory
- Nursing.org Scholarship Listing
- Sigma Theta Tau Scholarship Directory