Undergraduate Aid
College of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Karen Miles, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Box 100197, UFHSC; www.nursing.ufl.edu.
Applications for the following scholarships and loans are available through the College of Nursing in the Office for Academic and Student Affairs. Most applicants must have completed the equivalent of two semesters of full-time study in College of Nursing courses.
UF Endowed Scholarships and Fellowships
The following endowed scholarships and fellowships are administered by the UF Foundation. For information, check with the departmental contact person or the Foundation Web site.
- Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: undergraduate and graduate nursing students.
Value: $500; recognition at Spring Commencement - Bayard and Arthur Fawcett Scholarship Fund for Nursing Excellence
Eligibility: undergraduate nursing majors and graduate students demonstrating good standing in nursing courses; preference to suitable candidates from Charlotte County, Florida, or if none, candidates from other areas in Florida; award is renewable with superior performance and a 3.38 GPA or higher.
Value: varies - Laurie Foster Memorial Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: undergraduate and graduate nursing students pursuing additional nursing degrees; preference to those enrolled in the RN and BSN educational track; given at the discretion of the college.
Value: varies - Meredith Lewis Glover Memorial Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: undergraduate and graduate students who demonstrate academic superiority and an interest and commitment pediatric intensive care nursing.
Value: varies - Lois Malasanos Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: undergraduate students who demonstrate excellence in nursing; candidates are nominated by the College of Nursing Alumni Association.
Value: varies - Nursing Veteran's Scholarship
Eligibility: nursing students; preference toward those with financial need who are descendants of veterans.
Value: varies - Emanuel and Raidie P. Merdinger
Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: worthy students with financial need enrolled in the college.
Value: varies - Ruth Hay and Hans Schrader Nursing
Scholarship/Fellowship Fund
Eligibility: meritorious undergraduate and graduate nursing students.
Value: varies - Mary Grace Sorenson Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: undergraduate and graduate nursing students.
Value: varies - Walter and Louise Sutcliffe Foundation Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: undergraduate and graduate nursing students.
Value: varies - Leta Gertrude Thibert Nursing Scholarship
Eligibility: students in the college; given at the discretion of the college.
Value: varies - F. Eugene Tubbs Critical Burn Nursing Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: students pursuing a master's degree in the area of adult critical care nursing with specialization in burn care.
Value: varies. - Dixie Bayer Wellmon Scholarship Endowment
Eligibility: undergraduate students who demonstrate excellence in nursing. Value: varies - Wilder Sisters Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: needy and worthy students in the college.
Value: varies
Non-Endowed Scholarships
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Nursing Consolidated Support
Eligibility: awards given by faculty member, nomination for clinical excellence.
Value: $500; student recognized at spring commencement
Loans
- Nursing Student Loan Fund
Eligibility: emergency financial need. Value: $750 limit