Scholarships

In order to be considered for a scholarship or any type of financial aid you must have a current application ( FAFSA) on file in the financial aid office.


Applications for scholarships can be obtained from the School of Nursing Office at CKNB, Room 201 or by clicking here.

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MIDDLE TENNESSE E STATE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF NURSING

Scholarships Available

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ANNE B. SELOVER LOAN FUND *

This loan fund was established by Tom and Don Selover.Tuition loan(s) are provided to eligible nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. Junior or senior nursing student

b. GPA 2.8 or above

c. Resident of Rutherford County

d. Financial need

e. To be used for tuition only

f. Pay back arrangements at the discretion of the School of Nursing and Financial Aid

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

 

EILEEN MARIE MAHAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - Cannon County

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible female nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. Female student from Cannon County, Tennessee

b. Cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above

c. Financial need

d. Recipient eligible for second year providing School of Nursing retention requirements met

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

 

ESTATE OF EILEEN MARIE MAHAN AWARD

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. Faculty recommendation

b. Financial need

c. Potential for success

d. Preference is given to female nursing students

e. Recipient eligible for second year providing School of Nursing retention requirements met

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

HARRY NUNN AND MARIE GOTT GANNAWAY NURSING SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship was established by Richard Gannaway and Mary Jean Gannaway Page.Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. High moral character

b. Potential for outstanding professional service

c. Academic achievement

d. Preference will be given to a student from Rutherford County with a minimum GPA 2.6

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

 

HELEN MILES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (MTMC Auxiliary)

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. Likelihood of successful completion of nursing program

b. Financial need

c. Minimum GPA 2.6

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

JAMES R. ARNHART ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN NURSING

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible pre-nursing and/or nursing students based on the following

criteria:

a. Accepted into the School of Nursing

b. ACT of 21, 3.0 GPA

c. Full-time student

d. Must be from Rutherford County

e. Recipient(s) agree(s) to work in Rutherford County for at least two years following graduation

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

 

KATIE LOVETT SCHOLAR AWARD*

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible nursing students based on the following criteria:
a. Senior nursing student

b. GPA 3.0 or above

c. Recipient or close family member must have overcome physical illness or handicap

d. Recipient must be active in volunteer service in community, church, or other service

organization

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

 

LaROCHE-MURRAY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. Must be accepted into the School of Nursing

b. Full-time student

c. Must be from Rutherford County

d. Financial need

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

MARY E. ILES NURSING SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible pre-nursing and/or nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. Financial need

b. Good moral character

c. Must carry at least a consistent 75% of usual full-time class load

d. Preference is given for work experience

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

MRS. H. RUSSELL (WINNIE WALTON) MABRY SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship was established by Mr. Mabry December 17, 1993.Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. Junior or senior nursing student accepted into curriculum

b. Preference given to a student from Lawrence County or any rural middle-TN county

c. Director of Nursing School will be a part of the selection committee

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.shtml or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

 

MURFREESBORO MEDICAL CLINIC (MMC) / RACHAEL YARBROUGH JERVING MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship is provided to one eligible junior or senior nursing student based on the following criteria:

a. Junior or senior majoring in Nursing

b. Must be a resident of Rutherford County

c. Minimum GPA 3.0

d. Full-time student

e. Strong preference given to students who are employed or intend to work at Murfreesboro

Medical Clinic

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

 

NELLIE TRIBBLE NURSING SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible pre-nursing and/or nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. Academic achievement

b. Potential for success

c. Faculty recommendation

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

VIRGINIA BLACK WOODFIN MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP*

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible junior or senior nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. Graduate of a Rutherford County, Tennessee high school

b. Recipient must be continually residing in Rutherford County, Tennessee

c. Minimum GPA 3.0 at the time the award is made

d. Recipient must maintain a 3.0 GPA to retain the scholarship

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

NURSING ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. Must be a Rutherford County resident

b. Full-time student (12 hours or more)

c. Prior recipients are not precluded from renewal

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

 

 

JAMES DEAVOURS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. Junior or senior

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

HAYDEN MEMORIAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible nursing students based on the following criteria:

a. Approval of School of Nursing Scholarship Committee

How to Apply

For more information and an application, please visit our website at http://www.mtsu.edu/nursing/scholarships.php or pick up a scholarship packet at CKNB Room 201

Additional Scholarship/Loan Sources

 

THE AMERICAN ASSEMBLY FOR MEN IN NURSING

a. Male student

b. Currently enrolled in pre-RN licensure or graduate program in nursing

c. Minimum GPA 2.75

ARMED FORCES ROTC: ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE

ARMY NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS

ARMY ROTC offers a 4, 3, or 2 year scholarship which pays full tuition, $900 yearly book allowance and a stipend of $300 per month for a freshman, increasing $50 per month each succeeding college year to $500 per month the senior year. Additionally, Nursing students can receive additional monetary benefits for good grades, NCLEX-RN review course and test fees, uniforms, clinical and laboratory fees, Malpractice Insurance, immunization and testing, a Littmann Cardiology Stethoscope, and a personal Digital assistant with NCLEX-RN review course. The Army ROTC Course is tailored for Nursing students with full emphasis and priority placed on the demanding nurse curriculum.

 

CampusRN/AACN NURSING SCHOLARSHIP

CampusRN, an employment website for nursing/allied health care students and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) have partnered for this scholarship program to support students who are seeking a baccalaureate, masters or doctoral degree in nursing.

a. Enrolled in a baccalaureate, masters or doctoral program in nursing

b. Minimum GPA 3.25

c. See http://aacn.campusrn.com/scholarships/scholarship_rn.asp EXCEPTIONALNURSE.COM

a. See http://exceptionalnurse.com/scholarship.php for criteria and application information

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC NURSES SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

a. Currently enrolled in a school of nursing

b. Hispanic United States citizen or legal resident of U.S.

c. Minimum GPA 3.0

d. Member of National Association of Hispanic Nurses

e. See http://www.thehispanicnurses.org/ for criteria and application information

NATIONAL BLACK NURSES ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP

a. Currently enrolled in a school of nursing

b. Good scholastic standing

c. Have at least 1 full year of school remaining

d. See http://www.nbna.org/ for criteria and application information

e. Member of National Black Nurses Association

NATIONAL STUDENT NURSES' ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS: General, Career Mobility, Breakthrough to Nursing, Specialty, and Promise of Nursing

a. See www.nsna.org for criteria and application information

ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY

a. See http://www.ons.org/ for criteria and application information

SAINT THOMAS HEALTH SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP

a.Application may be obtained through St. Thomas Health Services Career Center, 4220

Harding Road, Nashville, TN 37205

TNA DISTRICT 15/FRANCES DENHAM BRITTAIN SCHOLARSHIP/LOAN PROGRAM

a. $500 tuition loan awarded each fall and spring semester to a senior student attending an undergraduate school of nursing in TN

b. Must be a resident of District 15, including Rutherford and Wilson counties

c. Applicant will agree to repay the loan one year after expected date of completion of

course of study

 

TENNESSEE ORGANIZATION of NURSE EXECUTIVES (TONE) JEARLINE DEWEESE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

a. High school graduate with a minimum of 3.0 GPA

b. Accepted into an accredited NLNAC nursing program prior to application

c. First time entry in BSN program (copy of final high school report card or college transcripts - minimum GPA 3.0 )

d. 100 volunteer hours in health care setting/community service during the past 4 years

e. Two letters of recommendation

f. Write paper - no more than 300 words stating "Why I Want to be a Professional Nurse";

g. Complete application prior to established deadline date

h. Interview with a TONE Board member; the Board member will make a recommendation to the Board; the decision will be finalized by a vote of the TONE Board

i. Post graduation - student encouraged to work a minimum of one year in a clinical setting at the bedside and participate in local TONE activities

*Funds may not be available.

Revised 6/2012