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.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS (SDS)

Scholarships are provided to eligible students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are enrolled as full-time nursing students.  Please see SDS announcement for eligibility requirements. 

MARY E. ILES SCHOLARSHIP (Application deadline - April 1st)

Scholarship(s) are provided to eligible pre-nursing/nursing students based onthe 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.

MIDDLE TN MEDICAL CLINIC/RACHAEL YARBROUGH JERVING SCHOLARSHIP * (Application deadline - April 1st)

Scholarship(s) are provided to one eligible junior nursing student and one eligible senior nursing student based on the following criteria:

a.         Attended grammar and high school in Rutherford County and plans to remain in area
b.        Likelihood of successful completion of nursing program
c.         Financial need
d.        Minimum GPA 2.5

EILEEN MARIE MAHAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP – Cannon County (Application deadline - April 1st)

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.

EILEEN MARIE MAHAN AWARD (Application deadline - April 1st)

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.

HELEN MILES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (MTMC Auxiliary) (Application deadline - April 1st)

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

HARRY NUNN AND MARIE GOTT GANNAWAY NURSING SCHOLARSHIP (Application deadline - April 1st)

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.

 MRS. H. RUSSELL (WINNIE WALTON) MABRY SCHOLARSHIP (Application deadline - April 1st)

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

NELLIE TRIBBLE SCHOLARSHIP (Application deadline - April 1st)

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

ANN B. SELOVER LOAN FUND * (Application deadline - April 1st)

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.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER SCHOLARSHIP/NURSE TUITION LOAN (Application deadline - May 31st)

Tuition loan(s) are provided to eligible nursing students selected by MTMC for employment post graduation.  Applications are submitted directly to MTMC.  Recipients are selected by MTMC based on the following criteria:

a.         Minimum GPA 2.25
b.         Maintenance of C average for continuation of scholarship/loan
c.         Promissory note relative to employment at MTMC for a period of one year (12 months) or loan repayment

* No funds available for 2002-2003.

Additional Scholarship/Loan Sources (non-MTSU)

ROTC

NAVY

AIR FORCE

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.

Other scholarships for new students.

SIGMA THETA TAU MEMBERSHIP

* Recognize superior achievements in nursing

* Encourage leadership development

* Foster high nursing standards

* Strengthen the commitment to the ideals of the profession

Currently , there are 322 chapters and more than 160,000 members. Membership is conferred only upon nursing students in baccalaureate or graduate programs who demonstrate excellence in nursing or upon qualified bachelors, masters, and doctoral graduates who demonstrate exceptional achievement in the nursing profession. Eligibility requires that each potential member have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale and be in the top third of the graduating class. The local chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, Xi Alpha, meets one time each semester, and the Board meets on an ad hoc basis.

For additional information and referral to the appropriate faculty advisor, 
please visit the Xi Alpha Chapter Home Page