Student Scholarship and Grant Opportunities
If you know of other opportunities to help fund DNP education, please contact us.
Note: Some scholarships may not include DNP projects. We recommend making application or inquiry to investigate these opportunities.
American Academy of Nursing 2010 Fellowship Application
The Academy serves the public and the nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. Every day across America, the Academy and its members create and execute knowledge-driven and policy-related initiatives to drive reform of America's health care system.
AANP Foundation Scholarship and Grant Application for educational scholarships (NP masters, post-masters and doctoral students) and grants (both NP student and practicing NP projects/research) in the areas of heart health, diabetes, immunization, COPD, nutrition, health policy and more.
AACN Student Scholarship Programs includes a listing of philanthropic groups that are supporters of nursing education.
AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation Program
The application is limited to students in research doctoral programs. Perhaps if DNP students make application they will reconsider this policy. Up to $40,000 awards are available.
American Nurses Foundation
The ANF Nursing Research Grants Program was founded over 50 years ago to encourage the research career development of nurses. This program continues to grow with contributions for nursing research, from organizations and individuals. These donations support scientific research for advancing the practice of nursing, promoting health and preventing disease.
Each year, through our Nursing Research Grants program, ANF provides funds to beginner and experienced nurse researchers to conduct studies that contribute toward the advancement of nursing science and the enhancement of patient care. Awards are given in all areas of nursing, including healthy patient outcomes, health care policy development, critical care, gerontology, women’s health, community and family intervention.
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Scholarships
Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
The award is intended to assist new researchers to begin areas of study, investigate clinical issues and/or launch a pilot study. (It is unknown if they will accept applications for a translational study)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced 78 grants to explore bold and largely unproven ways to improve global health. Click here to view the press release. The grants of US$100,000 each will be made to investigators from 18 countries and 6 continents. They mark the fourth round of funding from Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to help lower the barriers for testing innovative ideas in global health. Click here for more details on the grant.
Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC)
The American Academy of Nursing seeks applicants for its Buidling Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Claire M. Fagin Fellowship Program. This Fellowship suport two years of full time advanced research and leadership trainging for doctorally prepared nurses commited to careers in academic geriatric nursing.
College Scholarships.org provides information about finding scholarships and grants.
Emergency Nurses Association Research Grant Opportunities
Emergency Nurses Association Scholarhip Program
Funding Dissertation Research
Graduate Achievement Scholarship "Our ultimate goal is to help prospective graduae students enjoy the benefits of a quality education:
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)
This program provides fellowships in areas of national need to assist graduate students with excellent academic records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest degree available in their courses of study.
HRSA Nursing Scholarship Program provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Johnson & Johnson and AACN scholarship for minority nursing doctoral students
Johnson & Johnson Launches Diversity-Based Campaign to End Nursing Shortage
Mental Health Dissertaion Research Grant to Increase Diversity
National Institutes of Health Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT)
RePORT provides: a description of the award (abstract) and NIH funding for each project; publicatios and patents that have resulted from NIH-funded research; and links to PubMed Central, PubMed, and the US Patent & Trademark Office Patent Full Text and Image Database for more detailed information on research results
NLN Foundation for Nursing Education offers scholarship resources
The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation Scholarships and Awards
The Foundation is excited to offer new scholarships and awards available to graduate students and practicing nurse practitioner.
Nursing Scholarships includes a rich resource of nursing scholarships, grants and finaincial aid resources for nursing students. Not much seen for graduate or post graduate students.
Nursing Scholarships and Grants from "All Nursing Schools": Connecting Students with Nursing Schools since 2001.
Patricia Smith Christensen Scholarship awards $1,000 Biennially to provie assistance to graduate nursing students pursing education in the area of maternal-child or pediatric nursing. Found on the Sigma Theta Tau International web site.
Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Award: Stipend and Other Budgetary Levels
Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund - Grants for Individuals
Awards range from $10,000 to $60,000 per year, and may be used for research, including field studies, and related expenses. Applications for multiyear grants will be considered.
(This grant may exclude non-PhD prepared scholars. Please investigate if interested).
Scholarships.com provides a search engine to seek scholarship opportunities.
Scholarshipost.com A Scholarship postion resource including post graduate scholarships in nursing.
Scholarship Resource Network Express is sponsored by CureSearch for Children's Cancer
Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) Dissertaion Funding
VA Pre and Postdoctoral Nurse Fellowship Programs
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