As a financial aid applicant at Columbia , you are expected to apply for scholarships and grants from outside agencies. Outside scholarships provide an important benefit to students receiving need-based financial aid. We will decrease the self-help portion of your financial aid package (loans) dollar-for-dollar when you include outside scholarships in funding your education.
Please note that you are required to notify the Office of Student Financial Services of all outside scholarships, even if the scholarship checks are made payable directly to you. Failure to do so may result in the forfeiture of future eligibility for financial aid from Columbia.
Donor agencies of outside scholarships should send their scholarship checks directly to the Office of Student Financial Services. When the donor makes the check payable to Columbia University (the preferred option), the funds are applied directly to your university bill, unless the donor agency specifies otherwise.
Total number of Grants and Scholarships: 27
| Program | Graduate | |||
| Scholarship | AACN Continuing Professional Development Scholarships | |||
| Organization | American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) | |||
| Address | 101 Columbia | |||
| City | Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-4109 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (949) 362-2050 x371 | |||
| scholarships@aacn.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | AACN scholarships broaden career enrichment by embracing skills beyond traditional academic nursing education. Eligible programs demonstrate a relationship to nursing practice and include those that focus on communication, collaboration, mediation, leadership and governance, organizational effectiveness, informatics, political processes, safety and quality. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | ||||
| Comments | Rolling - Applications required 4-6 months prior to beginning of proposed activity. | |||
| Program | Graduate | |||
| Scholarship | Career Development Grant-AAUW | |||
| Organization | American Association of University Women | |||
| Address | P.O. Box 4030 | |||
| City | Iowa City, IA 52243-4030 | |||
| Contact | AAUW Fellowships and Grants | |||
| Phone | 319.337.1716 x60 | |||
| aauw@act.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | To provide financial assistance to women who are seeking career advancement, career change or re-entry into the work force in a technical or professional field. | |||
| Amount ($$) | $2000-6000 | |||
| Deadline | December 15 | |||
| Comments | Career Development Grants provide funding to women who hold a bachelor’s degree and are preparing to advance or change careers or re-enter the workforce. Primary consideration is given to women of color and women pursuing their first advanced degre | |||
| Program | Graduate | |||
| Scholarship | Cancer Nursing Practice Graduate Scholarship | |||
| Organization | American Cancer Society | |||
| Address | 250 Williams Street, NW, 6th Floor | |||
| City | Atlanta, GA 30303-1002 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (404) 329-7558 | |||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | This award supports graduate students pursuing a master's degree in cancer nursing or doctorate of nursing practice (DNP). Awards may be for two years, with stipend of $10,000 per year. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | February 1 | |||
| Comments | ||||
| Program | Graduate | |||
| Scholarship | American College of Nurse Scholarships and Awards | |||
| Organization | American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) | |||
| Address | 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550 | |||
| City | Silver Spring, MD 20910 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | 240-485-1800 | |||
| fdn@acnm.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | Various scholarships and fellowships are available. Please click on the link to review and print this year's application materials. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | See Website | |||
| Comments | The following awards and scholarships are offered by the A.C.N.M. Foundation. Awards currently open have application dates. Please click on the links to review this year's application materials. All submissions are accepted electronically at fdn@acnm | |||
| Program | Any Program | |||
| Scholarship | Tri Delta Foundation Scholarships | |||
| Organization | Delta Delta Delta | |||
| Address | P.O. Box 5987 | |||
| City | Arlington, TX 76005 | |||
| Contact | Sandy Skinner | |||
| Phone | (817) 633-8001 | |||
| fdnscholarship@trideltaeo.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | The Delta Delta Delta Foundation offers undergraduate and graduate scholarships to collegians and alumnae each year. Scholarships are awarded based on chapter and campus involvement, community service, academic achievement and financial need. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | November 2013 | |||
| Comments | The scholarship application deadline for the 2013-14 school year has passed. Please check back in November 2013 to apply for the 2014-15 year. | |||
| Program | Any Program | |||
| Scholarship | FNRE Scholarship | |||
| Organization | Foundation for Neonatal Research and Education (FNRE) | |||
| Address | East Holly Avenue, Box 56 | |||
| City | Pitman, NJ 08071-0056 | |||
| Contact | FNRE Coordinator | |||
| Phone | (856) 256-2343 | |||
| FRNE@ajj.com | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | The Foundation for Neonatal Research and Education offers scholarship opportunities to professionally active neonatal nurses. Please visit website for eliginilty requirements. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | 05/01/2013 | |||
| Comments | All completed applications must be in the FNRE Central Office no later than May 1st of each year. Scholarship award notifications will be mailed by September 1st of each year | |||
| Program | Undergraduate | |||
| Scholarship | FNSNA Annual Scholarship Program | |||
| Organization | Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association | |||
| Address | 45 Main Street, Suite 606 | |||
| City | Brooklyn, NY 11201 | |||
| Contact | Lauren Sperle | |||
| Phone | 718-210-0705 | |||
| nsna@nsna.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | The sponsor provides support for nursing and pre-nursing students based on academic achievement, financial need, and involvement in nursing student organizations and community activities related to health care. Applicants must be enrolled in U.S. state approved schools of nursing or pre-nursing in associate degree, baccalaureate, diploma, or generic doctorate or master's programs. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | Available after 5/2013 | |||
| Comments | The application will be available from May 2013 until January 2014 on www.nsna.org, click on Foundation & Scholarships/FNSNA Scholarships. | |||
| Program | Any Program | |||
| Scholarship | Heath Careers Foundation Scholarship/Loan Program | |||
| Organization | Health Careers Foundation | |||
| Address | 100 North Point Center East Suite 200 | |||
| City | Alpharetta, GA 30022 | |||
| Contact | inquiries@hcfinfo.org | |||
| Phone | (314) 770-1626 | |||
| inquiries@hcfinfo.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | Through scholarships and low-interest loans, HCF fills the funding gap created by a decrease in available educational dollars. This is especially important for nontraditional students, whose financial aid options are limited. In addition, HCF's program strives to alleviate shortages of trained healthcare professionals. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | Deadlines run 1/1/13-4/1/ | |||
| Comments | *Scholarship/loan program runs January 1st to April 1st of each year. To request an application for our Scholarship/Loan Program, please send your name and mailing address to inquiries@hcfinfo.org. | |||
| Program | Any Program | |||
| Scholarship | Hebrew Free Loan Society | |||
| Organization | Hebrew Free Loan Society | |||
| Address | 675 Third Avenue | |||
| City | New York, NY 10017 | |||
| Contact | Rona Gottlib | |||
| Phone | (212) 687-0188 | |||
| rgottlib@hfls.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | To provide economic aid through interest free loans to students and their families. | |||
| Amount ($$) | 50% of annual tuition up | |||
| Deadline | ||||
| Comments | Visit website for information on various scholarships and deadlines. | |||
| Program | Graduate | |||
| Scholarship | Hispanic Scholarship Fund/HSF/ HACEMOS | |||
| Organization | Hispanic Scholarship Fund | |||
| Address | 55 Second Street Suite 1500 | |||
| City | San Francisco, CA 94105 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | ||||
| scholar1@hsf.net | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | HSF/ General College Scholarships are designed to assist students of Hispanic heritage obtain a college degree. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | 2/28/2011 | |||
| Comments | ||||
| Program | Graduate | |||
| Scholarship | Japanese American Citizens League Scholarships | |||
| Organization | Japanese American Citizens League | |||
| Address | 1765 Sutter St. | |||
| City | San Francisco, CA 94115 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (415) 921-5225 | |||
| jacl@jacl.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | To perpetuate the Japanese Americans' tradition of encouraging their children to pursue knowledge in the belief that education is the door to greater opportunities and horizons. | |||
| Amount ($$) | $1000 - $5000 | |||
| Deadline | ||||
| Comments | ||||
| Program | Graduate | |||
| Scholarship | March of Dimes Graduate Nursing Scholarship | |||
| Organization | March of Dimes | |||
| Address | 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue | |||
| City | White Plains, NY 10605 | |||
| Contact | Mary Lavan | |||
| Phone | 914.997.4609 | |||
| scholarship@marchofdimes.com | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | March of Dimes will award several $5,000 scholarships in 2010 to registered nurses enrolled in graduate programs of maternal-child nursing. The scholarships recognize and promote excellence in nursing care of mothers and babies. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | January 15, 2011 Deadline | |||
| Comments | ||||
| Program | Undergraduate | |||
| Scholarship | Marine Corps Scholarship | |||
| Organization | Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | |||
| Address | P.O. Box 3008 | |||
| City | Princeton, NJ 08543-3008 | |||
| Contact | June Hering | |||
| Phone | (609) 921-3534 | |||
| mcsfnj@mcsf.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation provides financial assistance in the form of scholarships to deserving sons and daughters of current or former United States Marines in their pursuit of higher education. A very limited number of scholarships is also available to children of Navy Corpsmen who serve or have served with Marines. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | See Website | |||
| Comments | Applications for the 2010-2011 academic year will be available in January 2010. | |||
| Program | Doctoral | |||
| Scholarship | Minority Fellowship Program | |||
| Organization | Minority Fellowship Program | |||
| Address | 8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400 | |||
| City | Silver Spring, MD 20910-3492 | |||
| Contact | Janet Jackson | |||
| Phone | (301) 628-5247 | |||
| janet.jackson@ana.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | Pre & Post-doctotal fellowships available to masters prepared nurses committed to pursuing further study on minority psychiatric-mental health and substance abuse issues. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | 03/01/2011 | |||
| Comments | ||||
| Program | Any Program | |||
| Scholarship | National Association of Hispanic Nurses | |||
| Organization | National Association of Hispanic Nurses | |||
| Address | 1455 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 400 | |||
| City | Washington, DC 20004 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (202) 387-2477 | |||
| scholarship@aacn.nche.edu | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | To provide financial assistance for nursing education to Hispanic students. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | ||||
| Comments | ||||
| Program | Undergraduate | |||
| Scholarship | NBNA Scholarship Program | |||
| Organization | National Black Nurses Association | |||
| Address | 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 330 | |||
| City | Silver Spring, MD 20910 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (301) 589-3200 | |||
| patgray@nbna.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | Scholarships provide funding for continuing education. This funding enables nurses to grow and better contribute their talents to the health and healthcare of our communities. | |||
| Amount ($$) | $500-2500 | |||
| Deadline | April 15, 2011 | |||
| Comments | ||||
| Program | Graduate | |||
| Scholarship | National Health Service Corps Scholarship | |||
| Organization | National Health Service Corps | |||
| Address | 1375 Piccard Drive, Suite 360 | |||
| City | Rockville, MD 20850 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (800) 221-9393 | |||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | To assist health professional students interested in the primary care specialties and committed to serving part or all of their career in the health professional shortage area. The NHSC scholarship pays tuition, required fees, and some other education costs, tax free, for as many as four years. Education costs may include books, clinical supplies, laboratory expenses, instruments, two sets of uniforms and travel for one clinical rotation. Recipients also receive a monthly living stipend. The stipend is taxable. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | See Website | |||
| Comments | NHSC also offer loan repayment options after graduation, visit website for more information. | |||
| Program | Undergraduate | |||
| Scholarship | Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship | |||
| Organization | National Society Daughters of the American Revolution - DAR Scholarship Committee | |||
| Address | 1776 D Street, NW | |||
| City | Washington, DC 20006-5303 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | 202-628-1776 | |||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | The Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship is awarded to students who are in financial need and are accepted and enrolled into an accredited school of nursing. | |||
| Amount ($$) | $500 | |||
| Deadline | February 15, 2011 | |||
| Comments | ||||
| Program | Graduate | |||
| Scholarship | Senator Patricia K. McGee Nursing Faculty Scholarship Program | |||
| Organization | New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) | |||
| Address | 99 Washington Avenue | |||
| City | Albany, NY 12255 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (888) 697-4372 | |||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | Senator Patricia K. McGee Nursing Faculty Scholarships are being offered to increase the number of educators and adjunct clinical faculty teaching nursing education in New York State. Awards are made on a competitive basis to applicants who are registered professional nurses enrolling in graduate programs that will qualify them as nursing faculty or adjunct clinical faculty. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | ||||
| Comments | -Applications will be available in April 2010. -Scholarship will cover the cost of attendance up to $20,000 annually or the average SUNY cost of attendance, whichever is less. | |||
| Program | Any Program | |||
| Scholarship | Nurses Educational Funds, INC Scholarships | |||
| Organization | Nurses Educational Funds, INC | |||
| Address | 304 Park Avenue South, 11th floor | |||
| City | New York, NY 10010 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (212) 590-2443 | |||
| info@n-e-f.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | The sponsor grants scholarships to registered nurses for graduate study. The sponsor considers the main criteria for awards to be academic excellence and potential for contributing to the nursing profession. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | March 1, 2010 | |||
| Comments | ||||
| Program | Undergraduate | |||
| Scholarship | ONS Foundation Bachelor's Scholarships | |||
| Organization | Oncology Nursing Society Foundation | |||
| Address | 125 Enterprose Drive | |||
| City | Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1667 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (866) 257-4667 | |||
| foundation@ons.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | To provide scholarships to individualswho are interested in and committed to oncology nursing and pursuing a baccalaureate degree in nursing. | |||
| Amount ($$) | $2,000 | |||
| Deadline | 02/01/2010 | |||
| Comments | $5 application fee. | |||
| Program | Graduate | |||
| Scholarship | ONS Foundation Master's and Post-Master's Certificate Scholarships | |||
| Organization | Oncology Nursing Society Foundation | |||
| Address | 125 Enterprise Drive | |||
| City | Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1667 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (866) 257-4667 | |||
| foundation@ons.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | To improve oncology nursing by assisting nurses in furthering their education. | |||
| Amount ($$) | $3,000 | |||
| Deadline | 02/01/2010 | |||
| Comments | $5 application fee. | |||
| Program | Doctoral | |||
| Scholarship | Ann Olson Memorial & Roberta Pierce Scofield Doctoral Scholarships | |||
| Organization | Oncology Nursing Society Foundation | |||
| Address | 125 Enterprise Drive | |||
| City | Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1667 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (866) 257-4667 | |||
| foundation@ons.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | To provide scholarships to registered nurses who are interested in and committed to oncology nursing to continue their education by pursuing a doctoral degree. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | February 1, 2011 | |||
| Comments | ||||
| Program | Graduate | |||
| Scholarship | The Patricia Smith Christensen Scholarship | |||
| Organization | Sigma Theta Tau International | |||
| Address | 550 West North Street | |||
| City | Indianapolis, IN 46202-3191 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (888) 634-7575 | |||
| research@stti.iupui.edu | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | To provide a scholarship to assist a graduate nursing student who is pursuing her/his nursing education in the area of maternal-child or pediatric nursing. The scholarship will be awarded once during each biennium to the student with the greatest demonstrated potential for advanced study and research. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | See Website | |||
| Comments | ||||
| Program | Any Program | |||
| Scholarship | Tafford Uniforms Nursing Scholarship Program | |||
| Organization | Tafford Uniforms | |||
| Address | ||||
| City | , | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | Applicant must be enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program. | |||
| Amount ($$) | $1000 | |||
| Deadline | June 15, 2011 | |||
| Comments | ||||
| Program | Undergraduate | |||
| Scholarship | Nancy Talbot Scholarship Award | |||
| Organization | Talbots Scholarship Foundation | |||
| Address | One Scholarship Way | |||
| City | Saint Peter, MN 56082 | |||
| Contact | ||||
| Phone | (507) 931-1682 | |||
| talbotswomen@scholarshipamerica.org | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | In keeping with its long-standing tradition of helping women succeed, the Talbots Charitable Foundation is proud to present the 2010 Talbots Scholarship Foundation and the inaugural Nancy Talbot Scholarship Award for perseverance and ingenuity, which is presented in memory of the founder of Talbots. This program empowers women to enrich themselves through learning and achieve a college education later in life. | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | 01/02/2010 | |||
| Comments | Up to ten (10) scholarships of $15,000 and one (1) $30,000 scholarship will be awarded. Only applicants seeking a bachelor's degree are eligible to receive the Nancy Talbot Scholarship Award. Awards are one-time only, are not renewable, and are paid | |||
| Program | Any Program | |||
| Scholarship | AAMN Scholarships | |||
| Organization | The American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN) | |||
| Address | PO Box 130220 | |||
| City | Birmingham, AL 35213 | |||
| Contact | (205) 956-0146 | |||
| Phone | ||||
| Visit the Website | ||||
| Purpose | The continuation of these scholarship is intended to supports male students who are seeking a Pre-RN licensure or Graduate degree in Nursing | |||
| Amount ($$) | ||||
| Deadline | See Website | |||
| Comments | Monitor website for future offerings | |||
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