New York Nursing Schools

Fuld Trust Awards $2.5 Million Grant to School of Nursing

The University of Rochester School of Nursing's effort to attract more talented people to the profession has received a significant endorsement with the renewal of a major grant by a national foundation.

The Helene Fuld Health Trust, HSBC Bank USA , Trustee has awarded the School of Nursing $2.5 million to support scholarships and the development of new programs. In 2002, the Helene Fuld Health Trust gave the School $2.2 million. The two grants are the largest gifts from foundations to the School in almost 25 years.

"The first grant from the Fuld Trust helped us change the way nurses are educated and attract many people to the profession who otherwise might not have brought their talent and compassion to nursing," said Patricia Chiverton, Ed.D., dean of the School of Nursing . "The nursing shortage is about quantity and quality. The grant renewal will enable us to continue to address both issues."

Since 2002, the School has awarded Fuld scholarships to 130 people in the accelerated bachelor's and master's degree programs. Another 30 have been selected for the upcoming year. Students have identified scholarship support as the single most important factor in their ability to pursue an accelerated nursing degree.

"Before pursuing nursing, I spent 12 years in marketing," said Helene Menchel, R.N. "With the generous support of the Fuld Trust, I could transition out of my executiverole in amarketing firm and jump into nursing head first, earning a second bachelor's degree in one year. Without Fuld, I would still be in night school part-time, trying to crawl into nursing over a five-year period. I had little confidence that such a long transition would come to fruition." Read more about this grant.

New York Grant and Fellowship Opportunities

AACN - National Teaching Institute Scholarships Program
AACN - Vision Partners Continuing Education Scholarships Program
AACN Educational Advancement Scholarships - BSN Completion
AAMN Foundation Scholarships for Men
AAOHN Professional Development Scholarships
Aetna Scholarship
AFSCME FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
AHNA - Charlotte McGuire Scholarships
AHNA - Research Grants
Albert E. and Florence W. Newton Nurse Scholarship
Akron General Nursing - Service League Scholarship for Graduate Education in Nursing
Alexander Graham Bell Foundation College Scholarship Award
ANA - Ethnic/Racial Minority Doctoral Fellowships
ANNA - Abbott/Pamela Balzer Career Mobility
ANNA - American Regent Career Mobility Scholarship
ANNA - Career Mobility Scholarships
ANNA - Janel Parker Career Mobility Scholarship
ANNA - Tyco/Healthcare/Kendall Products Scholarship for Continuing Education
ANNA Foundation/AMGEN Career Mobility Scholarship
Anna May Rolando Scholarship Award
AQHF Education or Nursing Scholarship
AAOHN Professional Development Scholarships
Army ROTC Nurse Officer Program
Bernice L. Vance Scholarship
Bernice Pickens Parsons Fund
BET/Emerge Publications Scholarship
Bethesda's Developmental Disabilities Scholarship for Lutheran Nursing Students
CampusRN/AACN Nursing Scholarship Fund
Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship
Caroline Simpson Maheady Scholarship Award
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Nursing Commitment to Employment and Study Program
Charles Hardy Memorial Scholarship Awards
Charles Kunz Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship (ENA)
Christiana Care Health Systems Scholarship
Dr. Hilda Richards Scholarship
Dr. Lauranne Sams Scholarship
ELA Scholarships
ENA Foundation Advanced Nursing Practice Scholarships
ENA Foundation Faculty Doctoral Scholarship
ENA Foundation Faculty Memorial Doctoral Scholarship
ENA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships
FNRE BSN Scholarship
FNRE Clinical Nurse Specialist Scholarship
FNRE Doctoral Scholarship
FNRE Master's Scholarship
FNRE Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Scholarship
FNRE Nursing Management Scholarship
FNSNA Scholarship Nursing Scholarships for Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association Career Mobility Scholarships
Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association General Scholarships
Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association Specialty Scholarship
Genevieve Julia Scholarship Award
HCAid Scholarship
HCR Manor Care Nursing Scholarship Program
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Hobble (LPN) Nursing Scholarship
James D. Durante Nurse Scholarship Program
JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services)/Elsevier Nursing Scholarship
Kaiser Permanente Deloras Jones RN Academic Excellence Scholarship
Kaiser Permanente Deloras Jones RN Excellence in Bachelor's Degree Nursing Scholarship
Kaiser Permanente Deloras Jones RN Nursing as a Second Career Scholarship
American Nurses Foundation Research Program Grants
Ethnic Minority Fellowship Program
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
March of Dimes
National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN)
National Black Nurses Association (NBNA)
Nurses' Educational Funds, Inc.
The Oncology Nursing Society Foundation
A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship
AACN - Arthur M. Miller Fund Scholarship
AACN - Educational Advancement Scholarships - Graduate Completion

New York Nursing Scholarships and Financial Aid

Prospective students should visit each school in which they are seriously interested and discuss with the school's financial aid office the assistance the school can be expected to provide. Scholarships are awarded by foundations, civic clubs, and other non-profit organizations.  Eligibility requirements (e.g. minimum grade point average, residency, or field of interest), funding amounts, and deadlines vary.

Nursing Resources

Information about employment opportunities may be obtained from local hospitals, nursing homes, home health care agencies, psychiatric facilities, the New York State Board of Nursing, and local offices of the State employment service. For information about accredited programs in other states visit one of the following websites: Registered Nurses in Texas, Nursing Schools in South Carolina, Maine Nursing Programs and Oregon Nursing Schools.