2025 Institute for Nursing Scholarships Application,
the Valerie E. Yahn Scholarship Application and the Sylvia Edge Endowment
Scholarship Application are now available.

DEADLINE:  Applications must be received by February 1, 2025

The Institute for Nursing Scholarships Application is available by Clicking here for a fillable PDF document.
Type your information, save and either print and mail application to The Institute for Nursing, 1479 Pennington Rd, Trenton, NJ 08618 or send via email to Jennifer Chanti, jennifer@njsna.org with “IFN Scholarship Application” in the subject line.

Award Criteria: The IFN awards scholarships ranging from $500-$1500. Scholarships may be applied toward tuition, books, and academic fees only. Scholarships are awarded based on academic performance, financial need, and leadership potential.

Eligibility: To be considered for each individual scholarship, the applicant must meet both the General Eligibility Requirements and the Individual Scholarship Eligibility Requirements.

General Eligibility Requirements: The applicant must be:

1. A New Jersey resident
2. Enrolled (not waiting to hear) in a diploma, associate, baccalaureate, or masters nursing program located in the State of New Jersey or in a nursing doctoral program or a related field, preferably located in the State of New Jersey.
3. A member of the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA) if the applicant is a Registered Nurse.

Individual Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:

►GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP: Open to all high school graduates or adult students who meet the above eligibility requirements.

►LUCILLE JOEL: Open to RN’s pursuing a master’s degree in nursing having an interest in health policy or psychiatric/mental health nursing. Applicants must document this interest in Section VI of the application and  meet the above eligibility requirements.

►THE NEWARK CITY HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP:  Open to New Jersey residents enrolled as a sophomore or above in a Registered Nurse program or upper division degree in nursing and who meet the eligibility requirements above.

►MARY GERMAIN: Open to students who currently reside in Monmouth or Middlesex counties who are pursuing a generic or upper division baccalaureate degree in nursing and meet the above Eligibility requirements.

►MERIDIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS JEAN MARSHALL SCHOLAR AWARD: Open to RN’s pursuing a master’s degree or higher in nursing who meet the above eligibility requirements.

►REGION 2 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:  Open to any registered nurse in Region 2 that have been a member for a year pursuing a RN to BSN or a higher degree in nursing and who meet the above eligibility requirements. (Region 2 is Bergen and Hudson Counties)

►DR. BARBARA CHAMBERLAIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:  Open to RN’s pursuing a BSN degree or higher in nursing who meet the above eligibility requirements.

►LPN SCHOLARSHIP (sponsored by the former LPN Forum):  Open to current Licensed Practical Nurses who have been accepted into a Registered Nurse Program.

►THE DR. BENJAMIN EVANS GRANT: A $500 Grant for a Registered Nurse enrolled in a DNP Program to support their DNP Project.

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THE VALERIE E. YAHN ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP is available to High school students from Region 5
(Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem counties)

Email your completed application to  Jennifer Chanti at jennifer@njsna.org with “Valerie E. Yahn Scholarship Application” in the subject line.
Deadline is February 1, 2025.

Click here to download application.

Click here to download instructions.

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SYLVIA C. EDGE ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP:  Open to all student nurses of African descent with documented financial need.
All applicants must be New Jersey residents currently enrolled in diploma, associate, or baccalaureate nursing programs located in New Jersey.
Deadline is February 1, 2025.  Select Sylvia C. Edge on the 2025 IFN Scholarships Application.

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REGION 4 DR. BARBARA WRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, Bucks County)

To obtain a Region 4 Scholarship application, please click below.  Deadline is September 1, 2025.

A scholarship in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded to a registered nurse who is a NJSNA Region 4 member (minimum of one year)
and/or a nursing student who lives in Region 4 and is enrolled in a nursing education program at one of the following levels and meets the criteria and policy below.

Scholarship Policy & Application in a fillable PDF document

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