School of Nursing Scholarships
The School of Nursing awards a number of scholarships to students currently enrolled in upper division, students admitted for upper division for the upcoming semester, enrolled RN-BSN, MEPN and Accelerated Second Degree students enrolled or admitted for the summer, and degree seeking graduate students. All scholarship applications are open to all eligible students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age.
Preparing for the Scholarship Application
When completing the application, the following information will be needed:
- Cumulative GPA (and graduate GPA, if available)
- List of participation in University and School of Nursing activities/organization
- List of participation in community service and volunteer service within the past two years
- List of academic or community-related special honors, awards, recognition, or accomplishment during the past two years
- Explanation of Need for any unique financial circumstances
- Household income
- Monthly expenses
- Student Aid Report (SAR)
Students are required to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. Applications are reviewed by a department scholarship committee.
Scholarship Application Procedure
Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. Online application is available at www.studentaid.gov. Scholarship application will be rejected if student does not have Student Aid Report (SAR) information with scholarship application.
- Student will receive the Student Aid Report (SAR).
- Call 1-800-433-3243 if SAR is not received within 2 weeks to ascertain status of the report
- Submit the University of Louisville School of Nursing Scholarship Fund Application with attached SAR (complete with EFC number) through the School of Nursing web form.
Scholarships Available
Patricia Thrasher Arnold Memorial Scholarship Fund
This scholarship was established for needy and deserving non-traditional students.
Rachel & Erin Beam Memorial Scholarship
This is awarded for a graduate-level degree-seeking student with financial need.
Sharon D. & Robert D. Harris Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a Jefferson County, Kentucky resident based on merit and need.
Humana Scholars Fund
General Scholarship to be awarded for needy students with above-average academic ability.
Dr. Harold E. Kleinert Educational Endowment
This fund can make an annual award to a student pursuing a degree in nursing or allied health. The recipient must be an employee in good standing at Jewish Hospital or Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center.
Patricia K. Lacefield Scholarship
General Scholarship to be awarded for needy students with above-average academic ability.
Hettie A. and Richard B. Morgan Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to a School of Nursing student pursuing a degree who has participated to a significant extent in some type of community service on a volunteer basis.
Gladys Childress Murray Scholarship
This scholarship is designed for underrepresented/nontraditional nursing students in upper division. All students are welcome to apply.
Marc & Judy Norton Scholarship
General Scholarship to be awarded for needy students with above-average academic ability.
Maria A. Parel Scholarship
This scholarship was created with the intention of creating a student body of individuals with diverse backgrounds. All students are welcome to apply.
Elizabeth Pritchett Sasse Scholarship Fund
This scholarship was established to encourage an individual who wants to be a nurse but lacks financial resources.
Carrie Rabalais Scholarship
General Scholarship to be awarded for needy students with above-average academic ability.
Trilogy Health Services Scholarship - Graduate
This scholarship is awarded to a School of Nursing student in the Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program
Trilogy Health Services Scholarship - Undergraduate
Scholarship to be awarded for needy students based on merit.
UofL School of Nursing Scholarships
These scholarships are awarded to needy students with above-average academic ability.
Emily Van Bever Turner & Evalyn Van Bever Perkins Nursing Scholarship
This is awarded to a nursing student from an Appalachian county and is based on financial need and the promise of excellence in the profession of nursing.
