Florida Nurses Foundation Scholarships

The Foundation for Neonatal Research and Education offers different scholarships to applicants at six different levels of study who are professionally active in the field of neonatal nursing. Applicants may not have received an FNRE scholarship or grant within the past five years. Following is the list of nursing scholarships available through this foundation:

• District 4 Florida Nurses Scholarship/Research Award Hillsborough County: Generic RN, or graduate program;
• District 8 Charlotte Anzalone Scholarship Fund Orlando, Seminole, and Osceola counties; graduate or undergraduate; may award statewide if no local applicants;
• Ruth Jacobs District 46 Scholarship (formerly Districts 13 & 33) Pinellas County; accredited nursing program, priority to RN;
• District 14 Marcy Klosterman Memorial Scholarship Fund Lake County. 3.0 GPA;
• District 6 (formerly District 18) Generic Scholarship Fund Volusia County: two named scholarships per year, Lillian Hulla, Friend of Nursing and Olive Seymour. Statewide: four generic scholarships per year;
• District 20 The Evelyn Baxter Memorial Fund Manatee County; 60% to scholarship for ADN, BSN, MSN, PhD/DNS ARNP students; 40% to research grants in graduate program;
• District 21 Louise Fiske Memorial Scholarship Fund-Undergraduate or Graduate, Resident of Broward County. Minimum 3.0 GPA;
• District 24 Erma B. Kraft Scholarship Fund Indian River County: generic student;
• District 46 Olive Ramsey Memorial Scholarship Fund Pinellas or Pasco Counties: 2.5 GPA for undergraduates; 3.2 for graduate students;
• Edna Hicks Fund Scholarship Statewide and open to all levels;
• Mary York Scholarship Fund Need Criteria not restricted at this time;
• Nina Brookins Scholarship Fund (District 5 Charitable Trust)Preference given to a student living and/or attending school in South Florida;
• Eleanor Bindrum Scholarship Fund (District 5 Charitable Trust) Preference given to a perioperative nurse returning to school in South Florida;
• Charlotte Liddell Scholarship Fund (District 5 Charitable Trust) Preference given to a student focusing on psychiatric nursing attending school in South Florida;
• Undine Sams and Friends Scholarship Fund (District 5 Charitable Trust)Statewide; open to all levels;
• Ruth Finamore Scholarship Fund Open to all levels;
• Connie Dorry Memorial Fund Resident of Dade County and enrolled in the MSN NP Program in an accredited school;
• Great 100 Nursing Scholarship Nursing student residing in Northeast Florida and enrolled at least one semester in an undergraduate or graduate RN program. Open to all active RNs residing in NE Florida;
• Agnes Naughton RN-BSN Fund- This fund is established to honor Agnes Naughton who was a lifelong FNA member and the mother of FNA Executive Director Paula Massey. She valued education and this scholarship will assist and RN who is continuing his or her education; and
• District 3 Scholarship- Preference to Marion County Residents, BSN generic students Only, GPA-3.0 or higher
  Students interested in these scholarships can apply by going to the foundation website.