Nursing Scholarships & Financial Aid

For UW Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing Students

The following scholarships are for those students who have already been admitted to the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing. To apply for these scholarships, please go to the "Scholarships Awarded in WyoScholarships" section of the UW Student Financial Aid website (www.uwyo.edu/sfa/scholarships). You will find some of the scholarships listed below in the WyoScholarships link on their page.

There are some nursing scholarships that require you to submit an essay. The remaining scholarships are based on merit, specific student populations or financial need, and you will automatically be considered if you meet the criteria. We encourage you to take some time to review all scholarship opportunities and apply to those scholarships for which you are eligible.

Nursing Alumni Scholarship
Rudolph "Rudy" & Louise Anselmi & Jeri Kirk Family Trust for Nursing Scholarship
Babson & Associates Primary Care Nursing Scholarship
Gaurdie and Barbara Shannon Banister Scholarship for Doctor of Nurse Practice Students
Blue Cross Blue Shield of WY Caring Foundation - Meeting the Needs of Wyoming Through Nursing Scholarship
Kathleen Buckingham Bohmont Nursing Scholarship
Polly Chase Scholarship
Marcia L. and William G. Dale Nursing Scholarship
Rosalie Fields Nursing Scholarship
Frances E. Gasdek-Eaglehouse & Barry D. Gasdek Scholarship
Frank & Dorothy M. Gruden Scholarship in Nursing
Elizabeth Holland Scholarship in Nursing
Mildred Agnes Kimball and Adele Colling Nursing Scholarship
Gertrude Gould Lindsay Scholarship
John and Lois Malmquist Nursing Scholarship
Carolyn Bennett Miknis '59 Nursing Scholarship
Carolyn Bennett Miknis 1959 ReNEW and BRAND Nursing Scholarship
Jeanne Mogard Emerson Scholarship in Nursing
Gordon S. and Charlott Myers Scholarship for Nursing Students
Bonnie M. and George E. Nugent Nursing Scholarship
Pearl Crossley O'Kieffe Memorial Scholarship
Charles and Ruth Rile Scholarship for Nursing Students
Paul Stock CHS Scholarship
Dorothy Tupper Nursing Scholarship
Clay Unger Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Wiest Nursing Scholarship
Joseph F. and Susan H. Steiner ReNEW Nursing Scholarship
Sharon K. West Nursing Scholarship for Needy Students
Dowell Infectious Disease Nursing Scholarship
Mary Gullikson Scholarship in Nursing
Diane Burns Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Garry E. and Rose Mary Melvin Family Nursing Scholarship

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Other Opportunities for Financial Aid

that are not accessed through the UW Student Financial Aid Scholarship system:

1. Brand Loans

A scholarship opportunity for Wyoming residents up to twenty-five thousand for students who meet Wyoming statutory guidelines and University admission guidelines for the BRAND program. If the Student enters active full-time professional practice, or other full-time professional pursuits deemed by the Board to be equivalent of practice, within the State of Wyoming, the Student's obligation to pay to the University the scheduled support payments of some or all the funding shall be suspended. For more information, please contact the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing.

2. Travel Scholarships

Every semester students will receive information on how to apply for funds for travel to clinical sites. Watch for information from your program leaders.

3. WICHE and WRGP

(Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and Western Regional Graduate Program)

Go to http://wiche.edu/wrgp; review the page; make sure you check out the "Frequently answered questions about WRGP" link mid-page.

4.Mabel C. Sargent Scholarship Deadline March 1

Application available from the Wyoming Community Foundation (http://www.wycf.org).
The application is lengthy, needs a current transcript attached. The WCF awards six scholarships at $5,000 each. If you received this scholarship as a junior, you need to reapply, since it does not automatically carry into the senior year.

Eligibility Criteria for Mabel C. Sargent Scholarship:
- Junior and senior nursing students of the University of Wyoming enrolled in a program leading to a B.S.N. degree.
- Applicants must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA.