Virginia appreciates and thanks all of its nurses as they work to provide quality patient care across the Commonwealth!
Presently, the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy offers several scholarship opportunities to help pay for nursing education. If you apply to any of our scholarship opportunities, please bookmark this page to check the Program Status below.
Today is the deadline for the Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarships for LPNs and RNs and for the Virginia Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife Scholarship. All applications must be postmarked by today, June30 to be accepted.
The Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship Advisory Committee is scheduled to convene on August 7 to review and select award recipients for the LPN and RN programs. Please ensure that your application is complete by the June 30 deadline. Please do not call the office until after that time. We appreciate your cooperation.
The application for the Nurse Educator scholarship is now available!
The following nursing scholarship programs are administered by the Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy.
Scholarship Program |
Application Period |
Guidelines |
Application Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
Commonwealth of Virginia Nursing Scholarship Program: "Supporting Our Nurse Educators" |
June 1 - July 31 |
Application Form Confidential Reference Form |
|
Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship Program for Licensed Practical Nurses |
May 1 - June 30 |
Sections 1-7 (Applicant) Section 8: Statement of Financial Need (Financial Aid Officer or Program Director) Section 9: Statement of Scholastic Attainment & Section 10: School of Nursing Recommendation (Program Director) |
|
Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship Program for Registered Nurses |
May 1 - June 30 |
Sections 1-7 (Applicant) Section 8: Financial Aid Recommendation (Financial Aid Officer or Program Director) Section 9: School of Nursing Recommendation (Dean/Director of School of Nursing) |
|
Virginia's Nurse Practitioner/ Nurse Midwife Scholarship Program |
May 1 - June 30 |
Sections 1-7 (Applicant) Section 8: School of Nursing Recommendation (Dean/Director/Chair of the Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife Program) |
If you have any questions related to a nursing scholarship program, please contact Aileen Harris, Health Care Workforce Manager or Ellen McCutcheon, Program Support Technician, by calling (804) 864-7435 or by emailing IncentivePrograms@vdh.virginia.gov.