How big is the shortage of nurses becoming? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, if the growth of positions available versus the number of nurses graduating keeps up, there will be over 250,000 nursing positions left unfilled by 2025. One of the big reasons for this is getting the financing to go through the minimum four years of education, plus the certification any nurse must go through. This is where grants and scholarships play a large role.
The industry isn’t about to let up on recruiting more African Americans. It’s well known that one thing holding many back are finances. As such, there is an incredible amount of financial assistance set aside to get more African American nurses into the work force. In fact, the site MinorityNursing.com has put up a list of over 100 of these funds. Here’s a quick sampling of some of them: If you need more information about government grants, look on the internet.
(1) The National Black Nursing Association – This professional organization exists to help African American nurses, both the student and the pro. Applicants must be a member of NBNA and still have one last year of education remaining. A number of scholarships from $500 to $2,000 are provided for those going for a BSN, AND or LPN/LVN nursing program.
(2) Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association – This professional organization not only is out there to help nursing students with helpful tips on their education, but also administers several hundred grants and scholarship. Of particular interest is the Breakthrough to Nursing Scholarships, which was established in 1965.
(3) Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions – They developed a plan called Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students that donates aid for financially needy nurses and health students. They must be a U.S. citizen (national or permanent resident). The funds are sent directly to the school, so this one must be done through the financial aid office.
(4) Humility of Mary Health Partners/Minority Nurse Anesthetist Scholarship – This program is to assist RNs become nurse anesthetists, one of the highest paid specialties in the profession. It awards them a $10,000 fellowship. There are a number of pre-requisites that also come with the money, among them one must work for Humility of Mary Health Partners for a few years. There is an abundance of information about scholarships on the web.
(5) Minority Nurse Magazine Scholarship Program – Awards scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 and is open to racial and ethnic minority students who will be enrolled in either: the third or fourth year of an accredited BSN program in the United States, an accelerated program leading to a BSN degree (such as RN-to-BSN or BA-to-BSN) or an accelerated Master’s; of entry nursing program for students with bachelor’s degrees in fields other than nursing (such as BA-to-MSN).
As said previously, there are literally hundreds of other programs out there offering even more scholarships, grants and fellowships. After all, they might have access to other grants and scholarships you didn’t find yourself.
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