Graduate Financial Aid & Scholarships
- Alumni Loan Consolidation Program
- Graduate Financial Aid Scholarships Awarded by the School of Nursing
(updated 04/23/08) - Supplemental Scholarship Information
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Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT)
Deadlines:
- Applications for academic year 2009-2010 will be available in mid-late summer. Please check back for updates or contact the Student Services Office located at 239 Victoria.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Students must be enrolled full-time or part-time in a graduate program in nursing. Part-time students must be scheduled to graduate within the next 12 months.
- RN - MSN students must be in graduate portion of the program.
- Traineeship funds will be awarded to students with demonstrated financial need and consideration will be given to other financial aid awarded.
- Anesthesia students are eligible during the first year of the full-time program only.
- Students must be a citizen of the United States, non-citizen national, or foreign national who possesses a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States.
Anesthesia Traineeship
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Deadlines
- Applications for academic year 2009-2010 are currently available. Second and third-year anesthesia students should contact John O’Donnell for an application. Application deadline is July 1, 2009.
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Eligibility Requirements:
- Open to all anesthesia students after 12 months of full-time study.
- First-year anesthesia students should see the Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship eligibility requirements and apply.
Tuition Aid for Part Time Students
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Deadlines
- Applications for academic year 2009-2010 will be available in mid-late summer. Please check back for updates or contact the Student Services Office located at 239 Victoria.
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Eligibility Requirements:
- Students enrolled part-time in a graduate program
- Financial need
Nurse Faculty Loan
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Criteria:
- Must be currently licensed as a RN
- Must be a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident
- Must be a full time student in good academic standing, with a cumulative QPA of 3.0 or higher in one of our graduate programs
- Must submit essay describing career goals as a faculty member in a school of nursing and the impact of quality teaching on the profession of nursing
- Must submit current resume or curriculum vital
- Must submit one recommendation from a current faculty member (see attached recommendation form)
- Must agree to complete educational requirements to be prepared as nurse faculty (mentored teaching practicum in doctoral program or education minor in MSN program)
- Refer to application for specific loan details
- Contact the Student Services Office for more information or an application.
The School of Nursing Scholarships listed below are awarded each fall and students are recognized at the September Convocation. Applications are available in January or mid February of each year, with an application deadline date of April 1st of each year.
Applications are currently CLOSED for the below scholarships, EXCEPT for the Margaret E. Wilkes Scholarship. Applications are still being accepted for this particular scholarship.
Corrine M. Barnes Scholarship: PhD Studies in Nursing Care of Children
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Criteria:
Application - Recipient must be a doctoral student who has:
- Achieved academic merit
- Demonstrated through the required essay a thorough understanding of the developmental and biological needs of ill children
- CV
- 2 reference letters (one from a University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing faculty member and one from your current employer)
- Previous recipients may apply again.
Dorothy Drake Brooks Scholarship
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Criteria:
Application
Statement of Financial Need - Successful completion of required baccalaureate coursework in the RN-MSN program
- QPA of 3.5 or higher
- Acceptance with full status in a graduate program
- Current enrollment in graduate level courses
- CV
- Demonstrate financial need
Cameos of Caring® Endowed Nursing Scholarship
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Criteria:
- Must be currently licensed as RN
- Essay describing commitment to bedside nursing
- QPA of 3.0 or higher; if newly admitted, must be capable of maintaining a QPA of 3.0
- Work in a hospital located in Western Pennsylvania
- Letter of recommendation from faculty or clinical setting
- Candidates must be admitted into the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing at the undergraduate or graduate level
- Preference will be given to nurses from participating Cameos of Caring facilities
- Required to submit a current resume or CV
- Contact the AER Office located at 218 Victoria or call (412) 624-0856 for information or an application.
Rose E. Constantino Scholarship
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Criteria:
Application - A doctoral student pursuing a dissertation on interpersonal violence (including domestic violence), suicide, depression, genetics, schizophrenia and /or HIV/AIDS; a doctoral student or master's student in psychiatric nursing; or a general master's or doctoral nursing student (in the order listed).
- QPA of 3.5 or higher
- Two letters of recommendation-one of which should be from a University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing faculty member
- Brief essay summarizing career goals and research interests related to psychiatric/mental health nursing
- CV
Doris and Davina Gosnell Endowed Nursing Scholarship
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Criteria:
Application
Statement of Financial Need - Award will be given to a student in the master's or doctoral program who demonstrates academic merit, leadership potential and financial need.
- Demonstrates leadership potential as evidenced by CV
- QPA of 3.5 or higher
- Completed at least 9 credits
- Demonstrates financial need
Patricia P. Lynch Scholarship
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Criteria:
Application
Statement of Financial Need - Master's student who demonstrates academic merit and financial need
- QPA of 3.5 or higher
- Completed at least 9 credits
- CV
- Faculty recommendation
Elizabeth L. Noroian Scholarship
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Criteria:
Application - Graduate students with the exception of psychiatric or pediatric students
- QPA of 3.5 or higher
- Completed at least 9 credits
- CV
- Short essay summarizing career goals
Bessie Li Sze Memorial Scholarship
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Criteria:
Application - Master's student with a concentration in Oncology who demonstrates financial need
- QPA of 3.5 or higher
- Student must have full status
Gail A. Wolf Graduate Nursing Leadership Award
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Criteria:
Application - Doctoral student focusing in Nursing Administration & Leadership
- Good academic standing.
- Essay describing how you currently demonstrate your nursing leadership abilities and how advanced education will enhance your ability to lead the clinical discipline of nursing. The essay should be no longer than two (2) double spaced typed written pages
Jean Swindell Wolfe Orr Scholarship
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Criteria:
Application - Graduate student who plans a career focus on women's health
- Completed at least 3 terms of graduate study
- QPA of 3.5 or higher
- Essay including career goals showing evidence of intention to contribute to the advancement of women's health
- Demonstrated leadership potential
Beryl B. Haughton Jackson Scholarship
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Criteria:
Application
Statement of Financial Need - Master's student who plans a career focus on women's health in an under served population
- Completed at least 20 credits
- QPA of 3.5 or higher
- Demonstrates financial need
- CV
- Essay describing how the applicant sees herself/himself contributing to the enhancement of the study of women's health within under served populations after graduation, including a statement of intent to pursue a career enhancing women's health
Szeming Sze
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Criteria:
Application
Statement of Financial Need
- Student must have achieved academic excellence (undergrad QPA-3.0, grad QPA 3.5) in course work or clinical experience relative to gerontology
- Resume or CV
- 2 page essay addressing experiences and future career goals related to interest in gerontology
- Two letters of recommendation, at least one of which addresses clinical or research experience in gerontology
- Financial need
W. Edward & Jeannette L. Wolfe Memorial Fund
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Criteria:
Application - Serve as a resource fund for graduate students in the Nurse Anesthesia Program.
- All candidates shall have successfully completed their first year of studies in the Nurse Anesthesia program
- All candidates shall have a minimum QPA of 3.5
- Qualified candidates shall submit an essay describing how they see themselves contributing to the enhancement of Nurse Anesthesia
- One student may be selected each academic year.
- The dean shall appoint a faculty committee to review applications.
Elizabeth Bayer Baxter Student Resource Fund
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Criteria:
Application
Statement of Financial Need - All candidates shall have successfully completed their first year of graduate studies.
- All candidates shall have a minimum of 3.5 QPA.
- Graduate student who intends to pursue a career involving maternal/child health or pediatrics after graduation.
- Demonstrate financial need.
- Essay describing how you see yourself contributing to the enhancement of maternal/child health or pediatrics after graduation.
Marie S. Houston Scholarship
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Criteria:
Application - Graduate student who intends to pursue a career in nursing education involving pediatrics after graduation
- Good academic standing
- Essay outlining your professional goals after graduation
Jayne F. Wiggins Memorial Scholarship
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Criteria:
Application - Successful completion of overview and comps.
- IRB approval.
- Admission to candidacy.
- Letter of support from dissertation chair.
- Proposal abstract.
- Two page double spaced summary describing the potential for proposal to make a substantial contribution to clinical nursing practice.
- Proposed budget for utilization of award.
Margaret E. Wilkes Scholarship
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Criteria:
Application- Successful completion of overview and comps.
- IRB approval.
- Admission to candidacy.
- Letter of support from dissertation chair.
- Proposal abstract.
- Two page double spaced summary describing the potential for proposal to make a substantial contribution to clinical nursing practice.
- Proposed budget for utilization of award.