NEF Receives Three New Scholarships
In August 2024 the "Columbia University – Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association Inc./Penny Hund West" Scholarship was established. This is the second Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association Inc. Scholarship donated to Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. In 2006 the first Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association Inc. Scholarship was established honoring J. Margaret Ada Mutch. Both of these permanent scholarships will give preference to a Columbia University School of Nursing student or alumnus.
A second new NEF Scholarship was established in October 2024 by Regina Conroy-Keller in honor of her late mother, Joan L. Conroy, who was a nurse. This scholarship will be awarded to either master's or doctoral prepared nurses specializing in Nursing Education.
The third permanent NEF Scholarship was established by the Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, New York Alumnae Association in October 2024 named in honor of Edith G. Ryan who was a graduate of the Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing class of 1916. All of the above three scholarships will be awarded to exceptional graduate nurses in May 2025.
FEATURED SCHOLAR
Sarah Guimaraes
(2023-2024 Winner)
Sarah Guimaraes, Ph.D.(c), R.N., CHSE, is the recipient of the Philip Raso Scholarship. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2005 from Tennessee Tech University's (TTU) Whitson-Hester School of Nu... read more.
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Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established by nurses for nurses in 1912, and since then, the organization has awarded over 1,500 scholarships to support the pursuit of advanced degrees in nursing.
NEF’s named scholarships, created with a minimum donation of $50,000, honor and memorialize nurse leaders, from Isabel Hampton Robb to Thelma Schorr to Susan Bowar-Ferres. 100% of donations help to keep NEF scholarships funded in perpetuity; organization expenses are covered by prudent management of NEF’s investments.