Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship for Leadership 
NEF Scholar Creates Scholarship Fund to Focus on Human Trafficking
Dr. Francine Bono-Neri is a pediatric nurse practitioner, nurse educator, nurse leader, researcher, and the 2019 recipient of the Nurses Educational Funds (NEF) Jane Eleanor Knox Scholarship. Upon receiving the NEF Scholarship, Francine was determined to create a similar opportunity for her nursing colleagues pursuing graduate study.
In 2020, Francine cofounded and became the president of Nurses United Against Human Trafficking (NUAHT), a professional association dedicated to abolishing modern-day slavery by educating, equipping, and empowering healthcare professionals about this human rights atrocity. Once educated about human trafficking, Francine realized the significant gap in healthcare professional awareness, understanding, and preparation to address this public health crisis. Realization of this critical knowledge deficit strengthened Francine's determination to do everything possible to prevent healthcare professionals from failing victims of human trafficking.
With this goal in mind, Francine turned to NEF to establish a scholarship focusing on supporting and promoting graduate level nurses developing clinical expertise and specializing in research dedicated to the prevention and eradication of human trafficking.
The Francine Bono-Neri Scholarship will be awarded to nurses in master’s or doctoral programs engaged in the study of human trafficking as well as related clinical and research areas which include forensic nursing, sexual assault, child sexual assault/abuse, sexual exploitation, sextortion, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, adverse childhood experiences, and child maltreatment.
Donations to the Francine Bono-Neri Scholarship Fund will help realize this goal and create a scholarship in perpetuity devoted to the elimination of human trafficking through clinical practice, education, nursing research, and health policy.
To make a donation online, please click here.
Here is the link to a brief article titled "Nursing students' knowledge of and exposure to human trafficking content in undergraduate curricula." written by Francine Bono-Neri and Tammy J. Toney-Butler.
Scholarship in Dr. Terry Fulmer’s name
Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. is proud to announce the creation of a new scholarship in Dr. Terry Fulmer’s name. This annual scholarship recognizes Terry’s enormous contributions to nursing and the health care community. At Terry’s request, the scholarship is dedicated to nurses in graduate nursing programs whose program of study focuses on nursing homes and long-term care.
Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, is President of The John A. Hartford Foundation in New York City, a national philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults. She serves as the Foundation’s chief strategist and her vision for better care of older adults is catalyzing the Age-Friendly Health Systems social movement. Dr. Fulmer is nationally and internationally recognized as a leading expert in geriatrics and the topic of elder abuse and neglect. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and recently served on the independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes. In 2021, Dr. Fulmer was named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing.
To make a donation online, please click on the link below to donate directly to the Terry Fulmer Scholarship Fund:
https://n-e-f.org/donate/tfscholarship
If you prefer to write a check, please note the "Terry Fulmer Scholarship" on the memo line, and make the check out to NEF and mail it to:
Nurses Educational Funds, Inc.
137 Montague Street, Ste. 144
Brooklyn, NY 11201
By making a generous, tax-deductible donation to the Terry Fulmer Scholarship Fund, you join NEF in creating the next generation of geriatric nurse leaders.
