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Adedeji Ademola 2024-2025 Winner | Master’s Degree: Adedeji Ademola RN BSN CCRN is the ecstatic recipient of the Estelle Massey Osborne scholarship for 2024. He always knew he wanted to help those who were sick and began his academic journey at the University at Buffalo, where he earned a Bachelor of... read more.

Kelsey Baffour-Addo 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Kelsey Baffour-Addo is a proud recipient of the NEF Allison Adams Wieczorek Scholarship for Maternal-Infant and Pediatric Nursing. She is currently a second-year student in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Columbia University School of Nursi... read more.

Frieda Bequeaith 2024-2025 Winner | Master’s Degree: Frieda Bequeaith, RN, is honored to be awarded the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. Frieda earned their Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Evergreen State College. Upon graduating, they began their career in healthcare as a full spectrum doula and sexual... read more.

Jason K. Blomquist 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jason K. Blomquist is honored to accept the NEF Dr. Charles Hamlin Scholarship, a recognition that supports Jason's pursuit of a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree with a focus on Executive Leadership at Boise State University. He began his stud... read more.

Jennifer Bottoms-Robb 2024-2025 Winner | Master’s Degree: Jennifer Bottoms-Robb, BSN, RNC-NIC is honored to be a recipient of the Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Health Equity Scholarship. Jennifer has worked as a Neonatal ICU nurse for the past 19 years, spending the majority of that time at Northwell Hea... read more.

Shakia Brantley 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Shakia G. Brantley has been awarded the Judith G. Whitaker Scholarship. She is currently enrolled as a third-year student and PhD candidate at the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Huntsville Joint Nursing Science PhD program. Af... read more.

Jodi "Lea" Brown 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Lea Brown is the recipient of the 2024 NEF Eleanor C. Lambertsen Scholarship. She holds a bachelor's degree in nursing and a master's degree in nursing education from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. She is currently a full-time PhD student at... read more.

Tiffany Covarrubias-Lyttle 2024-2025 Winner | Master’s Degree: Tiffany Covarrubias-Lyttle, is the recipient of a Nurses Educational Funds Scholarship. She embarked on her nursing journey as a second-career nurse after previously working as a social worker. Her unique perspective from the social work field allowe... read more.

Ashley Davis 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Ashley Davis, MSN, APRN, CARN-AP, AAHIVS, FNP-C is the recipient of a Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Health Equity Scholarship. She is a student in the Psychiatric Mental Health Doctor of Nursing (PMHNP DNP) program at the University of Maryland, B... read more.

Ihuoma Ezebuihe 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Ihuoma Ezebuihe is the recipient of the Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Scholarship Award. She obtained both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Howard University, Washington DC; both Master of Science (MS... read more.

Lauren Furtick 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Lauren Furtick, PhD-c, MSN, RN, is the recipient of the Miriam Powell Scholarship, awarded to an exceptional graduate-level nurse dedicated to clinical nursing leadership and scholarship. Lauren completed her undergraduate education at the University... read more.

Jonathan Anotado Gapilango 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jonathan Anotado Gapilango, MSN, RN, NE-BC, OCN, CCRP, has been a nurse for over 30 years. In healthcare, where compassion meets competency, Jonathan is a beacon of inspiration, destined to illuminate the path to a brighter, healthier future. Having... read more.

Allison Gilmer 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Allison Gilmer is the recipient of the American Journal of Nursing/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. Allison is currently a dual-degree student at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she is working towa... read more.

Latesha K. Harris 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Latesha K. Harris, BSN, RN, is a 2024-2025 Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Scholarship recipient. Latesha graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) School of Nursing with Highest Honors and University Distinction in Decemb... read more.

Marcus Henderson 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: The recipient of the 2024-2025 NEF Madeline A. Naegle Scholarship for Mental Health Nursing is Marcus D. Henderson, MSN, RN, a PhD Candidate at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. His doctoral dissertation focuses on the critical role of parents in... read more.

Kayli Hirsty 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Kayli Hirsty is the recipient of the NEF Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship and a healthcare professional whose journey embodies a commitment to excellence, compassion, and leadership. Her trajectory began with a foundation in human biology from Michigan... read more.

Isuan Iriabho 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Isuan Iriabho, MSN, CRNP, is the recipient of the Margaret L. McClure Scholarship. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in French in Nigeria in 2012 but her career path took a transformative turn after a prolonged postpartum hospitalization. During... read more.

Nathan Levitt 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Nathan Levitt, FNP, MSN, RN, BSN, MA is the recipient of the NEF Laura D. Smith National Student Nurses’ Association Scholarship. Nathan is currently in a nursing PhD program with a focus on health equity at Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing. Prior t... read more.

Jocelyn Marx 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jocelyn Marx has received the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship for the 2024-2025 school year. Jocelyn Marx received her BSN from York College in Pennsylvania in 2015. She then received her master's in nursing education in 2019 from Chamberlain Universi... read more.

Anne Medley 2024-2025 Winner | Master’s Degree: Anne Medley, RN, BSN, CCRN is honored to have been awarded the Geraldine Labecki Scholarship through the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. This marks a significant milestone in her educational and professional journey which will propel her further towar... read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Tanya Lott

(2018-2019 Winner)

Tanya Lott, winner of the Philip D. Raso Scholarship, holds a master of science in nursing degree from the Medical University of South Carolina (2003) and a bachelor of science in nursing degree from Charleston... read more.

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