Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship for Leadership
Nurses Educational Funds, Inc.
More than 1,440 Scholarships for Advanced Degrees in Nursing Awarded
More than 1,440 Scholarships for Advanced Degrees in Nursing Awarded
A native of Illinois, Lillian Hiemenz award winner Ellen O’Neal got her Bachelor’s degree at Marquette University in Wisconsin and a Masters in nurse-midwifery At Georgetown University. Her work has taken her to a wide variety of settings including Ghana, Congo-Brazzaville, Haiti and, recently, Cote d’Ivoire. Now pursuing her Doctoral degree in the field of epidemiology with a concentration in reproductive health at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, she hopes to pursue research on the effects of natural disasters and armed conflict on maternal morbidity and mortality.
(2012-2013 Winner)
Tristen Hensen is using her NEF scholarship to pursue a Master’s in Nursing Administration and Management from Norwich University. During the past 3 years she has worked on an Orthopedic/Trauma/Plastics medical... read more.
NEF’s only purpose is to provide nursing scholarship assistance to make graduate level nursing education possible. NEF is one of the largest, national, private, professionally endorsed source of funds for advanced nursing study with over one hundred years of service to and for professional nursing.
NEF’s Board of Directors is comprised of leaders from nursing, education, technology, and business communities. Members donate their time and talent to the advancement of the nursing profession. NEF operates with exceptionally low overhead. NEF employs only one individual who serves in several capacities. NEF is a non-profit organization with 501(c) status; thus, your contributions are fully tax-deductible.