Top 10 Health Care Scholarships and Grants

The following top 10 health care scholarships and grants are available for many different aspiring health care professionals, particularly nurses, who need a little financial assistance so they can obtain their degrees and make their contribution to our society:

1. Minority Nurse Scholarship Program: Minority nursing students working towards a Bachelor of Science in Nursing can qualify for $1,000 and $500 awards from this program.

2. Mount Sinai Hospital’s BSN Student Scholarship/Work Repayment Program: Nursing students in their senior year can qualify for $3,000 per semester if they commit to work at The Mount Sinai Hospital as a Registered Nurse.

3. National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program: Family nurse practitioner students, physician assistant students and medical students can receive up to four years of tuition, fees and expenses, as well as a monthly stipend, if they agree to serve in an area with a health professional shortage.

4. National Nursing Education Initiative: This is a VA scholarship for diploma registered nurses and associate degree nurses who are working towards their BSNs.

5. NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program: Students from disadvantaged environments can receive up to $20,000 per academic year in exchange for 10 weeks of work at the NIH for every year in school and at least a year after graduation for every year the scholarship was received.

6. Nurse Options Registered Nurse Academic Scholarships: These funds are granted to registered nurse students based on GPA, community service, leadership and extracurricular activities.

7. Occupational/Physical Therapy Scholarship (DAR): This is a $500 scholarship from the Daughters of the American Revolution for occupational or physical therapy students.

8. Oncology Nursing Foundation Scholarships: Current Registered Nurse license holders can receive bachelor’s scholarships of $2,000.

9. Registered Nurse Education Scholarships: Associate and baccalaureate degree nursing students that receive this award are granted $10,000 over two years.

10. The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions Scholarship of Excellence Award: This is a scholarship program for allied health students in its member schools who are achieving academically and displaying clear potential to assume future leadership roles.

All the top 10 health care scholarships and grants are helping more students get educations in this important field.