Scholarship Opportunities
Explore additional sources of funding for your nursing journey.
Scholarships open in September each year for all currently enrolled UMass Amherst students (as long as they will still be a student here in the upcoming fall semester). University scholarships are underwritten by alumni, friends, and foundations to help qualified undergraduate and graduate students finance their education.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please visit our FAQ page to learn more about Elaine Marieb College of Nursing scholarships.
Additional Scholarship Sources
UMass Amherst Scholarships
- The Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program at the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing provides incoming underrepresented first-years with a scholarship, mentorship, and community for their entire undergraduate career.
- Visit the UMass Amherst Financial Aid Service's comprehensive Scholarship Resource Guide for information on university-wide scholarships and scholarships from private sources, and for links to global scholarship search engines.
- UMass Amherst Office of National Scholarship Advisement has campus-wide scholarships for current students, titled "Presidential and Alumni Scholarships".
External Scholarships
Please note that the following scholarship opportunities are not affiliated with UMass Amherst in any way.
- NursingExams.org Underrepresented Student Nursing School Scholarship are is a $1,000 scholarship. Please contact resources@email.nursingexams.org with any questions.
- NP Schools Community has published a list of scholarships available for students studying to become a Nurse Practitioner.
- Nursing@Georgetown has compiled a list of national nursing scholarships available to students.
- Study.com has compiled a list of nursing scholarships available from national organizations.
- Edumed.org has compiled a list of nationwide MS nursing scholarships. Please contact wes@outreach.edumed.org with any questions.
- NurseJournal.org has compiled a list of nationwide scholarships for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
- PurdueGlobal.org has compiled a list of nationwide scholarships for minority nursing students.