School of Nursing

Costs and Financial Aid

Graduate Scholarships

The IU School of Nursing in Indianapolis (IUPUI) administers over $700,000 in scholarships annually to aid undergraduate and graduate nursing students in paying for their education. Scholarships are usually awarded based on financial need in conjunction with academic performance and potential for future success.  Scholarship applications are available online from late January through mid May each year.

Some scholarships target nursing students who are at a specific point in their studies (e.g., junior year, nurse practitioner program, or returning adult student, etc.). Some also look at leadership, extracurricular involvement, community service or special other criteria.  As you prepare your personal statement, it will be critically important that you address the specific criteria of each scholarship.  You may only need to prepare one personal statement that will apply to all of the scholarships for which you apply.  (You have the option of submitting a separate personal statement in the event that you apply for a scholarship that has very specific or detailed criteria.)

To be eligible for scholarship consideration, you must be registered for classes for the upcoming fall 2008 semester by the time you submit your application materials. (Exceptions must be approved by the Scholarship Coordinator.)

Deadline:  May 16, 2008

Note: Deadline means the date the scholarship application and materials must be received in our office by May 16, 2008.

Scholarships and Tuition at IUPUI

Scholarships are credited to the student's bursar account, usually with the award amount being split between fall and spring semesters. They are applied against the balance on the student account after registration and any remaining balance is sent to the student for use for other educational expenses such as books, etc.

For questions about the scholarships listed below, please call (317) 274-2806.

Submitting Applications

All application materials must be sent together in one packet.  Applications may be dropped off at the Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, NU 122 or mailed to:

IU School of Nursing
Scholarship Application
NU 122, IUPUI
1111 Middle Drive,
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Nursing Scholarship Application Requirements

Along with your scholarship application, (do NOT include the scholarship descriptions), you should include in one packet, two copies of each of the following:

• personal statement (2 page maximum; review description here)
• transcript (review description here)
• fall 2008 schedule (proof of enrollment)
• FAFSA application for 2008-09 academic year proof of filing. NOTE: if providing information that contains a social security number, please mark out that number before submitting it to us
• recommendation(s), if required by the specific scholarship – read scholarship description carefully to determine whether this is needed (review description here)

* The William and Doris Rodie Dissertation Scholarship Award listed below has its own application and requirements, including application deadlines; please review carefully.

Beverly Ross Scholarship for Riley Nurses
Open to enrolled students in the RN to BSN, RN to MSN, or a master's degree program. Applicant must be a registered nurse (RN) who is currently employed at James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children and is recognized by his/her colleagues as an excellent nurse, one who has contributed to the education of undergraduate nursing students. Financial need is not a criterion for selection.

Carol A. Shreibak Memorial Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus.

Dagna Simpson Nursing Scholarship
Open to graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus. Priority given to students in the second degree BSN nursing option.

Diane Groff Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus.

Dotaline Allen Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at IUPUI campus.

Florence Nightingale Nursing Scholarship
Open to graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus.

Frances G. Lehmann Nursing Scholarship
Open to students enrolled in the RN to BSN, RN to MSN, or master's degree programs at any Indiana University campus. Applicant must be a registered nurse (RN), have a record of community service, be a non-traditional student, and have a preference for work in the mental health field.

Garnet Keck Benzel Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus.

Georgia Belle Nyland Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus. Preference given to a resident of Fulton County, Indiana. Second preference given to a resident of a county contiguous to Fulton County, Indiana. Third preference given to a resident of northern Indiana.

Howard L. Keach Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus. Preference is given to a resident of Lawrence County. Applicant must show evidence of scholastic ability and dependability, and must demonstrate financial need.

Jessie Cross Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus who are Indiana residents. Applicant must have completed at least one full academic year of study at Indiana University School of Nursing.

Kristen Pettijohn Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate nursing students at the IUPUI campus. Applicant must show interest in nursing education and interest in becoming a faculty member to teach future nursing students. Applicant must be passionate about nursing and exhibit compassion for those in need of health care.

Lambert Family Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled master's students entering the final year of the Nurse Practitioner Program at the IUPUI campus who have a minimum GPA of 3.5. Applicant must submit a two-page essay that conveys personal passion for nursing; outlines plan to continue a career in nursing; tells how applicant has modeled a spirit of caring with a history of service to others; and discusses interest in oncology nursing.

Leona Adam/Frances Orgain Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus.

Lois Latshaw Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus. Selection may be based on financial need or merit.

Marcy Smith Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus who have an interest in critical care nursing. Preference given to a graduates of Kokomo High School (Kokomo, Indiana). Second preference given to a graduate from another high school in Howard County, Indiana. Third preference given to a graduate from Miami or Tipton Counties, Indiana.

Martha Akers Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus.

Michelle A. White Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus. Applicant must be strong academically, skilled in patient and clinical care areas, and demonstrate interest in nursing research.

Molly Ward Greist Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at the IUPUI campus.

Monserrat Callangan-Mingus Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus who are of Asian descent (Asian-Americans or international students from Asia). Preference is given to Filipino students. Applicant must demonstrate financial need.

Norma Stickles Cleveland Scholarship
Open to graduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus.

Nursing 2000 Graduate Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate nursing students at the IUPUI campus who are Indiana residents. Applicant must demonstrate a commitment to work in nursing in any of the eleven-county area served by Nursing 2000 (Bartholomew, Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Lawrence, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, and Shelby).

Ruth A. Hamilton Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus.

Ruth Deter Scholarship
Presented to outstanding graduate students in community health nursing. Given to promote the educational preparation of community health nurses.

Ruth Orum-Orgain Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus.

Susan Kay Nevins Nursing Scholarship
Open to enrolled graduate or undergraduate nursing students at any Indiana University campus. Preference will be given to applicant who is in clinical classes.

Tri Chi Nursing Scholarship
Open to graduate or undergraduate nursing students on any Indiana University campus who maintains a minimum GPA of 3.0 and are residents of Indiana. The scholarship may be renewed for up to two years without reapplying if the GPA is maintained.

Tyler Luke Maye Scholarship
Open to graduate students pursuing a master's degree in nursing with a major as a neonatal nurse practitioner in the last year enrolled in clinical courses who maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

William and Doris Rodie Dissertation Scholarship Award
The William and Doris Rodie Dissertation Scholarship Award scholarship was created to provide financial assistance to doctoral candidates in the Indiana University School of Nursing who are working on dissertations. Five $2000.00 awards will be made each year. The funds are to be used to offset dissertation expenses. All PhD students’ who have achieved candidacy and are actively working on their dissertation research are eligible to receive the award once. PhD Students may apply for this award once they have successfully defended their dissertation research proposal. An abstract of the proposed dissertation research as well as a budget outlining how the monies will be used must accompany this application. Students also need a letter of support from the Chair of their Dissertation Committee.

The application deadlines are February 1 and October 1 each year. It is the applicant's responsibility to submit a complete application packet on or before the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Department of Environments for Health Awards

For more information about these faculty-nominated awards, please contact the department administrative assistant at (317) 274-8040.

Dart-Opie Award
Acknowledges the outstanding graduate work by an RN to MSN student whose primary focus is care of the mentally ill. The award is to be granted upon completion of the student's MSN graduate education. The student selected must have provided a significant contribution to the mental health community of the school and have a minimum GPA of 3.5.

Lee D. Fuller Award
Given to a PhD student in the doctoral psychiatric mental health nursing program who is at the proposal stage of writing his/her dissertation. The award is to help fund the student's research.