Scholarships & Assistanceships
Scholarships & Assistanceships
The School of Nursing and Health Sciences offers limited awards in the form of scholarships and assistantships. These awards are competitive and based on academic merit. All on-time and complete applicants are automatically considered for these awards at the time of application review. No separate application form is required for consideration of scholarships or assistantships.
If you would like to apply for additional scholarships on your own, please see the information below. Please note that the availability and criteria for scholarships listed below change. It is imperative that you confirm directly with the organizations since Simmons does not have a formal relationship with them and thus does not know when criteria may change.
Scholarship Search Services on the Web
- http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/
- http://www.fastweb.com/
- http://www.gradloans.com/
- http://www.scholarships.com/
- http://www.wiredscholar.com/
- scholarships.fatomei.com/scholar18.html
- www.collegenet.com/mach25
- Simmons Student Financial Services also offers an updated list of scholarship resources. They recommend not paying for any scholarship search firm.
General Health Sciences Scholarships
- National Association of American Business Clubs (AMBUCS)
3315 North Main Street
High Point, NC 27265
www.ambucs.com/ - American Association of University Women (AAUW)
1111 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 326-2289
http://www.aauw.org/ - Amelia Greenbaum Scholarship Fund
National Council of Jewish Woman
Greater Boston Section
75 Harvard Avenue
Allston, MA 02134
www.free-4u.com/amelia_greenbaum_scholarship_fund.htm
Scholarships awarded to female Jewish students attending or planning to attend colleges or universities. - Association for Woman in Science
1200 New York Avenue, Suite 650 NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 326-8940
www.awis.org/ - Bunting Institute Science Scholars Fellowships
Mary Ingram Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College
34 Concord Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-8212
www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships/index.html
Based on Work in Health Care/Medical Field
- Richard L. Davis National Scholarship
American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE)
104 Inverness Terrace East
Englewood CO, 80112-5306
(303) 643-9573
Applicant must submit a letter stating career goals and objectives, a resume showing employment history with a brief narrative describing specific employment responsibilities in the health care field, and three letters of recommendation. Reference letters should address performance, character, potential to succeed, and need for scholarship support. Send for an application with a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope.
$1,500 Max. - Robert G. Shouldice Scholarship
American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE)
Richard F. Southby, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Health Services
2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20037-3201
(303) 643-9573
Applicant must submit a letter stating career goals and objectives, resume showing employment history with a brief narrative describing specific employment responsibilities in the health care field, and three letters of recommendation. Reference letters should address performance, character, potential to succeed, and need for scholarship support.
$1,000 Max. - Harry J. Harwick Scholarship
American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE)
104 Inverness Terrace East
Englewood CO, 80112-5306
(303) 643-9573
Applicant must submit a letter stating career goals and objectives, a resume showing employment history with a brief narrative describing specific employment responsibilities in the health care field, and three letters of recommendation. Reference letters should address performance, character, potential to succeed, and need for scholarship support. Send for an application with a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope.
$2,000 Max. - Ernest S. Moscatello Scholarship
American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE)
104 Inverness Terrace East
Englewood, CO 80112-5306
(303) 643-9573
Applicant must submit a letter stating career goals and objectives, a resume showing employment history with a brief narrative describing specific employment responsibilities in the health care field, and three letters of recommendation. Reference letters should address performance, character, potential to succeed, and need for scholarship support. Send for an application with a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope.
$500 Max. - Edgar J. Saux/FACMPE Scholarship
104 Inverness Terrace East
Englewood CO, 80112-5306
(303) 643-9573
Applicant must submit a letter stating career goals and objectives, an explanation of the individual's need for professional development, such as gaps in formal education or changing health care environment, and a resume showing employment history with a brief narrative describing specific employment responsibilities in the health care field. Send for an application with a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope.
$1,000 Max. - Edward J. Gerloff/FACMPE Scholarship
American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE)
104 Inverness Terrace East
Englewood CO, 80112-5306
(303) 643-9573
Applicant must submit a letter stating career goals and objectives, a resume showing employment history with a brief narrative describing specific employment responsibilities in the health care field, and three letters of recommendation. Reference letters should address performance, character, potential to succeed, and need for scholarship support. Send for an application with a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope.
$500 Max. - Josiah Macy, Jr,. Foundation
44 E 64th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 486-2424
http://www.josiahmacyfoundation.org/
Supports programs designed to improve the education of health professionals in the interest of the health of the public, and to enhance the representation of minorities in the health profession. - National Institutes of Health
Office of Grant Inquiries, Room 449
Westwood Building
Division of Research Grants
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-4000
grants.nih.gov/grants/index.cfm
Nursing Scholarships
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Foundation
Nurse Practitioner Scholarships & Grants
www.aanp.org/Foundation/Foundation.asp - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Email: hrsagac@hrsa.gov
www.bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/aid.htm - Nurses' Educational Funds
M. Elizabeth Carnegie and Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarships
Master's and Doctoral Degree Nursing Students
Must be of African-American descent
Contact: Barbara Butler, Scholarship Coordinator
(212) 399-1428
http://www.n-e-f.org/ - March of Dimes Nursing Scholarship
Email: ProfessionalEducation@modimes.org
www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/685.asp - Business and Professional Women's Foundation
New York Life Foundation Scholarships for Women in Health Professions
www.bpwusa.org/Content/BPWFoundation/Scholarships/scholarships_introtext.htm - Indian Health Service
Health Professions Scholarship Programs
www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/DHPS/Scholarships/Scholarship_index.asp - The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
Kari Hannibal, Director, U.S. Schweitzer Fellows Programs
330 Brookline Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 667-5111
Fax: (617) 667-7989
www.schweitzerfellowship.org/ - American Association of Colleges of Nursing
www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/finaid.htm - National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
(800) 221-9393
nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/join_us/students.cfm - Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association,Inc.
www.nsna.org/foundation/index.asp
Nutrition Scholarships
- American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org/Public/CADE/7782_7807.cfm - National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
www.orau.org/nsf/nsffel.htm - American Association of University Women
www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/index.cfm - Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
http://www.ift.org/cms/?pid=1000438
www.free-4u.com/nutritio.htm - California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program
www.canfit.org/html/scholarships.html - Food Service Scholarships
Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association
175 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 606004-2702 - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Gates Millenium Scholars Program
United Negro College Fund
(877) 690-GMSP [(877) 690-4677]
Min. applications through graduate level. Must have 3.0 GPA and be nominated by teacher. Must submit essay about future goals and be committed to performing community service, show academic promise and have unmet financial need.
Physical Therapy Scholarships
- www.apta.org/foundation/foundation3
- APTA Department of Minority/International Affairs
Minority Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence
Minority Faculty Development Scholarship Award
(800) 999-2782 x8560 - APTA Department of Research
Grants for research available
www.apta.org/research/potentialfunding/research_grants - California Physical Therapy Fund, Inc.
2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95833
(916) 929-2782
http://www.ccapta.org/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/006.8.1965770464514902821 - Daughters of American Revolution
Occupational and Physical Therapy Scholarships
1776 D Street NW
Administration Building
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 879-3292
www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.html