Scholarships

Find scholarships and fellowships to fund your education

If you are an incoming or current, undergraduate or graduate IU School of Nursing student, you may apply for one of our scholarships by submitting an application and required essay. Scholarship applications are open from December 1 to March 1. During the open period, you can search the scholarships portal using the keyword “nursing” for available scholarships.

For financial need scholarships, you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) annually. Deadline to submit your FAFSA can be found at the same link.

Award amounts range from $500 to $10,000 per year, per scholarship.

Browse the list of nursing opportunities below.

How to apply for scholarships

  1. Sign in to the scholarship portal using your IU username and passphrase.
  2. Complete the general scholarship application to be automatically considered for all the scholarship opportunities you’re eligible for.
  3. Find the opportunities you’re looking for by performing a search with keyword nursing or the specific name of the scholarship.
  4. Complete any additional application materials that may be necessary.
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Ruth Hamilton School of Nursing

Bloomington, Fort Wayne, IUPUI
Undergraduate, Graduate

The Ruth Hamilton School of Nursing was established in 2004 through an estate gift of Ruth A. Hamilton.

  • Graduate or undergraduate nursing student
  • Any IU campus

Ruth Orum-Orgain Scholarship

Bloomington, Fort Wayne, IUPUI
Undergraduate, Graduate

The Ruth Orum-Orgain Scholarship was established in 1963 by Francis Orgain and Dorothy Sharp to honor the memory of Ruth Orum-Orgain. Ruth was associated with the faculty at IU School of Nursing prior to 1963.

  • Graduate or undergraduate nursing student
  • Any IU campus

Sara Zearbaugh Frigge, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC Nursing Scholarship

Bloomington, Fort Wayne, IUPUI
Undergraduate, Graduate

The Sara Zearbaugh Frigge, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC Nursing Scholarship was established in 2023 in loving memory by Sara Zearbaugh Frigge's parents, Marty and Phyllis Zearbaugh. Sara's family and friends wish to honor her. Sara loved nothing more in life than being a mom to her children, Gabriella J. "Ella" Hanlon, Keely M. "Keely Mo" Hanlon, Camilla R. "Millie" Hanlon, and Andrew M. "Drewby" Frigge. A loving wife by her husband, Nathan K. Frigge. A loving sister by Amanda J. and her husband Brian, Laurie. A truly dedicated family member and friend to numerous others.

Sara had a heart of gold and loved caring for all of the children. She obtained her bachelor's degree in nursing from Purdue University. While at Purdue, she was at the top of her class in the Sigma Theta Tau honor society. She went on to get her master's degree in nursing from Indiana University. Sara developed her love of nursing while interning at Step by Step Pediatrics. Her career in nursing included a variety of roles including the PICU and Labor and Delivery at Methodist Hospital, Pediatric Emergency at IU West, and Labor and Delivery at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines Iowa. Sara loved working as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Kidd Pediatrics; and

Sara always saw the good in everyone and everything. She had a great sense of humor, incredible smile, and positive attitude that touched everyone she came in contact with. It was Sara's wish that everyone perform an act of kindness and pay it forward, by example, returning a lost item or even simply returning the cart to the cart corral. This is something that can be continued for years to come to honor Sara's kindness that she shared with everyone she came into contact with.

  • Interest in pursuing a focus in pediatric nursing
  • Preference for MSN students who are working and taking care of a family while in school
  • Renewable

Shirley Crutchfield Mehleck Scholarship

Bloomington, Fort Wayne, IUPUI
Undergraduate

The Shirley Crutchfield Mehleck Scholarship was established in 1998 by an estate gift from Shirley Crutchfield Mehleck from the School of Nursing Class of 1953.

  • Undergraduate nursing student
  • File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • Demonstrate financial need as defined by the U.S. Department of Education's criteria for need-based federal financial aid
  • Any IU campus
  • Beginning student - for use in the 1st year in the nursing school
  • High school graduate or freshman may apply

Stephanie C. Keenan Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Nursing at IUFW

Fort Wayne
Undergraduate

The Stephanie C. Keenan Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Nursing at IUFW was established to honor and memorialize Stephanie C. Keenan and her love for nursing. Stephanie was dedicated to the profession of nursing. She earned her associate and baccalaureate degrees in nursing from IUPUFW and numerous academic honors. Stephanie's professional career included working as a staff nurse in a nursing home and acute care hospital. While she was a graduate student she worked as a laboratory assistant in the Nursing Simulation and Skills Lab at IUSON Fort Wayne. Stephanie was well known for her warm compassion, enthusiasm, and nursing professionalism.

  • Undergraduate nursing student
  • IU Fort Wayne campus only
  • GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 scale
  • Full-time or part-time (minimum of 6 credit hours per semester)

Susan Kay Nevins Scholarship

Bloomington, Fort Wayne, IUPUI
Undergraduate, Graduate

The Susan Kay Nevins Scholarship Fund was established in 1987 by Mr. and Mrs. Leon Nevins in honor of Susan Kay Nevins who received her associates degree in nursing in 1985. The Susan Kay Nevins Scholarship Fund benefits:

    • Nursing undergraduate or graduate student
    • Any campus
    • Recipient shall exhibit the qualities of caring and sharing of self that were demonstrated so well by Susan Kay Nevins.

Tri Chi Nursing Scholarship

Bloomington, Fort Wayne, IUPUI
Undergraduate, Graduate

The Tri Chi Nursing Scholarship was established by the members of the Tri Chi Sorority to link the Tri Chi Sorority's name in perpetuity with Indiana University. This scholarship supports an Indiana resident nursing student.

  • Graduate or undergraduate nursing student
  • State of Indiana resident
  • GPA 3.0 or higher
  • Any IU campus

Walb Nursing Scholarship at IUFW

Fort Wayne
Undergraduate, Graduate

Established to support nursing students on the IU Fort Wayne campus.

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