Master's Scholarships

All awards, grants, and scholarships are tentative and subject to change based on funding availability.

Applications open September 15th, 2021
Applications due January 30th, 2022
Applicants will be notified via email by April 2022
Scholarship funding will be available after July 1, 2022

Note: An individual cannot receive this award more than one time.

Purpose: To provide scholarships to registered nurses committed to oncology nursing and pursuing a master’s degree in a relevant field.

Selection Criteria:

• The candidate must be enrolled in (or applying to) a master's degree program at an accredited institution in the 2022-2023 academic year (starting fall 2022) and in good academic standing
• The candidate must be a registered nurse.
• The candidate must have a commitment to oncology nursing 
• The candidate must provide a letter of reference. 

Award: Mater's scholarships are awarded at $5,000 each.

Academic Application Guidelines:
Reviewers will score applications on several factors. To make your application stronger, here are some tips:

Use free online tools such as Grammarly and have someone read over your application to ensure your application:

• Clearly answers the essay question and addresses the Foundation’s mission pillars and diversity, equity, and inclusion statements (found in the application).
• Is strong in terms of grammar, punctuation, syntax, and conciseness.
• Reflects your role in oncology and how you’ve grown professionally, but also how you’ve contributed to the cancer care community through membership or volunteer positions.
• Includes goals that are specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and related to the advancement of oncology nursing.

Scholarship Recipients

2021 Oncology Nursing Foundation Master's Scholarship Recipients