Financial Aid & Scholarships

The Jane G. Cunningham Fund

Established as an emergency fund for accelerated nursing students who have experienced financial hardship and as a result are finding it difficult to complete their nursing education. Can be used for tuition, books, room, uniforms, background checks, supplies, and equipment. Must have a minimum 3.4 GPA.

$3,000

Dean Davina J. Gosnell Endowed Scholarship Fund

Established to provide funds to a BSN student enrolled in clinicals. 

Varies

Akron City Hospital Nursing Alumni Endowed Scholarship

To provide funds to an Undergraduate or Graduate student with preference to a diploma graduate of the Akron City Hospital School of Nursing.

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Richard and Dorothy Marsh Endowed Scholarship

This fund is to encourage students who have demonstrated the capacity to achieve educational and professional goals, the motivation to achieve these goals and the initiative to seek
opportunities to further their progress. To be used for tuition, fees, books, room, and board. Sophomore level with preference to BSN student with 3.0.

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Robert and Julia Dandrow Memorial Scholarship

To provide funds to an Undergraduate in junior or senior standing of a non-traditional aged female. Preference will be given to a woman that has children or who must work.

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Nursing Student Scholarship

Any undergraduate or graduate student is eligible.

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Yoost & Crawford Fundamentals of Nursing Scholarship

This fund is for a junior level nursing student, with preference of 3.0 GPA, that has demonstrated outstanding performance in clinical nursing. To be used for tuition, fees, books, room, and board. 

$500

Anita O’ Toole Endowed Scholarship

To provide funds to a graduate student in the Psychiatric Mental Health concentration.

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American Nurses Association/OJIN Nursing Scholarship Fund

Sophomore level, 3.25 GPA minimum, short essay 500 words maximum about a nursing issue discussed in OJIN. 

$2,500

Ethel Arthur College of Nursing Endowed Memorial Scholarship

To provide funds for a College of Nursing student in good academic standing, preferably from Kent Roosevelt High School. Can be used for tuition.

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Karen Budd & Donna Martsolf Endowed Nursing Scholarship

Established to provide financial assistance to an undergraduate or graduate nursing student studying maternity, pediatric, psychiatric/mental health or women’s health nursing. Graduate must be enrolled in Parent/Child concentration and registered for a clinical course in pediatric, women’s health or psychiatric/mental health and registered for a clinical course in psychiatric or mental health. 

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Diane McCloskey Memorial Fund

Established for a sophomore in the nursing program, interested in Oncology. 

$5,000

Walter and Wilma Fanz Graduate Nursing Scholarship

To provide funds to a graduate student with primary focus on acute or primary care.

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J Mikkila Nursing Scholarship

Established to support students in the BSN program who have financial need and non-traditional status or financial risk.

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Barbara Freshley Scholarship

For nursing student who demonstrates academic merit.

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Treckel Nursing Scholarship Inc.

Established to provide funds to a nontraditional age student with high academic performance and demonstrates leadership on campus. 

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