Careers in Care Nursing Scholarship Program
Funding Amount
Up to $700,000 (competitive program)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Residency Requirement: Permanent address in Lackawanna, Luzerne, or Wyoming County for the last three years
- Students pursuing or planning to pursue nursing with intent to practice in Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Students obtaining a CNA and entering the healthcare workforce
- Healthcare field employees in Lackawanna, Luzerne, or Wyoming County seeking to advance as an LPN or RN
- Students in their third or fourth year of a four-year nursing degree seeking financial assistance
- Nontraditional students or those returning to school for a nursing degree
Other requirements
- Registered nurses pursuing a Master's degree
Overview
Established: 2021
Funder: Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation through Scranton Area Community Foundation
Total Program Fund: $700,000 competitive nursing scholarship program
Geographic Scope: Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wyoming Counties, Northeastern Pennsylvania
Purpose: Support the growth and development of the nursing workforce in NEPA
Eligibility:
- Residency Requirement: Permanent address in Lackawanna, Luzerne, or Wyoming County for the last three years
- Students pursuing or planning to pursue nursing with intent to practice in Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Students obtaining a CNA and entering the healthcare workforce
- Healthcare field employees in Lackawanna, Luzerne, or Wyoming County seeking to advance as an LPN or RN
- Students in their third or fourth year of a four-year nursing degree seeking financial assistance
- Nontraditional students or those returning to school for a nursing degree
- Registered nurses pursuing a Master's degree
Application Requirements:
- Letters of recommendation required
How to Apply
How to Apply
- Letters of recommendation are required when applying
- Contact the Scranton Area Community Foundation for complete application details and submission process
What Scranton Area Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 154
- Total given
- $3.74M
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,020–$338K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania >99%, New York <1%, Massachusetts <1%. Top recipient cities: Scranton, PA; Wilkes-Barre, PA; Philadelphia, PA.
- 87% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 42% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
United Neighborhood Centers of Nepa · Scranton, PA
To support general purposes, along with food assistance and nepa rise
$338K
Geisinger Health Foundation · Danville, PA
To provide funding for the janet weis children's hospital
$258K
Commission on Economic Opportunity · Pittston, PA
To support general purposes
$256K
Friends of the Poor · Scranton, PA
To support general purposes, along with food distribution
$226K
Bloomsburg Area YMCA · Bloomsburg, PA
To support general purposes
$95K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Workforce development
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