Nursing Scholarship Grants

Nursing Scholarship Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Deaconess Foundation
Amount: Up to US $15,000
Last Updated: February 27, 2026

Summary

The Deaconess Foundation offers Nursing Scholarship Grants aimed at supporting local students pursuing nursing degrees with demonstrated financial need. This program reflects the foundation's mission to enhance community health in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois. Grants are administered in partnership with the Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis and the St. Louis American Foundation. Eligible students must be working towards an accredited nursing degree and demonstrate significant financial need, among other criteria.

Overview

Deaconess Foundation Our Mission In the spirit of our faith heritage, the mission of Deaconess Foundation is the improved health of the community and people of Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois. Our Vision Deaconess Foundation envisions a community that values the health and well-being of all and gives priority attention to the most invisiblized. This community only thrives if the allocation of power and distribution of resources, benefits, opportunities and burdens are not predictable by, nor predicated on race. Nursing Scholarship Grants The Deaconess Nursing Scholarship Program honors the nursing heritage of the Deaconess mission by supporting local students with demonstrated financial need. These grants are administered through a partnership with the Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis and the St. Louis American Foundation.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To be eligible to apply, students must meet the following criteria:Be working towards a nursing degree at an accredited, nonprofit school.Be a permanent resident of one of these counties where Deaconess Foundation focuses its efforts: St. Louis City, St. Louis, Franklin, Jefferson, or St. Charles counties in Missouri or Madison, Monroe, or St. Clair counties in Illinois.Demonstrate significant financial need, as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or similar need calculations. Have achieved a minimum cumulative 2.0 grade point average.Be seeking a first associate or a first bachelor’s degree. These grants are renewable through completion of a bachelor’s degree or up to ten semesters.

Ineligibility

Students who have already obtained a bachelor’s degree are not eligible to apply.