Nurses Educational Funds is proud to present the October 23, 2025, NEF Scholar Celebration Video. The event, honoring the 2025-2026 NEF Scholars was well attended by NEF Board Members, Members Emeritus; scholarship benefactors; scholarship facilitators; and Deans and Directors from the scholars graduate nursing programs. Each scholar presented a two-minute personal story.
Summarizing the program, NEF's President, Joan Marren, noted that for many of the scholars an NEF Scholarship represents much more that a monetary award, the scholarship was an affirmation of their commitment to and passion for nursing.
NEF stands out as an organization that puts your donations where our belief is. NEF believes that raising money to annually award scholarships to exceptional nurse leaders attending master's and doctoral nursing programs in Colleges and Universities across the USA, fortifies and energizes the future of the nursing profession.
(2023-2024 Winner)
Kristen A Mitchell RN, BSN, CCRN is the gracious recipient of the Joanne V. Pontier Scholarship. She is currently enrolled in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program at the Nell Hodgson Wood... read more.
NEF’s only purpose is to provide nursing scholarship assistance to make graduate level nursing education possible. NEF is one of the largest, national, private, professionally endorsed source of funds for advanced nursing study with over one hundred years of service to and for professional nursing.
NEF’s Board of Directors is comprised of leaders from nursing, education, technology, and business communities. Members donate their time and talent to the advancement of the nursing profession. NEF operates with exceptionally low overhead. NEF employs only one individual who serves in several capacities. NEF is a non-profit organization with 501(c) status; thus, your contributions are fully tax-deductible.
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