Scholars

Delia Helen Newton 1923-1924 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Delia Helen Newton was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Njoki Ng'Anga 2012-2013 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Njoki Ng’anga is using her Elizabeth Carnegie scholarship towards a PhD degree at Columbia University. She is also a pre-doctoral fellow at the School of Nursing’s Center for Children and Families. She obtained her MSc in Health Systems from the Lond... read more.

Huong Q. Nguyen 2002-2003 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Huong Q. Nguyen was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. School attended: University of California, San Francisco Degree: PhD read more.

Ainslie T. Nibert 2001-2002 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Ainslie T. Nibert was awarded the American Journal of Nursing / NEF Scholarship. School attended: Texas Woman’s University Degree: PhD read more.

Grace I. Nicholas 1962-1963 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Grace I. Nicholas was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Derek Nickerson 2013-2014 Winner | Master’s Degree: NEF Scholarship winner, Derek Nickerson, is enrolled in the University of South Florida Nurse Anesthesia Program in Tampa, Florida. He practiced as a registered nurse at Tampa General Hospital in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit for three years... read more.

Patricia Niedzialek 1961-1962 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Patricia Niedzialek was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Manka Nkimbeng 2018-2019 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Manka Nkimbeng, is the recipient of the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship awarded to the doctoral student with the highest evaluation score. Manka is currently a third-year doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She earned her Bachelors... read more.

Janice Noack 1965-1966 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Janice Noack was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.

Nancy Noel 1978-1979 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Nancy Noel was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Elinor E. Norlin 1920-2921 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Elinor E. Norlin was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Jamal Norman 2011-2012 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Winner of the Lucy Perry scholarship, Jamal Norman, started her nursing career after she received her baccalaureate degree from the University of Central Arkansas. She worked as a labor and delivery nurse in Louisiana and, while working with medical... read more.

Barbara R. Norrish 1994-1995 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Barbara R. Norrish attended the University of California/ Berkeley. Degree: Health Services & Policy Analysis read more.

Millicent Northway 1919-1920 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Millicent Northway was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Sheila Norton 1993-1994 Winner | Doctoral Degree

Norma Fay Novlux 1939-1940 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Norma Fay Novlux was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

BethAnn Nowak 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: BethAnn Nowak is the inaugural recipient of the Mary V. Insall Scholarship. She earned her first Master’s degree in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as a Clinical Nurse Leader in 2018 and her post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing as... read more.

Kiara Nuñez 2026-2027 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kiara Nuñez, BSN, RN, is the honored 2026-2027 recipient of the Martha Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds. She is a proud Latina and Brooklynite who is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurs... read more.

Doris Nuttleman 1979-1980 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Doris Nuttleman was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.

Ikechukwu Nwigwudu 2026-2027 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Ikechukwu Nwigwudu, MS, BSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, is the recipient of the 2026–2027 Charles Hamlin Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Nurse Anesthesia at the University of Texas Medical... read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Clarissa M. Swope

(2022-2023 Winner)

Clarissa M. Swope is the proud recipient of the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. She is a third-year doctoral student in the Doctor of Education in Nursing Education program at Teachers College, Columbia Universi... read more.

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Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established by nurses for nurses in 1912, and since then, the organization has awarded over 1,500 scholarships to support the pursuit of advanced degrees in nursing.

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NEF’s named scholarships, created with a minimum donation of $50,000, honor and memorialize nurse leaders, from Isabel Hampton Robb to Thelma Schorr to Susan Bowar-Ferres. 100% of donations help to keep NEF scholarships funded in perpetuity; organization expenses are covered by prudent management of NEF’s investments.

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