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Since 1912, NEF has awarded more than 1,500 scholarships for advanced degrees in nursing.
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Scholars

Ngozi A. Nwokelo 1995-1996 Winner | Master’s Degree
Ngozi A. Nwokelo was awarded the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship. School attended: University of Buffalo Degree: Nurse Anesthesia read more.
Caitlin Nye
Caitlin Nye 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Caitlin Nye (she/her) MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHSE, CNE is the recipient of the Margaret Gould Tyson Scholarship. Caitlin is a PhD candidate at the State University of New York (SUNY) University at Buffalo School of Nursing. She holds a BSN from the Univers... read more.
Tara O'Brien
Tara O'Brien 2012-2013 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Tara O'Brien is a second time winner of an NEF scholarship (this time the Evelyn Barclay award) as she continues working toward her PhD at the Medical University of South Carolina where her research topic is obesity among Appalachian women. Her futur... read more.
Caitlin O'Connell 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Caitlin O'Connell is this year’s winner of the Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc. /J. Margaret Ada Mutch Scholarship. A practicing pediatric nurse for eleven years at New York Presbyterian Hospital in... read more.
Katharine K. O'Dell 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Kate grew up in Duluth, Minnesota and attended undergraduate school at the University of Michigan to study physical anthropology. She found working with old bones a little too dry, and switched to nurses' training at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, as... read more.
Alice O'Flynn-Comiskey 1979-1980 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Alice O'Flynn-Comiskey was awarded the Bernhard J. Springer / Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Carol O'Neil 1979-1980 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Carol O'Neil was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.
Denise M. O'Sullivan-Wright 1998-1999 Winner | Master’s Degree
Denise M. O'Sullivan-Wright attended the University of California, San Francisco. read more.
Baraba O’Brien 1986-1987 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Baraba O’Brien was awarded the Lucy C. Perry Scholarship. read more.
Maureen O’Brien 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Medea O’Brien 1972-1973 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Medea Marella was awarded the American Journal of Nursing Scholarship. read more.
Ruth Ann O’Brien 1974-1975 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Ruth Ann O’Brien was awarded the Bernhard J. Springer Scholarship. read more.
Tara O’Brien
Tara O’Brien 2011-2012 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Barclay scholarship winner Tara O’Brien combined her BSN in Nursing with a minor in Psychology from Ohio University. Her nursing career has been a diverse one, including staff nurse, case manager and nurse educator --- this last includes teaching wit... read more.
Clare W. O’Connor 1986-1987 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Clare W. O’Connor was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.
Sheila O’Donnell 2015-2016 Winner | Master’s Degree
Recipient of a NEF Scholarship, graduated with a BSN from the University of Vermont in 1987. Since then she has worked as a RN primarily in pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, and home IV infusion care across the nation from Boston to... read more.
Joshua O’Floinn
Joshua O’Floinn 2017-2018 Winner | Master’s Degree
Recipient of a Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship, Joshua O’Floinn is pursuing a Master of Science degree in Community and Public Health Nursing at Worcester State University in Massachusetts. Joshua received his ADN in 2000 from Butler Commu... read more.
Michelle H. O’Grady 1989-1990 Winner | Master’s Degree
Michelle H. O’Grady was awarded the Mead Johnson Company/ NEF General Fund. School attended: University of Illinois Degree: Nurse- midwifery read more.
Justin O’Leary
Justin O’Leary 2025-2026 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Justin O’Leary, MSN, RN, PCCN-K is the recipient of the Henry B. Spencer Scholarship. Justin is currently in the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing PhD program with a focus on health equity. Prior to his doctorate program, Justin completed his Master... read more.
Ellen O’Neal
Ellen O’Neal 2011-2012 Winner | Doctoral Degree
A native of Illinois, Lillian Hiemenz award winner Ellen O’Neal got her Bachelor’s degree at Marquette University in Wisconsin and a Masters in nurse-midwifery At Georgetown University. Her work has taken her to a wide variety of settings including G... read more.
Maureen O’Reilly 1976-1977 Winner | Master’s Degree
Maureen O’Reilly was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Louise Fleming

Louise Fleming

(2015-2016 Winner)

The Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship winner, is a fourth year PhD nursing student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she is currently a teaching fellow. Prior to beginning her PhD in nursi... 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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