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

Ethel C. Ryckman 1936-1937 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Ethel C. Ryckman was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Jessie E. Ryser 1919-1920 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Jessie E. Ryser was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Sarah Sakala
Sarah Sakala 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Sarah Sakala, BSN, RN is the 2019 recipient of the Laura D. Smith National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) Scholarship. She earned a BA in illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2007 and a BS in nursing from the University of Centr... read more.
Anne E. Sales 1987-1988 Winner | Master’s Degree
Anne E. Sales was awarded the NEF Scholarship & Fellowship. read more.
Leva-Jurate Saltenas 1961-1962 Winner | Master’s Degree
Leva-Jurate Saltenas was awarded the Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.
Dina Salvatore
Dina Salvatore 2011-2012 Winner | Master’s Degree
With NEF scholarship winner Dina Salvatore we have a two time winner. Dina is continuing to pursue her graduate degree at the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing. One of Dina’s primary concerns is the lack of sufficient medical care in th... read more.
Dina Salvatore
Dina Salvatore 2010-2011 Winner | Master’s Degree
From her start in the health field as an LPN, (Central School of Practical Nursing) Dina Salvatore completed her Associate degree in Nursing in 2008 at Excelsior College.where she is now pursuing her MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Dina lives on... read more.
Perla Sanchez-Perez
Perla Sanchez-Perez 2025-2026 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Perla Sanchez-Perez, RN, BSN, CCRN is a nurse anesthesia student and the honored recipient of the prestigious Mariam M. Powell Scholarship. Perla holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Texas at Dallas, an Associate of Applied S... read more.
Michelle Sanford 2001-2002 Winner | Master’s Degree
Michelle Sanford was awarded the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. School attended: Yale University Degree: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner read more.
Elizabeth Santas 1991-1992 Winner | Master’s Degree
Elizabeth Santas attended Loyola University. read more.
Elizabeth Santos 1993-1994 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Jeannette L. Sasmore 1971-1972 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Kim Satterthwaite 1986-1987 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Rose Schact 1969-1970 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Rose Schact was awarded the W.B. Saunders Company Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.
Chelsea Schafer
Chelsea Schafer 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Chelsea Schafer, BSN, RN, TCRN is the recipient of the 2019 AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. In 2014, Chelsea graduated magna cum laude with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of South Carolina's Honors College. She also graduated w... read more.
Mary Jane Schank 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Kathleen M. Scharer 1992-1993 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Kathleen M. Scharer was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Dianne Scheidegg 1962-1963 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Dianne Scheidegg was awarded the C.V. Mosby Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.
Jean Scheinfeldt 1957-1958 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Jean Scheinfeldt was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Helen Schidlar 1980-1981 Winner | Master’s Degree
Helen Schidlar was awarded the W.B. Saunders Company / Lucy C. Perry Scholarship. read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Martha Kimpton-Badger

Martha Kimpton-Badger

(2015-2016 Winner)

Recipient of a NEF Scholarship, is a bilingual (English/French) dual citizen (United States/Canada) who discovered her passion for nursing while volunteering at a health clinic in Cameroon, West Africa, twenty-... read more.

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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.