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

Leah Fromm
Leah Fromm 2015-2016 Winner | Master’s Degree
Musetta Fu 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Musetta Fu, who won the Evelyn Barclay Scholarship, is a third year doctoral degree student in nursing science at the University of Washington School of Nursing. Musetta has several years of clinical experience as a critical care nurse. Prior to beco... read more.
Claire S. Funk 1919-1920 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Claire S. Funk was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Margaret Furr
Margaret Furr 2025-2026 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Margaret R. Furr, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, PED-BC, PMH-BC, CMSRN is honored to be the recipient of the 2025 NEF Eleanor C. Lambertsen Scholarship, given to a doctoral student in nursing education or administration. Born in Kananga, Zaire (now the Democratic... read more.
Lauren Furtick
Lauren Furtick 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Lauren Furtick, PhD-c, MSN, RN, is the recipient of the Miriam Powell Scholarship, awarded to an exceptional graduate-level nurse dedicated to clinical nursing leadership and scholarship. Lauren completed her undergraduate education at the University... read more.
Catherine M. Gale 1958-1959 Winner | Master’s Degree
Catherine M. Gale was awarded the E.R. Squibb & Sons Scholarship. read more.
Stephanie Gallo
Stephanie Gallo 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Stephanie Gallo MS, FNP-BC is a recipient of the Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc./J. Margaret Ada Mutch Scholarship. She completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Columbia University and holds a... read more.
Mary Galvin 1980-1981 Winner | Master’s Degree
Mary Galvin was awarded the Mead Johnson / AJN / NEF Scholarship. read more.
Meg Gambrell 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree
Sister Maryann Gamrat 1971-1972 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Jonathan Anotado Gapilango
Jonathan Anotado Gapilango 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Jonathan Anotado Gapilango, MSN, RN, NE-BC, OCN, CCRP, has been a nurse for over 30 years. In healthcare, where compassion meets competency, Jonathan is a beacon of inspiration, destined to illuminate the path to a brighter, healthier future. Having... read more.
Francesca Gardella
Francesca Gardella 2026-2027 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Francesca "Frankie" Gardella, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CNE, is the 2026-2027 recipient of the Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, New York Alumnae Association / Edith G. Ryan and Joan Herman Bilder Scholarship. Francesca is a distinguished nurse educator... read more.
Gay Anne Garehan 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Brenda Joyce Gary 1997-1998 Winner | Master’s Degree
Brenda Joyce Gary was awarded the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship. School attended: University of South Florida read more.
Elizabeth Gates 1965-1966 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Elizabeth Gates was awarded the E.R. Squibb & Sons Scholarship. read more.
Yvonne C. Gates 1959-1960 Winner | Master’s Degree
Yvonne C. Gates was awarded the E.R. Squibb & Sons Scholarship. read more.
Erika Gathron
Erika Gathron 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Recipient of the Mary Elizabeth Carnegie Scholarship earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Texas at Austin in 2004 and her Master of Arts in Sociology from The University of New Orleans in 2013. She has been a nurse for 15... read more.
Martha R. Gaulke 1920-2921 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Martha R. Gaulke was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Alma E. Gault 1937-1938 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Alma E. Gault was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Elizabeth Gazza 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Loralie Woods

Loralie Woods

(2019-2020 Winner)

Loralie Woods MSN, RN-BC is the recipient of the 2019 Madeline Naegle Scholarship Fund Award for Mental Health Nursing. Loralie obtained her Bachelor of Nursing from Memorial University Faculty of Nursing in St... 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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