NEF: Scholarship for Leadership Logo

Nurses Educational Funds, Inc.

Since 1912, NEF has awarded more than 1,500 scholarships for advanced degrees in nursing.
Donate
1912-1913 1913-1914 1914-1915 1915-1916 1916-1917 1917-1918 1918-1919 1919-1920 1920-2921 1921-1922 1922-1923 1923-1924 1924-1925 1925-1926 1926-1927 1927-1928 1928-1929 1929-1930 1930-1931 1931-1932 1932-1933 1933-1934 1934-1935 1935-1936 1936-1937 1937-1938 1938-1939 1939-1940 1940-1941 1941-1942 1942-1943 1943-1944 1946-1947 1947-1948 1948-1949 1949-1950 1950-1951 1951-1952 1952-1953 1953-1954 1954-1955 1955-1956 1956-1957 1957-1958 1958-1959 1959-1960 1960-1961 1961-1962 1962-1963 1963-1964 1964-1965 1965-1966 1966-1967 1967-1968 1968-1969 1969-1970 1970-1971 1971-1972 1972-1973 1973-1974 1974-1975 1975-1976 1976-1977 1977-1978 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 1989-1990 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 all 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Scholars

Linda L. Loeffler 1963-1964 Winner | Master’s Degree
Linda L. Loeffler was awarded the E.R. Squibb & Sons Scholarship. read more.
Leona Logue 1984-1985 Winner | Master’s Degree
Leona Logue was awarded the Squibbs & Sons / F.A. Davis Scholarship. read more.
Elaine Lombardi 1963-1964 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Elaine Lombardi was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.
Barbara E. Long 1975-1976 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Barbara E. Long was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.
Juanita W. Long 1968-1969 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Juanita W. Long was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.
Tanya Lott
Tanya Lott 2018-2019 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Tanya Lott, winner of the Philip D. Raso Scholarship, holds a master of science in nursing degree from the Medical University of South Carolina (2003) and a bachelor of science in nursing degree from Charleston Southern University (1999). She is curr... read more.
Mary Lough
Mary Lough 2009-2010 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Mary E. Lough, a critical care clinical specialist working on her doctorate at the University of California at San F r a n c i s c o (UCSF), is the winner of the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship, NEF's highest award. After years of implementing resear... read more.
Danilo Lovinaria
Danilo Lovinaria 2026-2027 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Dr. Danilo Lovinaria, DNP, MBA, APRN, CRNA, CHSE, FNAP, FAANA, FAAN, is the recipient of the Henry B. Spencer Scholarship, recognizing his national leadership in nurse anesthesia, nursing education, and professional service. He is currently pursuing... read more.
Frances June Ludwig Storlie 1974-1975 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Frances June Ludwig Storlie was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Deborah Lumley 1983-1984 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Deborah Lumley was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.
Annie K. Lyman 1936-1937 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Annie K. Lyman was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Kathlyrn Lynch 1978-1979 Winner | Master’s Degree
Kathlyrn Lynch was awarded the E.R. Squibb & Sons Scholarship. read more.
Kathryn Lynch 1984-1985 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Kathryn Lynch was awarded the M. Elizabeth Carnegie African American Scholarship. read more.
Ruthanne Lynch 1960-1961 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Ruthanne Lynch was awarded the C.V. Mosby Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.
Shelley Lynch
Shelley Lynch 2009-2010 Winner | Master’s Degree
Winner of the Isabel McIsaac Memorial Scholarship, NEF's top master's award, Shelley Lynch is a critical care nurse with a passion for travel. As an undergraduate at Hartwick College, she studied transcultural nursing in the rural outposts of Jamaica... read more.
Michele R. Lynden 1996-1997 Winner | Master’s Degree
Michele R. Lynden attended Boston College. Degree: Pediatrics read more.
Ellen Lynsky 1965-1966 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Ellen Lynsky was awarded the Mead Johnson Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.
Mary J. M. Namerow 1982-1983 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Mary J. M. Namerow was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
E. Mary MacDougall 1930-1931 Winner | Unspecified Degree
E. Mary MacDougall was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Nancy K. Maebius 1977-1978 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Nancy K. Maebius was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Heidi Gilroy

Heidi Gilroy

(2013-2014 Winner)

Heidi Gilroy, winner of the Judith Whittaker Scholarship is studying for her PhD in nursing science at Texas Woman’s University in Houston, Texas. She earned her masters in nursing at Benedictine University bef... read more.

Support Graduate Nursing Education

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.

Receive our Newsletter

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.

Donate to Nurses