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

Renee McLeod-Sordjan
Renee McLeod-Sordjan 2013-2014 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Renee McLeod-Sordjan, NEF Scholarship winner, is a native New Yorker and presently attends Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. She is studying for a PhD in nursing. Her road to a successful nursing career includes a BSN from Pace University... read more.
Joan Catherine McManus 1974-1975 Winner | Master’s Degree
Joan Catherine McManus was awarded the Isabel McIsaac/ Nurses’ Scholarship. read more.
Alice M. McNemar 1967-1968 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Alice M. McNemar was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.
Martha McNiff 1976-1977 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Martha McNiff was awarded the Mead Johnson/ American Journal of Nursing Scholarship. read more.
Sheila McQuade 1980-1981 Winner | Master’s Degree
Sheila McQuade was awarded the W.B. Saunders Company / Lucy C. Perry Scholarship. read more.
Madeline McQuay
Madeline McQuay 2026-2027 Winner | Master’s Degree
Madeline McQuay, an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) student at Duke University, is honored to be the recipient of the Nurses Educational Fund (NEF) Scholarship for 2026-2027. Madeline earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursin... read more.
Mabel McVicker 1932-1933 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Mabel McVicker was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Shannon Mead 2009-2010 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Nanette K. Medin 1994-1995 Winner | Master’s Degree
Nanette K. Medin attended the University of California at San Francisco. Degree: Adult Nurse Practitioner in Oncology read more.
Savanna Medina
Savanna Medina 2025-2026 Winner | Master’s Degree
Savanna Medina, RN, BSN, is honored to be the recipient of the 2025 Madeline A. Naegle Scholarship for mental health nursing. Savanna graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and is currentl... read more.
Anne Medley
Anne Medley 2024-2025 Winner | Master’s Degree
Anne Medley, RN, BSN, CCRN is honored to have been awarded the Geraldine Labecki Scholarship through the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. This marks a significant milestone in her educational and professional journey which will propel her further towar... read more.
Salimah Meghani 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree
I began my Nursing career in Pakistan-- a developing country of South Asia. As a nursing student in a baccalaureate program in Pakistan, I was distressed by the problem of unavailability of opioids for cancer pain relief and witnessed many of my own... read more.
Robin Meites 1985-1986 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Robin Meites was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard / Ada Mutch / NEF Scholarship. read more.
Robin Meize-Grochowski 1984-1985 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Robin Meize-Grochowski was awarded the Lucy C. Perry Scholarship. read more.
Michele A. Mendes 2001-2002 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Michele A. Mendes was awarded the NEF Scholars Fund / Evelyn J. Barclay Scholarship. School attended: University of Rhode Island Degree: PhD read more.
Melissa Mendez
Melissa Mendez 2023-2024 Winner | Master’s Degree
Melissa Mendez received a Nurses Educational Funds Scholarship. She went to undergraduate school at Fordham University including 1 year at Lehman College. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the College of New Rochelle. Before settling i... read more.
Sylvanus Mensa
Sylvanus Mensa 2020-2021 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Sylvanus Brenya Mensah, BSN, RN is the recipient of the Mathy Mezey Scholarship. Sylvanus graduated from the University of Virginia, with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in 2015. After obtaining his degree, he worked as a Medical-Surgical-tel... read more.
Grace E. Merritt 1920-2921 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Grace E. Merritt was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Cigy Methratta
Cigy Methratta 2015-2016 Winner | Master’s Degree
Recipient of a NEF Scholarship, is pursuing her Master of Science Degree in Family Health Nursing from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She obtained her undergraduate degree from All Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. After moving to... read more.
Faith Elise Metlock
Faith Elise Metlock 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Faith Elise Metlock is the recipient of the Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Scholarship. Hailing from Cleveland, Ohio, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with Research Distinction from The Ohio State University College of Nursing, earning a Bachelor of S... read more.

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Erin K. George

Erin K. George

(2022-2023 Winner)

Erin K. George is the recipient of the 2022 Henry B. Spencer Scholarship. She is a Certified Nurse-Midwife and a third year PhD candidate at Boston College Connell School of Nursing. Erin received her Bachelor... 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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