Scholars


Jacqueline Elizabeth Murray 1976-1977 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Jacqueline Elizabeth Murray was awarded the Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

Maude B. Muse 1922-1923 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Maude B. Muse was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Kathleen C. Muth 1964-1965 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Kathleen C. Muth was awarded the W.B. Saunders Company Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Jennifer Myers 2023-2024 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Jennifer Myers, MSN, RN, CNE is a 2nd year Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She is the recipient of the Georgette Viellion Scholarship awarded to nurse educators or leaders with aspirations of developing expertise in teaching wh... read more.

Thelma Lee Myers 1982-1983 Winner | Master’s Degree
Thelma Lee Myers was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. read more.

Elizabeth Myrick 2026-2027 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Elizabeth (Beth) Myrick, PhD Candidate, MSN, AGPCNP-C, CANS, is the recipient of the 2026–2027 Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds, awarded to the doctoral degree applicant who receives the highest evaluation score. She earn... read more.

Jasmine Nakayama 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Jasmine Nakayama, BSN, RN, CEN, was awarded the Barbara Jonas Scholarship for academic excellence and active community service. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Augusta University and is currently a Nursing PhD candidate at Emory Un... read more.

Tenzin Nangkyi 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree
Tenzin Nangkyi who won the Isabel Mc Isaac Scholarship, is a clinical liaison nurse for a non-profit hospice in Washington, D.C. while she is pursuing her masters of nursing and masters in business administration, MSN/MBA, at Johns Hopkins University... read more.

Joseph Napolitano 2003-2004 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Joseph Napolitano was awarded the Eleanor Lambertsen/ Bernhard J. Springer Fellowship/ Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. School attended: New York University – School of Education/ Division of Nursing Degree: PhD read more.

Kelsey Naruse 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Kelsey Naruse, MS, RN is the 2019 recipient of the Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc./J. Margaret Ada Mutch Scholarship. She is currently attending Columbia University in pursuit of a Doctorate in Nur... read more.

Alice Naughton 1957-1958 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Alice Naughton was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Kattalina Navarro 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree
Kattalina Navarro is the recipient of an NEF graduate nursing scholarship. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Molloy College in December 2012 and began her career in a multi-specialty operating room of a level 1 trauma center. Inspired by her own exp... read more.

Abigail Neff 2023-2024 Winner | Master’s Degree
Abigail Neff, BSN, RN, OCN is the recipient of the 2023 Isabel McIssac Scholarship, an award designated for master’s degree candidates in honor of Isabel McIssac, the first chairperson of the original memorial fund of Isabel Hampton Robb, the beginni... read more.

Christine Nelson 1984-1985 Winner | Master’s Degree

John A. Nelson 1999-2000 Winner | Doctoral Degree
John A. Nelson was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard / Bernard J. Springer Scholarship. School attended: NYU Degree: PhD read more.

Katherine R. Nelson 1941-1942 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Katherine R. Nelson was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Margot Nelson 1985-1986 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Margot Nelson was awarded the Margaret Gould Tyson / NEF. read more.

Paula V. Nersesian 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Upon graduation, Dr. Nersesian joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Then, after living in the Washington, DC area for 33 years, she moved to Maine and joined the faculty of the University of Southern Maine School of Nursing in Portl... read more.

Donna E. Neumark 1997-1998 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Donna E. Neumark was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. School attended: Michigan State of University read more.

Karina Neves 2024-2025 Winner | Master’s Degree
Karina Neves is the proud recipient of a Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Scholarship. This is a prestigious award that has significantly contributed to her academic journey. She obtained her associate's degree in nursing from Dutchess Community Coll... read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Lauri Welch

Lauri Welch

(2009-2010 Winner)

Lauri Welch is a nurse practitioner concerned with the cost of medications and the ability of patients to pay for them, particularly in a period of economic downturn. She is a doctoral candidate at the Universi... 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.