Amanda Younger
2011-2012 Winner | Master’s Degree
NEF scholarship winner Amanda Younger is completing her Adult Nurse Practitioners degree at Madonna University on Livonia, MI. Her primary goal is to work within a primary care setting to actively promote health and prevent chronic disease. Her long term goal is to complete her DNP or obtain a post master’s certificate in Midwifery and one day open a free standing women’s clinic and birthing center supported by other advanced nurses as passionate about women’s health as she is. She embraces comprehensive and holistic approaches to health promotion and one day wants to teach and mentor future nursing students interested in women’s health and midwifery.
FEATURED SCHOLAR
Cassandra Gozik
(2018-2019 Winner)
Cassandra is the recipient of the Laura D. Smith NSNA Scholarship. She started her nursing journey as a nursing assistant in an older adult memory care unit. She went on to work as an EMT on a college-run ambul... 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.
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.