Jade Spencer
2013-2014 Winner | Master’s Degree
The Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship was awarded to Jade Spencer who’s interest in nursing began when she saw a visiting nurse care for her father during his illness. She began her nursing education at Pace University in New York and her nursing career at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx as an oncology nurse. She has since gone on to work as a visiting nurse in telemetry and infectious disease. She is pursuing her master's graduate degree with the intent of becoming a family nurse practitioner.
FEATURED SCHOLAR
Laura Starbird
(2015-2016 Winner)
Recipient of the Henry Spencer Scholarship, is a public health nurse and PhD student at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore. She earned her Master of Science in Advanced Practice Public Health Nursing... 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.