Renee Clark
2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree
Renee Clark, awarded a Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF) Scholarship, is pursuing her masters in nursing (MSN) in nurse midwifery and women’s health at Frontier Nursing University. A nurse for nine years, she has provided nursing care in the United States and internationally including: Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Amman, Jordan. Renee and her husband recently relocated to Boston after three years in Costa Rica. During her time in Central America she worked with at-risk pregnant teenagers and assisted with home births. After obtaining her MSN she plans to join a certified nurse midwifery (CNM) practice that provides primary care to women across their lifespan. She ultimately plans to pursue a doctorate in nursing practice (DNP) and open an urban wellness center offering holistic care to diverse families.
FEATURED SCHOLAR
Marcus Henderson
(2024-2025 Winner)
The recipient of the 2024-2025 NEF Madeline A. Naegle Scholarship for Mental Health Nursing is Marcus D. Henderson, MSN, RN, a PhD Candidate at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. His doctoral dissertation foc... 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.
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.