NEF Celebrates the 2024-2025 Scholars
The video of NEF's celebration of this year's NEF Scholars captures the stories of master's and doctoral nurses from 32 nursing programs across the United States. Learn what extraordinary accomplishments they have achieved in providing advanced clinical care, advanced community health care, research, nursing education, and policy development.
Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. is proud to present the 2024-2025 NEF Scholarship Recipients.
FEATURED SCHOLAR

Kylie Trone
(2026-2027 Winner)
Kylie Trone, BSN, RN, CPEN, is the grateful recipient of the 2026-2027 Barbara L. Tate Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds. Kylie is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing at the University of... 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.