Sheila O’Donnell
2015-2016 Winner | Master’s Degree
Recipient of a NEF Scholarship, graduated with a BSN from the University of Vermont in 1987. Since then she has worked as a RN primarily in pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, and home IV infusion care across the nation from Boston to Denver. She currently resides in Kennebunk, Maine where she raised and lives with her three beautiful children who are beginning their journeys into higher education. She decided to join them and is pursuing her life-long goal of obtaining a Masters Degree in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
FEATURED SCHOLAR
Allison Gilmer
(2018-2019 Winner)
Allison Gilmer is a recipient of the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Allison is pursuing a master’s degree to become a Family Nurse Practitioner at Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursin... 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.