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Geraldine “Polly” Bednash Scholarship

Award Amount
$40,000
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Eight awards offered annually, two for each of the four yearly application cycles.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: U.S. and international nursing students in baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral programs with a grade point average of 3.2 or higher are eligible for this award. Eligible applicants must be admitted or enrolled in a nursing school affiliated with CertifiedBackground.com or have submitted their application through NursingCAS.

Application requirements for the Geraldine “Polly” Bednash Scholarship are:

  • Essay
  • Application form
Additional Information: Due to the volume of applications received, only winners will be notified of final decisions. All winners will be announced in the AACN News Watch e-newsletter and posted on the AACN website.

Award Amount: $5,000 annually, non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $40,000.

About American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN):
Contact Information: Sonja Bradfield
Address: 1 Dupont Circle, N.W. Suite 530 Washington, District of Columbia 20036
Email: sbradfield@aacn.nche.edu

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