Scholarships

Fund Purpose: The Shneyder & Kirk Reaching the Impossible Scholarship Fund is designed to support learners currently in their foundational courses (Math and English 90) and are at risk of not matriculating into a nursing program due to lack of financial resources. Becoming a successful nurse requires tenacity, drive, passion, and resiliency. This fund aims to support learners who embody these qualities and need support to continue their educational journey at Nightingale College post foundational courses.

Fund Eligibility: To be considered for Shneyder & Kirk Reaching the Impossible Scholarship from the Nightingale Foundation, applicants must meet all of the following eligibility criteria.

• Be currently enrolled in English 90 and/or Math 90.
  • Learners must successfully complete their foundational courses in order to be awarded the scholarship.
• Demonstrate financial need; and
• Exemplify tenacity, grit, and resiliency.

Amount: $2,000 per awardee

# of Awardees:

• Spring: 3
• Summer: 3
• Fall: 3

Fund Schedules:

• Spring:
  • Opens: 1/9/2026
  • Closes: 3/15/2026
  • Award Notification: Week of April 6
• Summer:
  • Opens: 5/8/2026
  • Closes: 7/12/2026
  • Award Notification: Week of August 11
• Fall:
  • Opens: 9/11/2026
  • Closes: 11/8/2026
  • Award Notification: Week of December 7

Fund Purpose: Scholarship fund awarded to an NP learner (either FNP or Psych Mental Health) in their advanced assessment course (588 course), awarded each semester at the White Coat Ceremony.

Fund Eligibility: To be considered for an FNP scholarship from the Nightingale Foundation, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria.

• Must be a current NP Learner in their advanced assessment course – MSN 588.
• Must be in good academic standing (3.0 or higher GPA as of MSN 588 course).

Amount: $1,000 per awardee

# of Awardees: 2

Fund Schedule: Offered annually in Spring semester.

• Spring:
  • Opens: 1/9/2026
  • Closes: 3/8/2026
  • Award Notification: Week of April 13

Fund Purpose: The Bittner Scholarship Fund is offered annually to support individuals desiring to enter the nursing profession who demonstrate the fundamental values an individual must hold to and provide professional care to others. These values include a strong work ethic, passionate about healing, and promoting improved health outcomes within populations.

Fund Eligibility: The Bittner Scholarship Fund is open to any prospective or current learner at Nightingale College, who has a demonstrated need for gap funding. Scholarship funds can only be used to support tuition and books. Preference will be given to learners who:

• Awarded funds would mitigate the risk for a potential nurse not entering the program due to lack of funds.
• Demonstrate dedication to the nursing program who are in jeopardy due to economic situations.
• To prevent a potential drop from the program due to economic hardship.

Amount: $6,000 per awardee

# of Awardees: 1

Fund Schedule: Offered annually in the Fall semester.

• Fall:
  • Round 1 Opens: 9/11/2026
  • Round 1 Closes: 10/11/2026
  • Round 2 (invite only) Opens: 11/16/2026
  • Round 2 (invite only) Closes: 11/30/2026
  • Award Announcement: Week of December 8

Fund Purpose: The Carolyn Johnson Scholarship Fund is offered to Nightingale College learners to honor, Carolyn Johnson who by any measure, led a rewarding and fulfilling life as a nurse and mother. This fund will award and honor Nightingale College learners who hold similar values to Carolyn, aspiring to hold attributes of care-giving, compassion, determination, and preserving to achieve their dreams of becoming a nurse. Awardees of this fund will be named as Johnson Scholars, in memory of the late Carolyn Johnson.

Fund Eligibility: The Carolyn Johnson Scholarship Fund is open to any current, Matriculated, undergraduate learner at Nightingale College, who has a demonstrated need for gap funding and is currently enrolled in any prelicensure nursing program at Nightingale College. Scholarship funds can be used for tuition and fees, books, child-care, transportation, housing, and any other social determinants of education needs.

• Learners must have a demonstrated need for gap funding.
• Scholarship funds may only be applied to the following semester and will not be distributed to the learner after withdrawal. If upon withdrawal, the available financial aid creates a negative ledger balance, the excess funds will be returned to the Foundation.
• Scholarship funds can be used for tuition and fees, books, child-care, transportation, housing, and any other social determinants of education needs.

Amount: $10,000 per awardee; Awardees will be named Johnson Scholars.

# of Awardees: 2

Fund Schedule: Offered annually in the Fall semester.

• Fall:
  • Round 1 Opens: 9/11/2026
  • Round 1 Closes: 10/18/2026
  • Round 2 (invite only) Opens: 11/6/2026
  • Round 2 (invite only) Closes: 11/15/2026
  • Award Announcement: Week of December 7

Fund Purpose: The Nichols Scholarship Fund is offered annually to support individuals who are actively working in the nursing profession as a PN, CNA, or other associates level nursing degree, and who desire to continue their nursing education to become an RN. This fund is created in gratitude and recognition for the incredible care and compassion that nurses, nurses’ aids, and LVNs provide to individuals and families during challenging times. Their dedication, warmth, and tireless efforts often bring comfort and healing when it is needed most.

This scholarship is designed to offer a meaningful step up to these individuals: nursing students who are working hard to build a better future, who work diligently to care for their community, and who may need a little extra financial help to get there. Whether the funds go toward tuition, childcare, books, or simply easing the cost of daily life while in school, this scholarship exists to honor the essential work of nurses and caregivers for them to be able to achieve their dreams of becoming an RN.

Fund Eligibility: The Nichols Scholarship Fund is open to any current learner at Nightingale College, who has a demonstrated need for gap funding, lives in the state of California, and is currently enrolled in the LPN-ASN or BSN programs and is currently a working professional in the healthcare field. Scholarship funds can be used for tuition and fees, books, child-care, transportation, housing, and any other social determinants of education needs.

• Learners must have a demonstrated need for gap funding.
• Scholarship funds may only be applied to the following semester and will not be distributed to the learner after withdrawal. If upon withdrawal, the available financial aid creates a negative ledger balance, the excess funds will be returned to the Foundation.
• Learner must reside in California and be enrolled in either the LPN-ASN or BSN programs.

Amount: $3,000 per awardee

# of Awardees: 1

Fund Schedule: Offered annually in the Fall semester.

• Fall:
  • Round 1 Opens: 9/11/2026
  • Round 1 Closes: 10/18/2026
  • Round 2 (invite only) Opens: 11/6/2026
  • Round 2 (invite only) Closes: 11/15/2026
  • Award Announcement: Week of December 7

Fund Purpose: The Plank 2 Bank Scholarship focuses on uplifting nurses by recognizing their physical and academic potential. The purpose is to support their journey through financial assistance, promoting overall health and excellence in the nursing profession. Inspired by Dr. J’s own experience as a higher education learner, knows exactly how it feels to stress over finances instead of focusing on exams. As a DPT, he also knows how it feels to treat nurses who have chronic back injuries by just doing their job. That’s why this scholarship exists: to give learners a financial boost while also sparking a mindset shift toward long-term physical endurance and wellness. It’s not just about paying for school – it’s about setting nurses up for success in their careers, and in their bodies, for years to come.

Fund Overview: plank2bank Scholarship: 2 Distinct Pathways

Pathway 1: Plank Your Way to a Scholarship – Learner Driven

• Learners are required to complete a traditional application, which also will include a video demonstration of a plank exercise.
• Top 5 scoring applications will be invited to a special Teams event that can be view by others – the plank challenge. Best time and form will be awarded a scholarship (amount for 2026 TBD).

Pathway 2: Plank for a Future – Collaborator Driven

An annual competition for collaborators at Flame Forward 2025. Planking challenge at Foundation Booth, where the top performing collaborator (longest-plank time) will have the opportunity to award a scholarship (amount for 2026 TBD) to a learner of their choosing. This initiative creates a dynamic link between the workforce and education. It aims to recognize employee excellence while supporting the next generation of nursing professionals.

• Collaborators can visit the Nightingale Foundation booth at Flame Forward 2026 to plank it out! To participate, collaborators are asked to make a minimum $5 donation (and liability release) to be put towards increasing the scholarship awarded. (At the Nightingale Foundation Flame Forward Booth there will be a QR code to scan to donate, as well as an established fund to donate to).
• Collaborators will plank it out doing their best version and longest time in a forearm, on toes plank.
• Scores will be kept as a running tally at the white board.
• Collaborators can plank more than once to move up the leaderboard, but only need to donate once.
• Final plank challenges will occur Wednesday, at lunchtime and winner to be announced at the gala.

The plank2bank Scholarship emphasizes physical resilience, a critical attribute for nurses dealing with the physical demands of long shifts. Improved core strength and endurance decrease injury risks, promoting longevity in nursing careers.

Fund Eligibility: Active, matriculated learners in any undergraduate program are eligible to apply and be awarded this scholarship. Foundational learners during Fall 2026 semester are not eligible. MSN program learners are not eligible.

• Awarded funding may be used toward tuition and fees.

Amount: TBD for 2026

*Pathway 2 has the ability to increase the funds awarded based on in person planking challenge at Flame Forward.

# of Awardees: 1

Fund Schedule: Offered annually in the Fall semester. Pathway 1 schedule is as follows:

• Fall:
  • Round 1 Opens: 9/11/2026
  • Round 1 Closes: 10/25/2026
  • Round 2 Competition: 11/30/2026
  • Round 2 (invite only) Closes: 12/6/2026

Fund Purpose: The Learner Disaster Relief Fund is offered to current Nightingale College Learners who are experiencing or have been affected by a current disaster and need financial assistance to be able to continue their respective nursing program at Nightingale College. When disaster strikes, Nightingale College learners may not have access to their everyday support systems, resources, and basic needs. Yet, even in the face of adversity, many learners want to continue their education and give back to their communities as future nurses.

Fund Eligibility: To be considered for the Learner Disaster Relief Fund from the Nightingale Foundation, applicants must meet all of the following eligibility criteria.

• Be currently enrolled as a learner at Nightingale College
• Be currently experiencing a disaster.
  • Disaster is defined as the following:
    • A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society at any scale.
    • An unforeseen event that overwhelms local capacity, necessitating external assistance. It results in significant damage, destruction, and human suffering.
    • An event where a community faces severe danger and incurs significant losses to persons or property, taxing available resources.
    • An event that results in great harm, damage, or death.
  • Examples of disasters may include (but are not limited to):
    • Hurricanes
    • Tornados
    • Earthquakes
    • Floods
    • Fires (house or wild)
    • Other Natural Disasters
• Have a financial need for support due to the effects of aforementioned disaster. Examples of financial needs include tuition (due to in ability to pay for basic resources), basic resources (shelter/housing, utilities, food, supplies, sanitation, transportation, first aid, hospital fees (due to accidents or issues incurred during disaster), emergency blankets and clothing, and other essentials.

Amount: Varies based on donations and learner need.

# of Awardees: Varies

Fund Schedule: This scholarship fund is open continuously to meet the needs of learners experiencing a disaster. It is the goal of this program to deploy funds as quickly as possible. As such, this fund will be monitored regularly (at least twice per week) and applications will be reviewed within 48 hours of submission. Please note that for 2026, Nightingale Foundation will be making some adjustments to this fund. Once those are made, appropriate individuals/teams will be notified.