Scholarship Application Criteria

To be eligible for a KNF Scholarship, an applicant enrolled in a pre-licensure program (ADN or BSN), must have successfully completed 1 semester of nursing coursework.

To be eligible for a KNF Scholarship, an applicant enrolled in a post-licensure program (MSN, NP, DNP etc.) must show evidence of acceptance in the program of advance study.

Scholarship Application Process and Timeline

1) Complete the application cover form.

2) Submit the application form and accompanying information to the Kentucky Nurses Foundation Research and Scholarship Committee by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2011. Applications received after that date will not be considered by the review committee.

3) The accompanying information must include:

• A one page written description of why you are applying, and what receiving the KNF Scholarship would mean to you.
• Letters of support of the application by two (2) members of the program of nursing faculty
• A signed/dated agreement statement that commits the scholarship recipient to participate in 1 of 2 options for informing individuals /groups about the KNF Scholarship program between October 2010 and October 2011.
• The 2011 KNF Scholarship Awards will be announced at the Friday, September 23, 2011 Healthcare Summit in Morehead, Kentucky. The recipients and the program of nursing chairpersons will be notified in advance in order to arrange for attendance at this meeting.

4) Mail the completed application and attachments to:

The Kentucky Nurses Foundation Research and Scholarship Committee
200 Whittington Parkway
Suite 101
Louisville, KY 40222-4900

Download the Kentucky Nurses Foundation Scholarship application form