Nurse Midwives Scholarships
Earn a Degree and Your Autonomy in the Field
Nurse midwives care for women at all stages of their reproductive lives, but are most noted for their work with pregnant women. An NM’s responsibility to patients/clients includes prenatal checkups as well as participation and leadership in labor and delivery.
Students interested in a career as Nurse Midwife will find generous scholarships through both professional and public sources, as well as college and university programs.
Scholarship Opportunities
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)The ACNM offers scholarship assistance through the Basic Midwifery Student Scholarship Program to students enrolled in a midwifery education program. Applicants must have already completed at least one semester of academic study or clinical work. Students must be ACNM members to be considered. Read more.
Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse MidwivesThe Coalition offers annual scholarships to students engaged in a Master of Science Degree in Nursing. In addition, a scholarship is offered to nurse practitioners or certified nurse midwives enrolled in a Doctorate program. Scholarships are $1,500. All applicants must be currently studying in a nurse practitioner program within Kentucky. In addition, a GPA of 3.0 or higher is required in order to be considered for scholarship assistance.
Virginia Department of HealthFinancial assistance for students is available under the Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife Scholarship Program from the Virginia Department of Health. Applicants must have resided in Virginia for a minimum of 12 months and be a full-time student. Students are asked to submit two letters of recommendation and an official transcript. Minimum GPA is 3.0. Scholarship recipients agree to work in an under-serviced area for one year for each year they receive financial assistance. Scholarships are awarded per year and recipients may apply to renew awards up to two years.
Illinois Department of Public HealthCertified nurse midwife students (both full- and part-time) able to demonstrate financial need are eligible to apply for a scholarship under the provisions of the Illinois Allied Health Care Professional Scholarship Program. Approximately 12 scholarships in the amount of $7,500 each are awarded annually.
Georgetown University, School of MedicineThrough the Rural Physician, Pharmacist, and Midwife Scholarship Program nurse midwife students may qualify for $15,000 scholarships for up to five years. In return for financial assistance, scholarship recipients agree to work for a minimum of five years in an officially designated underserved rural area.
In addition, the Nurse-Midwifery Leadership in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Scholarship provides recipients with a 50% tuition scholarship and a one-time stipend in the amount of $1,000 to help defray the cost of their education.
The Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing (FSMFN)The FSMFN features over half a dozen scholarships for students, all funded through the organization’s fundraising foundation. Some scholarships are awarded based on financial need, while others are available to students with excellent academic abilities. Others are available to those students who wish to practice in a specific geographic area.
