2023 CNF Scholarships

The Colorado Nurses Foundation’s mission is to advance nursing in Colorado. One of the ways we accomplish our mission is through our Scholarship Program. RNs seeking advanced education and students who have been admitted to an approved nursing program in the State of Colorado are encouraged to apply for scholarships.

If you are interested in applying, or know someone who would be an appropriate recipient, please share this web page with them, and review the eligibility requirements and criteria below. If you meet the requirements, please complete the online application form. The application window opens at the beginning of September and closes at the end of October. Scholarship recipients are announced in December and the scholarships are funded in January. 

Donate to the CNF Student Scholarship Fund

The need for Scholarships is high and there are many students who are in need of additional resources to help fund their education.

Please consider donating to the Colorado Nurses Foundation. Nursing students across the state of Colorado benefit from these donations. The Foundation accepts donations throughout the year to be used in our yearly scholarship program.

A list of available scholarships, criteria and amounts can be found at the bottom of this page.

Eligibility

Applicants must be:

• A Colorado resident committed to practicing nursing in Colorado.

• Accepted as a student in an approved Colorado Nursing Program or in an approved online program.

• A minimum of one semester or quarter of study remaining prior to completing their degree. Students graduating in December 2023 are ineligible to apply for a CNF Scholarship.

• Student in a BSN program or accepted as a student in a twelve-month accelerated BSN program commencing in January 2024.

Undergraduate applicants must have a 3.25 grade point average minimum and graduate student applicants must have a 3.5 grade point average minimum, with one of the following student statuses:

• Student in the second year of nursing studies in an associate degree in a nursing program, OR

• Junior or Senior level BSN undergraduate student, OR

• RN enrolled in a baccalaureate or higher degree nursing program in a school of nursing, OR

• RN with master’s degree in nursing, currently practicing in Colorado and enrolled in a doctoral program, OR

• Student enrolled in an accelerated nursing program having completed one quarter or semester, OR

• Student accepted into twelve-month accelerated program with transcript from previous degree, OR

• Student in second or third year of a Doctorate Nursing Practice (DNP) program or have completed the first year of a PhD program. All graduate degree students must have continuous minimum enrollment for 6 semester hours.