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Graduate nursing scholarships
To recognize and promote excellence in nursing care of mothers and babies, the March of Dimes offers several $5,000 scholarships annually to registered nurses enrolled in graduate programs of maternal-child nursing.
March of Dimes Dr. Margaret C. Freda Graduate Nursing Scholarship Award
The March of Dimes Dr. Margaret C. Freda Graduate Nursing Scholarship Award was established in 2016 to honor long-time March of Dimes National Nurse Advisory Council Chair, volunteer, and friend, Dr. Margaret Comerford Freda. This award is given each year to the highest scoring graduate nursing scholarship applicant.
Pampers is a generous sponsor of the March of Dimes Graduate Nursing Scholarships program.
Pampers has been a proud partner of March of Dimes for over 15 years. Through their partnership, Pampers has empowered consumers nationwide to support March of Dimes in the fight for healthy moms and strong babies and donated diapers for military and NICU family baby showers. Additionally, each year more registered nurses advance in graduate school training that specifically focuses on the care of moms and babies through Pampers’ support of the March of Dimes Scholarship program. Pampers is dedicated to every baby’s happy, healthy development.
- The scholarships application is available here.
- The deadline for 2020 is January 24, 2020.
- Scholarship recipients are announced in May.
- To view a list of recipients, click here.
Eligibility requirements
- Applicant must be a registered nurse.
- Applicant must currently be enrolled in graduate education with a focus on maternal-child nursing at the master's or doctorate level.
- Applicant must have at least one academic term to complete after August of the year in which the scholarship is awarded.
- Applicant must be a member of at least one of the following professional organizations: the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses; the American College of Nurse-Midwives; or the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
- Applicant cannot be a previous recipient of the March of Dimes graduate nursing scholarship.
- Applicant cannot be an employee of the March of Dimes, a member of its Board of Trustees or a family member of either.
Call (914) 997-4781 for more information.
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