NLN Steve Cerame Nurse Educator Scholarship Award

Request for Applications

TThe 2024 scholarship application period is now closed. Applications will reopen in February 2025.

The 2024 application period runs from Monday, February 26, 2024 until Tuesday, May 21st of 2024. Applicants will be notified by the end of July 2024 and awardees will be recognized at the NLN Summit in the Fall of 2024.

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The NLN Steve Cerame Nurse Educator Scholarship honors our former Chief Financial Officer and his 26 years of service to the National League for Nursing and funds up to $8,000 annually to a future nurse educator in a masters or doctoral program.

This scholarship is awarded to nurses pursuing advanced degrees to advance their career as a full-time nurse educator. 

The NLN Foundation wants to encourage more experienced and ethnically diverse nurses to pursue advanced degrees to prepare for full-time positions as nurse educators.

Eligible candidates must also be NLN members either through individual dues or through their employer schools’ NLN membership.

Resources to Review Before Preparing Proposals:

• NLN Nursing Education Scholarship Review Rubric
• Scholarship Application Prep Webinar - Recording 2024
• NLN Scholarship FAQ

Application Requirements

Each proposal must include the below content areas. Carefully review this NLN Nursing Education Scholarship Review Rubric. Incomplete applications will be disqualified. 

1. Introduction: Describe your need for support and clarity of purpose.
2. Description of your Program of Study (i.e. dissertation, capstone, scholarly project, pilot project; quality project; change initiative).
3. Include specific outline, timeline and projected graduation date. If you have competed a dissertation proposal defense or had a DNP project approved, please include defense date. If project has been IRB approved, indicate.
4. Describe how your study links to NLN’s Mission and  Core Values.
5. Describe your goals as a nurse educator.
6. 2 Letters of recommendation (addressed to the NLN Foundation).
7. Budget Narrative: Be sure that each line item on the budget is clearly justified.
8. Biosketch Form (also available on SM Apply)

Please note that there is not a specific application template, however, each application should attempt to follow the order of the checklist and use headings indicative of these requirements. 

Online Submission System:

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• Survey Monkey Apply Submission Instructions
• The 2024 application period runs from February 26 until May 21

NOTE: If you have questions related to the application process, please contact Emma Casey at ecasey@nln.org or foundation@nln.org.