Scholarships and Awards

Scholarships for Current UVA Nursing Students

The School of Nursing Alumni Association sponsors scholarships and fellowships for current nursing students, including:

• 3 Roy Beazley Merit Scholarships ($2,500 each)
  Established in ’85 to honor Beazley (DIPL ’30, the first female elected professor emerita at UVA, who served as the School's director and director of nursing service at UVA Hospital in 1946, this award is for full-time undergraduate students in their 2, 3rd, or 4th years who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.5 and have not previously won a Beazley scholarship.
• 2 Graduate Merit Fellowships ($2,500 each)
  Established in ’02 to recognize outstanding students enrolled in any graduate nursing program at UVA (CNL, MSN, post-master's, DNP, or PhD programs), this award is for full- or part-time students who have not previously won a graduate merit scholarship.
• 1 BSN to DNP Pathway Scholarship ($2,500)
  Established in ’15 after the School's financial aid office identified this as an area of great need, this scholarship is open to any post--baccalaureate DNP student, with preference given to School of Nursing alumni who have not previously won this scholarship.

Scholarships and Resources for UVA Nursing Alumni

• 1 School of Nursing Alumni Scholarship ($3,000)
  Established to offer support to a UVA School of Nursing alumna/alumnus returning to school for additional nursing education at any institution, UVA or otherwise, who has not previously won this scholarship. Deadline to apply is August 2, 2024. Complete application here.
  
  
• Tabitha S. Grier Medical Assistance Fund (amounts vary)
  Applications are accepted throughout the year for the Grier Medical Assistance Fund, which is made available to UVA School of Nursing alumni (not their partners or spouses) who need help shouldering the burden of healthcare-related bills not covered by insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid. Funds may be used for co-payments, medications, physician or nursing care, in-home, or nursing home expenses, medical supplies and equipment, and hospitalization. Applicants must be able to demonstrate financial need. There are no age restrictions. 

• Applicants may download the Grier Fund Application, and then mail the completed application packet with supporting documentation to:
  
  

UVA School of Nursing Alumni Association
Attention: Grier Fund Selection Committee
Alumni & Development Office
PO Box 801015
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0105

Alumni Awards

Nominate a UVA nursing alumna/alumnus for one of the Alumni Association's prestigious alumni awards, selected annually:

• Distinguished Alumni Award: The SONAA's highest recognition, it is awarded to a graduate who has demonstrated outstanding contributions in one or more of the following areas: teaching and scholarship, leadership, research, clinical practice, and/or contributions to the Nursing Alumni Association.
• Decade Award: Recognizes outstanding efforts early in a graduate's nursing career. To be considered for this award, nominees must have received their entry level nursing degree (BSN or CNL) from the UVA School of Nursing less than 10 years ago; still be engaged in the practice of nursing; and have been practicing nursing for less than 10 years. Nominees should show distinction in the areas of scholarship, leadership, teaching, research, nursing practice, and/or volunteer efforts, perhaps beyond what might be expected early in one's career; to some extent, this award recognizes promise for the future and an expectation of sustained excellence.

Nominations are reviewed by the Alumni Council Awards Committee. Recipients are notified in August and formally announced in the fall. Nominations due August 15, 2024.

Make a Nomination