TNF Regional Educational Scholarship Application FY 2025-2026

Regional Educational Scholarship
Fiscal Year: 2025-2026

The TNF Regional Educational Scholarship is given once each fiscal year and is intended to support a pre-licensure RN nursing student in each of Tennessee's three regions (West, Middle, and East). This scholarship is provided through TNF’s fundraising programs, and contributions to the fund are tax-deductible. Scholarships are awarded once each fiscal year (July 1 – June 30) in the amount of $5000.

Please have your transcript, a letter indicating good standing from either your Advisor/Program Director, Dean, or Director, essay, and recommendation letters ready prior to beginning this application.

All recommendation letters must have a handwritten signature. Typed signatures in a cursive font do not qualify.

Duplicate letters will not be accepted, e.g., if your recommendation from a faculty member in 6 below is also a TNA member, you cannot use the same letter for both 6 and 8. Additional details are below.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must be a pre-licensure RN nursing student enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education in Tennessee
A. All prerequisites for your nursing major must be completed prior to
submission of this application. Applicants are not eligible until they
become a nursing student, are ready to begin, or are currently enrolled in
nursing classes.
Applicant must not be in their last semester of nursing school with no outstanding tuition balance.
Applicant must be a resident of Tennessee.
Applicant must complete this TNF Regional Educational Scholarship application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Required: 300-500 Word Essay - Address all three components (below) in your own words.
1. Career/education goals
2. Value of and plans for active engagement with the Tennessee
Nurses Association.
3. Expected time frame for degree
Required: Letter of recommendation from a faculty member from your
current nursing program.
Required: Letter from either your Advisor/Program Director, Dean, or
Director of your nursing school, indicating good standing in the program.
Preferred but not required: Letter of recommendation from a
member of the Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA). A recommendation letter from a current or past employer or volunteer organization is acceptable.
Required: Transcript stamped with date of issue, your name, name of the
school, and current semester of enrollment.
Immediate family (spouse, children, grandchildren) of TNF and TNA board
members are not eligible to apply.

Selection Criteria

Applications are reviewed yearly. The submission deadline for each academic year is March 31.

Scholarship Funding Distribution

All scholarship funds are sent directly to the nursing school to which the recipient is attending and are to be applied toward tuition only. Scholarship funds must be used in the current semester the recipient is attending or the following two semesters. Should there be a remaining balance, those funds will be reimbursed by the nursing school to the Tennessee Nurses Foundation. Scholarship funds are not sent directly to the recipient.

Please complete this form in its entirety.
Incomplete submissions will not be accepted.

Name*

First NameLast Name

Credentials if applicable.

Applicant's Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

County of Residence*

Cellphone Number*

Please enter a valid phone number.

Email*

Check for accuracy, as all communication from TNF will be sent to this email.

EDUCATION SECTION

What degree are you currently seeking?*

Expected graduation date.*

Program/School currently attending.*

Address of above school of nursing.*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Student financial services phone number.

Please enter a valid phone number.

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES SECTION

Please list no more than three (3) organizations, the type of activity, and the date/s of your activity below.

COMMUNITY SERVICES SECTION

Please list no more than three (3) organizations, the type of service, and the date/s of your service below.

EMPLOYMENT/JOB HISTORY/VOLUNTEER SECTION

List employment or volunteer programs below.

List up to two (2) employers or volunteer opportunities below. Include the name of your employer or organization, type of work you do, and the address.

REQUIRED UPLOADS

Documents must be uploaded prior to clicking the below Submit button. Submissions without the required uploaded documents will not be accepted and will forfeit the eligibility for funding.

Reminder:

All recommendation letters must have a handwritten signature. Signatures typed in a cursive font do not qualify.
Unique letters are required for each upload. Duplicate letters will not be accepted.

Upload Essay*

Must include all three components listed in the above Eligibility Criteria, #5.

Upload a letter of recommendation from a faculty member in your current school of nursing. *

Upload a letter from either your Advisor/Program Director, Dean, or Director of your nursing school, indicating good standing in the program.*

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Preferred, but not required: Upload a letter of recommendation from a member of the Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA).

A recommendation letter from a current or past employer or volunteer organization is acceptable.

Upload transcript that includes stamped date of issue, your name, your school name, and the current semester in which you are enrolled.

CHECK LISTS

Check each REQUIRED document upload below before you click "Submit." Applications without the required documents and handwritten signatures will not be accepted nor funded.*

300-500 word essay which includes all three components listed.Letter of recommendation from a faculty member from your current nursing program.Letter from either your Advisor/Program Director, Dean, or Director of your nursing school indicating good standing in the program.Letter of recommendation is preferred, but not required, from a member of the Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA). A recommendation letter from a current or past employer or volunteer organization is acceptable.Transcript stamped with date of issue, which includes your name, the name of your school, and the current semester in which you are enrolled.All recommendation letters have a handwritten signature to be eligible.Each letter is uploaded only once.

Tennessee Nurses Foundation
545 Mainstream Drive, Suite 401
Nashville, TN 37228-1296
Phone: 615-254-0350 ext. 3

Questions: Contact Kathryn Denton at 615-254-0350 Ext. 3 or email TNF@TNurses.Care