Costs & Financial Aid

With support from many generous donors, the College of Nursing offers numerous scholarship opportunities to students.

Applications for the following academic year will be available through Scholarship Universe in early January. The nursing application closes on June 1 each year, and decisions are made throughout the summer, with notifications to selected recipients via UA email beginning in early August.

• Recipients of certain awards may be required to submit a thank-you note as a condition of receiving the scholarship; failure to do so may result in revocation of the award.

Scholarship Requirements

Consideration for a College of Nursing scholarship requires all students to complete the following:

1. Be admitted to a College of Nursing program (BSN, MEPN, DNP, or PhD)
2. File a free application for Federal student aid: FAFSA
   • Students are not required to accept any loans, grants, or other forms of Federal Aid that may be offered.
   • Students need to be aware of the FAFSA application open and close dates.
   • International students are not required to submit a FAFSA application.
3. Register with Scholarship Universe, which provides access to both internal UA scholarships and scholarships from external sources.
   • Scholarship Universe matches students with eligible scholarships based on their responses in the application profile section.
   • Nursing scholarships will require completion of an additional application specific to the College of Nursing.

Also see: UA Office of Scholarship and Financial Aid Resources

Applications for a specific grant or loan program are provided to continuing students in January, provided the university or college continues to receive funding. Information will be included with acceptance documents for newly admitted students.

The following loan programs and grants may be available:

• University of Arizona Fellows Program: The UA Graduate College offers this fellowship to the highest-ranked incoming doctoral students to engage and develop interdisciplinary scholars, artists, and practitioners who will be our next generation of leaders and to promote collaborative innovation on campus and throughout our broader communities. Fellows receive a competitive financial package, professional development programming, mentoring, and community engagement opportunities.
   
• Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP): The NFLP is a loan-forgiveness program designed to strengthen the nurse faculty workforce. It supports doctoral students who plan to assume a nursing faculty position within 12 months of graduating from their doctoral program.
   
• The Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training (BHWET) Program: BHWET supports traineeships in interprofessional teams for select Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) DNP students with scholarships of $32,500 to defray educational expenses associated with pursuing the PMHNP training option. Students must do a 6-month clinical rotation in a rural or medically underserved area. 
  • The 2027 application will open in April 2026. All components must be submitted by Monday, June 15, 2026, at 11:59 MST-Arizona.
     
• Nursing Student Loan Program (NSL): The NSL provides up to $7,899 per year in student loans to students with unmet financial need who meet the academic qualifications for the BSN, MEPN, DNP, and PhD programs. Applications are accepted year-round and can be obtained by contacting Nursing’s Financial Aid Professional at jdmolina@arizona.edu. 
   
• Bonnie Daniels Loan Program: This loan, administered by the College of Nursing, provides up to $5,000 per semester, for a total loan of $20,000, to a qualifying Nursing student. To be eligible, a student must be a U.S. citizen, enrolled either full-time or part-time, in good academic standing, and demonstrate financial need as determined by the College of Nursing. Applications are accepted year-round and can be obtained by contacting Nursing’s Financial Aid Professional at jdmolina@arizona.edu.

The Project MPACT program aims to increase the number and diversity of family nurse practitioner (FNP), psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP), and certified nurse-midwife (CNM) students trained by the U of A College of Nursing’s community healthcare partners in southern Arizona. The Immersive Managed Practice Adaptable Clinical Training (IMPACT) program provides students with immersive education and training to prepare them to deliver primary care, mental health and substance use disorder care, and maternal health care to diverse populations in rural, border, and medically underserved communities in southern Arizona. 

• Learn more about the ANEW Scholarship

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offer various scholarship and loan-repayment programs. The College of Nursing does not administer any of these programs. Please visit the program's website for more information and direct all questions to that entity.

• Faculty Loan Repayment: This HRSA program repays loans for those interested in pursuing a career as a faculty member at a health professions school.
• Indian Health Service (IHS) Loan Repayment: This program offers health care professionals a unique opportunity to practice within an interdisciplinary health care team environment while receiving loan repayment for their qualified education loans.
• Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Professions Scholarship: This program provides financial aid to qualified American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduate and graduate students. To receive this benefit, the individual must be a member of a federally recognized Tribe and enrolled in an eligible health professions degree program. In exchange for financial aid, scholarship recipients agree to fulfill a service commitment in full-time clinical practice upon completion of their academic or postgraduate clinical training. In addition, the applicant must meet certain requirements.
• National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship and Loan Repayment: This program provides scholarships and loan repayment to primary care providers in eligible disciplines who are committed to working in areas of the United States with limited access to care. Becoming an NHSC member requires a commitment of at least two years at an NHSC-approved site in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). If awarded a scholarship, NHSC pays tuition, eligible fees, other reasonable educational costs, and a living stipend.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment: This is a set of programs established by Congress to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals in biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The LRPs counteract financial pressure by repaying up to $50,000 annually in a researcher's qualified educational debt in exchange for a commitment to conduct NIH mission-relevant research.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship: This scholarship program (UGSP) offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. The program offers: scholarship support, paid research training at the NIH during the summer, and paid employment and training at the NIH after graduation.
• Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship: Funded by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to improve the health of Native Hawaiians, the program provides scholarships to Native Hawaiians pursuing careers in primary and behavioral health disciplines. In return for service, the program pays tuition and related school costs and provides a monthly stipend. Recipients must provide a year of service or employment in a medically underserved area within the state of Hawaii immediately after graduation or licensure for each year of funding received. Individuals must serve a minimum of two years and a maximum of four years.
• Nurse Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment: If accepted into the Health Resources & Services Administration Nurse Corps, the individual will receive loan repayment or a scholarship in exchange for a minimum two-year service commitment at a facility experiencing a critical shortage of nurses. Nurse Corps members help those in need without the burden of debt. The member will also receive competitive pay and benefits from their employer, in addition to their award.
• State Loan Repayment Program: The SLRP varies by state or territory. Funding is provided by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). Contact the state or territory program office for more information on each entity’s program requirements.

WICHE works collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for all residents of the West. Students from the WICHE region can choose from hundreds of undergraduate and graduate programs across the West and pay no more than 150% of the institution’s resident tuition rate. See individual program for details.

• Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
• Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP)