NCNA Southwest Region Scholarship 2026

The NCNA Southwest Region Advisory Committee has partnered with the North Carolina Foundation for Nursing to establish a scholarship program to promote professional nursing practice by encouraging registered nurses to pursue additional education.

Purpose: Scholarships are available to NCNA members who live or work in the Southwest Region (including counties: Rutherford, Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Cabarrus, Union, Stanly, and Anson) who have chosen to further their professional career by pursuing education at the baccalaureate level or graduate level.

The use of AI technologies including, but not limited to, notetaking tools, meeting assistants, or recording technologies is prohibited while engaging with NCNA except as described in section 3.8 of the “Acceptable Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools by Members and All Parties Involved with the North Carolina Nurses Association” policy (Policy 1.7). All applicants are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity and ethical responsibility when using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools during the application process. The policy can be found on www.ncnurses.org.

1. Must be a resident of North Carolina for at least 12 months prior to application.       

2. Must be a member of NCNA who lives or works in the NCNA Southwest Region.

3. Must be a current student or have been admitted to a program at an accredited program in North Carolina offering a post-licensure degree in nursing (RN to BSN, MSN, DNP or PhD in Nursing). Online programs are also acceptable, provided you are a North Carolina resident.

4. May be enrolled part-time or full-time, at least 6 hours per semester for RN to BSN.

5. Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in work already completed in the program in which currently enrolled or in previous nursing program, if no course work has been taken in the current program. 

The NCNA Southwest Region Scholarships are awarded without regard to race, sex, religion, age or national origin. Priority will be given to NCNA members.