BSN Program Financial Aid

School of Nursing Endowed Scholarships

The School of Nursing offers a number of endowed scholarships each year to undergraduate students. Freshmen and incoming Second Degree students are not eligible for endowed scholarships. These scholarships are awarded each year. Eligibility criteria may vary for each scholarship.

Current endowed scholarships include:

• Richard J. Behan Endowed Student Leadership Fund
• Mary Ann Bellisario McQuade, R.N. and James P. McQuade Family Endowed Scholarship
• Mary Ann Bellisario McQuade, R.N. and James P. McQuade Endowed Student Resource Fund
• Joan Kip Richardson Dunn Endowed Nursing Scholarship
• Laura Martin Endowed Scholarship
• Margaret Swank Guyaux Endowed Scholarship
• Joseph W. Hauser Endowed Scholarship
• Herbert Schreiber Endowed Scholarship
• Sue Migliorino Thomas Endowed Scholarship
• Thomas Blaise Leskanic Endowed Scholarship
• Ruth C. Maszkiewicz Endowed Scholarship
• Connie Miller Endowed Scholarship
• Adele Petraitis Endowed Scholarship
• Nursing Undergraduate Endowed Scholarship

Several additional scholarships for nursing students are administered by the Office of Financial Aid. These scholarships are need and merit-based and include:

• Madeline A. Caquatto Endowed Nursing Scholarship
• Louise F. McCarthy Endowed Scholarship
• Barbara Verbiar Endowed Scholarship
• Leslie Anne Hoover Memorial Endowed Scholarship

A College Education for Veterans

Duquesne University is honored to serve those who have served their country. A wide array of academic programs and services make Duquesne a military-friendly university.
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Addition Financial Aid Opportunities for Nursing Students

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Nursing Scholarship Program

In exchange for at least two years service at a health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses, the Nursing Scholarship Program pays tuition, required fees, other reasonable cost, including books and clinical supplies, and a monthly stipend. U.S. citizens or nationals enrolled or accepted for enrollment at a full-time or part-time student in an accredited school of nursing are eligible to apply.  THIS AWARD IS  STRICTLY NEED-BASED.

www.bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/scholarship/

Local, Regional, National Organizations and Foundations

The School of Nursing receives a number of scholarship notifications throughout the academic year from various local, regional, and national foundations and organizations. This information is forwarded to all students via email and the School of Nursing Intranet Site and applications are available through the Office of Student Services. It is the individual student’s responsibility to apply for each scholarship if interested.