Grants & Scholarships

In 2022 the ENA Foundation and Emergency Nursing Research Advisory Council launched the Emergency Nursing Diverse Voices Research Fellowship. The ENDVR Fellowship creates an opportunity that supports first-time researchers who are members of underrepresented populations to elevate their voices and create a broader perspective in emergency nursing research.

Successful applicants will engage in an 18-month- to two-year experience in identifying and answering clinically based research questions. The ENA Foundation will provide funding for hotel stays and travel for required meetings, event registrations and grant funding for research projects up to $500.

Eligibility and requirements:

• Must be a licensed nurse or nursing student
• Must be a member of an underrepresented community
• The research line of inquiry must be applicable to the emergency care setting

Learn more about the ENDVR Fellowship.

The ENA Foundation and Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. have combined resources to offer an annual research grant of up to $6,000 for research that will advance the specialized practice of emergency nursing.

Funding for this research grant is provided equally by the ENA Foundation and Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. (Sigma).

New to research? Working on a project that needs a financial boost? The ENA Foundation offers $500 research grants that can help you take the next step in your emergency nursing research and open the door to future funding.

The ENA Foundation Implementation Grants submission period is July 1-Aug. 8. 

Do you have a firm grasp on the research process? Is your project a major step toward bridging the gap between information and practice and in need of significant financial backing? 

The ENA Foundation has developed a new, $30,000 research grant that can help you take the next step in your emergency nursing research by facilitating innovative, high-quality research to advance emergency nursing. 

The ENA Foundation Research Grant submission period is July 1-Aug. 8.

Eligible applicants include emergency nurses pursuing a doctoral degree (PhD or DNP).

Requirements:

• Applicants must be a current member of ENA in good standing
• A minimum of a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) 
• Applicants must be attending an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution and must provide verification of the institution's current accreditation
• Applicants must include a Statement of Intent to enter an emergency nursing career
• Two letters of recommendation; one of which must be from a current ENA member in good standing
• Applicants who are more than six (6) months beyond the completion of all formal coursework and comprehensive examinations are ineligible to apply for this scholarship
• Applicants who have received ENA Foundation scholarship support for other educational levels in the past are eligible to apply again at the doctoral level. Previous doctoral scholarship recipients are also eligible to reapply in the doctoral category.
• ENA members having served in the immediate past three (3) years on the ENA Board of Directors, ENA Foundation Board of Trustees or ENA Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee are ineligible to apply
• The current members of the ENA Board of Directors, ENA Foundation Board of Trustees, ENA Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee as well as individuals that have served in such positions in the immediate past three (3) years and the spouses and children* of all such individuals are ineligible to apply

*For the purposes of eligibility, "children" are defined as natural, legally adopted, stepchildren or grandchildren.

Doctoral Scholarships Available: ENA Foundation Pamela Stinson Kidd Doctoral Scholarship, ENA Foundation Endowed Doctoral Scholarship, ENA Foundation State Challenge Doctoral Scholarship, ENA Foundation Member-Supported Doctoral Scholarship, BCEN Doctoral Scholarship, Richard Wynkoop Memorial Endowed Scholarship (for active military or veterans).

Eligible applicants include emergency nurses pursuing any of the following master's degrees: Nursing Administration, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Education or Public Health.

Requirements:

• Applicants must be a current ENA member in good standing
• A minimum of a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Applicants must be attending an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution and must provide verification of the institution's current accreditation
• Two letters of recommendation; one of which must be from a current ENA member in good standing
• With the exception of the doctoral and Elizabeth B. Moore Memorial Scholarship applicants, previous recipients are ineligible to reapply under the same category. however, qualified recipients may apply for the next category. Previous doctoral scholarship recipients are eligible to reapply in the doctoral category.
• ENA members having served in the immediate past three (3) years on the ENA Board of Directors, ENA Foundation Board of Trustees or ENA Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee are ineligible to apply
• The current members of the ENA Board of Directors, ENA Foundation Board of Trustees, ENA Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee as well as the individuals that have served in such positions in the immediate past three (3) years and the spouses and children* of all such individuals are ineligible to apply

*For the purposes of eligibility, "children" are defined as natural, legally adopted, stepchildren or grandchildren.

Eligible applicants include nurses pursuing an associate's or baccalaureate degree in nursing: Rescue workers (pre-hospital care providers, firefighters and police officers) and emergency department employees (including but not limited to emergency medical technicians, clerical coordinators, CNAs, registration clerks, etc.).

Requirements:

• Applicants do NOT need to be a current member of ENA
• A minimum of a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Applicants must be attending an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution and must provide verification of the institution's current accreditation
• Two letters of recommendation
  • One letter must be from a current ENA member in good standing
  • Applicants who are current emergency department employees must also provide one letter of reference from your emergency department nurse director/manager stating the applicant's interest in emergency nursing
• Previous Non-RN scholarship recipients are ineligible to reapply for a Non-RN scholarship
• ENA members having served in the immediate past three (3) years on the ENA Board of Directors, ENA Foundation Board of Trustees or ENA Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee are ineligible to apply
• The current members of the ENA Board of Directors, ENA Foundation Board of Trustees, ENA Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee as well as the individuals that have served in such positions in the immediate past three (3) years and the spouses and children* of all such individuals are ineligible to apply

*For the purposes of eligibility, "children" are defined as natural, legally adopted, stepchildren or grandchildren.

Non-RN Scholarships Available: ENA Foundation Scholarship for Emergency Department Workers; Gil & Billie Gillespie Memorial Scholarship; New York State ENA September 11 Scholarship (Rescue Workers) Endowed Scholarship; Richard Wynkoop Memorial Endowed Scholarship (for active military or veterans).

Eligible applicants include nurses pursuing a baccalaureate degree in nursing (RN to BSN).

Requirements:

• Applicants (with the exception of those applying for the Elizabeth B. Moore Memorial Scholarship) must be a current ENA member in good standing
• A minimum of a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) 
• Applicants must be attending an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution and must provide verification of the institution's current accreditation
• Two letters of recommendation; one of which must be from a current ENA member in good standing
• With the exception of the Elizabeth B. Moore Memorial Scholarship applicants, previous scholarship recipients are ineligible to reapply under the same category. However, qualified previous recipients may apply for the next category.
• ENA members having served in the immediate past three (3) years on the ENA Board of Directors, ENA Foundation Board of Trustees or ENA Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee are ineligible to apply
• The current members of the ENA Board of Directors, ENA Foundation Board of Trustees, ENA Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee as well as the individuals that have served such positions in the immediate past three (3) years and the spouses and children* of all such individuals are ineligible to apply

*For the purposes of eligibility, "children" are defined as natural, legally adopted, stepchildren or grandchildren.

Undergraduate Scholarships Available: ENA Foundation Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship, ENA Foundation State Challenge Scholarship, BCEN Undergraduate Scholarship, Charles Kunz Memorial Scholarship, Elizabeth B. Moore Memorial Scholarship, Ingrid Steinbach Emerging Professional Scholarship, Justin Jewell Collegiate Scholarship, NY Empire State Undergraduate State Challenge Scholarship, Richard Wynkoop Memorial Endowed Scholarship (for active military or veterans).