Cherokee Nation Registered Nursing (RN) Scholarship Program

Covers tuition (excluding general-education courses, prerequisites, and electives, except Pharmacology), books, school supplies, required equipment, applicable fees, and post-testing/licensure costs (NCLEX, board license, background check, fingerprinting) for Cherokee Nation citizens accepted into, or enrolled full-time in, an eligible entry-level RN program at a nonprofit/public institution. In exchange, recipients commit to one to two years of full-time work as an inpatient RN with Cherokee Nation Health Services after graduation, plus completion of a Nurse Residency Program (up to six months).

Eligibility

Fields of studyNursing

DemographicsMust be a Cherokee Nation citizen residing within the Cherokee Nation reservation or contiguous counties, accepted into or enrolled full-time in an eligible entry-level RN program (not BSN or MSN) at a nonprofit/public institution; recipients commit to 1-2 years as a full-time inpatient RN with Cherokee Nation Health Services after graduation.

Applying

Covers RN-program tuition (excluding gen-ed/prerequisites/electives), books, required equipment, applicable fees, and NCLEX/board-licensing costs; no fixed dollar cap is published.