Carolyn Johnson Scholarship Fund- Summer 2026 Cycle- Round 1
Nightingale Foundation
Who can apply
Process: The Carolyn Johnson Scholarship Fund has a two-part application process. The first part is open to all who are eligible to apply by filling out the scholarship application. The top 5 scoring finalists from the application round will be invited to provide a video interview, as the second part of the process (7/16/2026 - 7/26/2026). To be considered for the Carolyn Johnson Scholarship Fund, all applicants must participate in this process.. Fund Eligibility: The Carolyn Johnson Scholarship Fund is open to any current, matriculated, undergraduate learner at Nightingale College, who has a demonstrated need for gap funding and is currently enrolled in any prelicensure nursing program at Nightingale College. Scholarship funds can be used for tuition and fees, books, child-care, transportation, housing, and any other social determinants of education needs.
About this opportunity
The Carolyn Johnson Scholarship Fund is offered to Nightingale College learners to honor, Carolyn Johnson who by any measure, led a rewarding and fulfilling life as a nurse and mother. Born to a large (ten children) rural family in Iowa in 1919, she aspired to being a healthcare provider. Leaving the farm, she attended a hospital school of nursing in Michigan. Entering the profession upon graduation, she practiced for several years. With marriage she became a full-time mother, raising five children to adulthood, doubtless calling upon her nursing skills from time-to-time. When her last fledgling left the family nest, she upgraded and advanced her nursing skills, and returned to the hospital floor for several years, eventually retiring. Carolyn died in 2002. Carolyn Johnson was always proud...