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Undergraduate scholarships are awarded one time: with admissions. Prelicensure recipients are awarded 4 semesters of funding and RN-to-BS students are eligible to receive up to 3 semesters of funding, depending on their program of study. Unfortunately, U-EXCEL students are not eligible for scholarships at this time.
Application instructions are provided by our Scholarships and Student Funding Administrator during the admissions process. The information is sent via email and includes deadlines and important information. The administrator also provides technical support for students during the application cycle and offers all applicants the chance to verify the completeness and submission of their materials when the application closes.
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The only approved method for determining financial need at the University of Utah is the Student Aid Index, calculated from the FAFSA application. Since most scholarships at the College of Nursing are awarded on the basis of financial need and academic merit, it’s important that all scholarship applicants complete their FAFSA application.
FAFSA is managed annually and each year’s application is usually available by October 1. The College of Nursing advises all students to complete their FAFSA as soon as possible to avoid any delays in the calculation of their financial need. If an applicant’s financial need information isn’t available at the time award decisions are made they cannot be considered for need based scholarships.
FAFSA application: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
Please contact the University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid for more information about FAFSA and federal student aid: https://financialaid.utah.edu/contact-us.php
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- Late applications are not accepted and will not be reviewed. Letters of recommendation received after the application deadline constitute a late application.
- Students must remain on their approved program of study and progress through the nursing program to remain eligible for their scholarships. Students who need to retake courses can keep their scholarship if the terms and conditions of their particular scholarships allow it. However, they will not receive additional scholarship funding to make up for the semester their scholarship would have originally applied to.
- Scholarship recipients who defer enrollment are allowed to maintain their scholarships for up to 2 semesters if the terms and conditions of their particular scholarships allow it. Beyond that they forfeit their scholarships and must reapply with the cohort they will be joining.
- Deferring scholarships for Leaves of Absences are handled on a case-by-case basis.
- Only students who are enrolled in a College of Nursing program are eligible to receive College of Nursing scholarships. Students who are awarded scholarships and then fail to enroll in the nursing program forfeit their scholarships.
Mary Lou Pierce, RN, BS 1949 Scholarship
Mary Lou Pierce Peak was a 1949 graduate of the College of Nursing and served in the U.S. Army Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. She went on to receive her Doctor of Medicine in 1952 and specialized in pediatric, family primary care, and emergency medicine. Mary Lou was a devoted wife, mother, friend, and physician who raised six children and practiced medicine for 48 years. She passed away on September 20, 2022, in Boise, Idaho surrounded by family and friends.
This scholarship was established in 2020 by the Pierce Parke Peak Family Foundation Inc. to support one College of Nursing student who demonstrates the greatest financial need, is a US Citizen or permanent resident, and is in good academic standing. Scholarship Award is $4,000.
Contact Us
Student Scholarships and Funding Administrator
Heather Clarkson, M.Ed.
Phone: (801) 585-1671
Email: scholarships@nurs.utah.edu
Office of Student Affairs
Phone: (801) 587-3194
Questions for an undergraduate advisor?
advising@nurs.utah.edu
Questions about admissions?
admissions@nurs.utah.edu