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Financing Your Education

When returning to school, you will need to consider costs for tuition, fees, books, computer associated expenses, and travel expenses if you are commuting. Start early and explore a variety of resources to finance your education.

To discover funding options, you can:

• Explore CFNC's Paying for College section
  
  
• Talk with your employer about tuition reimbursement
  
  
• Explore scholarship opportunities, which may be available through
  • foundations
  • churches
  • social,civic and fraternal organizations
  • professional organizations
  • hospitals and medical auxiliaries
  
  
  
• Research possibilities for loans that can be forgiven with future work:
  • The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority offers two loan programs for students pursing their undergraduate degree in nursing: The Nurse Education Scholarship Loan Program (NESLP) and the Nurse Scholars Program.
  • Additional loans which can be forgiven with future work include the North Carolina Student Loan Program for Health, Science, and Mathematics
  • Explore scholarship options available through The Great 100: Promoting Nursing Excellence in North Carolina. Scholarship nominations for The Great 100 are made by institutions. Contact your department chair to see if you qualify.
  • Research scholarships available through CampusRN and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) for students seeking a baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degree in nursing.
  • To explore scholarships by geographic region at Discover Nursing