Is there Grants or Scholarships for Males?

[tab65]

Is there grants or scholarships I can take advantage of because I'm a male? I live in New York and someone told me that in Maryland there were programs that paid for there education because he had the double minority. Where is the first place for me to look?

[suzanne4, RN]

A nurse is a nurse is a nurse.

Makes no difference as to color, race, religion, gender, how tall or how short that you are.

Being a male nurse should not give you any different privileges.

There are different groups and organizations that provide loans and grants, some specify that the recipient is of a certain race, gender, and that is their right, but states providing strictly because you are a male?

[kukukajoo, LPN]

there ARE many scholarships for males going into the Nursing field just like there are for Females going into the construction/engineering field.

It is a way to even out the lopsidedness of each career that is dominated by a certain sex. I will try to do a search and post some links soon for you.

At NHCTC where I attend in NH there are some specifically for men or women going into an underrepresented field as mentioned above.

[kukukajoo, LPN]

www.minoritynurse.com scroll down the page for listings

*american assembly for men in nursing

*aamn foundation scholarships

provides scholarships for male students of all races and ethnicities who are seeking a pre-rn licensure or graduate degree in nursing. applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited educational institution. also offers a $500 essay contest scholarship open to both male and female pre-licensure nursing students.

contact: patti phillips

phone: [phone], ext. 346

email: [email protected]

web site: www.aamn.org/aamnfoundation.htm

deadline: unspecified

amount: $1,000

american association of colleges of nursing

*the california endowment/aacn nurse faculty scholarship

available to underrepresented minority graduate students who intend to pursue careers as nurse educators. applicants must be california residents accepted or enrolled in a full-time master's, doctoral or bsn-to-doctorate nursing program at a school that will agree to provide at least a 25% match of the student's tuition. upon graduation, recipients must serve in a teaching capacity at a nursing school in california for a minimum of one year for each year of support received.

contact: annie alesandrini

phone: [phone]

web site: www.aacn.nche.edu

deadline: june 16

amount: $18,000 plus mentorship and leadership training

http://www.mcg.edu/ahec/mcahec/nursecalendar.htm

[Corvette Guy]

A nurse is a nurse is a nurse.

Makes no difference as to color, race, religion, gender, how tall or how short that you are.

Being a male nurse should not give you any different privileges.

There are different groups and organizations that provide loans and grants, some specify that the recipient is of a certain race, gender, and that is their right, but states providing strictly because you are a male?

I respectfully disagree.

When I was in nursing school the college had a financial assistance program that helped students that were enrolled in non-traditional majors. This program was not strictly designed for male students going into the nursing. This program was for females enrolled in welding, males enrolled in nursing, etc. BTW, your being a little silly regards to your tall, or short comment. Many financial assistance programs do exist based on color, race, religion, gender [in a round about way], being a Veteran, or dependent of a Veteran, etc.

However, most of the financial assistance programs are not state, or federal funded, rather supported via private [reputable] organizations.

[Corvette Guy]

Is there grants or scholarships I can take advantage of because I'm a male? I live in New York and someone told me that in Maryland there were programs that paid for there education because he had the double minority. Where is the first place for me to look?

First place to look would be the college of choice with a nursing program. Then, ask if they have a non-traditional financial assistance program. Most college/universities have a central office specifically for assistance programs.

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

Thought this was interesting, on the subject of height.

http://www.tall.org/scholarships.cfm?CFID=992032&CFTOKEN=3080647

Females under 5'10 or men under 6'2 need not apply.

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

Here are some more:

http://finaid.org/scholarships/unusual.phtml

Any Klingon speakers on the site? If anyone's burned out from nursing and would like to try their hand at confectionary technology, there's one for that too! Even obese people get a piece of the pie. (Okay! Sorry! Poor choice of words!)

[Corvette Guy]

Thought this was interesting, on the subject of height.

http://www.tall.org/scholarships.cfm?CFID=992032&CFTOKEN=3080647

Females under 5'10 or men under 6'2 need not apply.

:offtopic: , and yea I'm nowhere near 6'2". What about it

[tab65]

I just want to thank "Corvette Guy" and "kukukajoo" for the assistance of giving advice about grants for male nurses. I just ask question on a subject that I know the someone provides assistance and "Suzanne4" try to make a political case out of it. I know if someone offer her money to pay for her schooling I know she'll take it.

[kukukajoo, LPN]

Most of us are or were in the same boat- trying to pay for education and still eat and in my case try to feed the kids at the same time. It isn't easy and I have to say that I am grateful for any opportunity for someone to help me or anyone else to get an education. That, is a wonderful gift to anyone!

[tab65]

Yes I agree, things are tough for everyone and we all need assistance if we're male or female. No harm attended to "Sunnane4". I'm struggling myself and the school I want to go to is the BSN accelerrated program at NYU which is very expensive. Whatever assistance I can get and anyone else male or female should take advantage of it.