STEP I: Students apply for a nursing scholarship in the UWG Scholarship Portal. You must reapply every year.

STEP II: Additionally, we ask that all nursing major students applying for scholarships also click on this link and answer the THS School of Nursing Scholarship Supplemental Questions. You must reapply every year.

The recommended deadline to apply is May 30th.  If applicable, please file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form in the Financial Aid office or online prior to applying. For more information about financial aid, please contact the Office of Financial Aid for the University of West Georgia at 678-839-6421 for campus scholarships available, the service cancelable loan program, and other loans.

In 2023-2024 the Tanner Health System School of Nursing awarded $441,340 in scholarships to students!

Nursing Scholarships

• Arta Mae Whatley Scholarship Fund
• W. Horace Ayers Nursing Scholarship in Memory of Dennis H. Ayers and Dana Hudson Fund
• Betsy Jean Sutton Scholarship
• Betty Irvine Griffith Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Bowdon Hospital Authority
• Carroll-Haralson Medical Alliance Endowed Scholarship
• Charles Scudder Endowment
• Dr. Claudette Hayes Nursing Scholarship Endowment 
• DeVillier Family Trust Fund
• Donna Ayers Memorial Nursing Scholarship
• Dr. & Mrs. Joseph William Parks III Trailblazer Scholarship
• Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Fleck Jr. Nursing Scholarship
• Dr. Janice C. Keys Nursing Scholarship
• Dr. Jeanette C. Bernhardt Merit Scholarship 
• Ernest M. Sewell Scholarship
• Herbert W. Hatton Nursing Scholarship Fund
• Hugh L. Brock, Jr. and Doris Holligsworth Brock Scholarship for Nursing Education Fund
• Ila Mae Gunnell Memorial Scholarship
• Jackie Esslinger Endowed Nursing Scholarship Fund
• Jean Aycock McCauley Scholarship
• Johnson-Bryant Family Scholarship Fund
• Jonathan and Larry Grams Memorial Scholarship
• Kaiser Permanente Endowed Nursing Scholarship Fund
• Laura Biltgen Gossett Scholarship
• Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Scholarship
• Pansy Tisinger Brown Memorial Nursing Scholarship
• Peter Woodhouse Ware Graduate Nursing Scholarship
• Phyllis and Jim Rogers Nursing Scholarship
• Planas-Taylor Nursing Scholarship
• Raymond L. Abernathy Graduate Nursing Scholarship
• Reeve Family Endowed Nursing Scholarship
• Reynolds Endowed Nursing Education Scholarship
• Robert D. Tisinger Nurse Scholarship
• Tanner Health System Nursing Scholarship Endowment Fund