The video of NEF's celebration of this year's NEF Scholars captures the stories of master's and doctoral nurses from 32 nursing programs across the United States. Learn what extraordinary accomplishments they have achieved in providing advanced clinical care, advanced community health care, research, nursing education, and policy development.
Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. is proud to present the 2024-2025 NEF Scholarship Recipients.
(2023-2024 Winner)
Laura Mata Lopez, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP is pursuing a PhD at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHSON) in Baltimore, MD and is a recipient of the 2023 Nurses’ Educational Funds (NEF) and Johnson... read more.
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Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship for Leadership 