Continuing Professional Development Scholarships

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses scholarship program has expanded to help members enrich their careers and acquire knowledge and skills beyond traditional academic nursing education. A limited number of scholarships for specific academic courses will continue to be awarded.

Scholarship applicants must assess gaps in their knowledge and skills, identify and evaluate learning opportunities and develop a plan to show how an AACN scholarship will help them achieve their professional learning goals. In developing your learning plan, be as specific as possible when you are linking learning activities to knowledge gaps.

Scholarships will not be given for clinical learning, such as attending the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, or preparing for clinical certification.

AACN membership is required for the duration of the learning activity. For questions, write to scholarships@aacn.org.

Please read the information and instructions before completing the scholarship application.

Information and Instructions for Scholarship Applicants

AACN Scholarship Application

AACN Scholarship Recipients
See which members have received funding and the learning activities they have undertaken. 

Special Interest Scholarships

In addition to the scholarships offered above, AACN supports members pursuing specialized development, such as these:

AONE Emerging Nurse Leader Institute

Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

NALA – Nursing Alliance Leadership Academy

NIWI – Nurse in Washington Internship

Arizona Healthcare Leadership Academy

Effective Communications and Influencer Training

Conflict Engagement for Health Professionals

Scholarships for Nursing Students

AACN supports the scholarship efforts of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA). Nursing student scholarship applications for each year close on January 16. 

Visit the NSNA website at www.nsna.org or call (718) 210-0705 for information about next year's program.