$100,000 in Scholarships Available to New Jersey Nursing Students

The New Jersey League for Nursing (NJLN) is accepting application submissions for the $100,000, 2026 Dr. Maureen Sullivan Foley Memorial Scholarship Awards. These substantial nursing scholarship awards are made possible through the generosity of the Community Health Connections Foundation (CHCF), Inc., a not‑for‑profit grantmaking private foundation, and are administered through the NJLN Scholarship Program.

These awards honor the legacy of Dr. Maureen Sullivan Foley, a distinguished New Jersey nurse leader, Past-President of the NJLN, and former President and CEO of the Bayonne Visiting Nurses Association (BVNA) for more than 48 years. The sale of the BVNA generated the initial funding that enabled the visionary BVNA and CHCF Boards, including Dr. Sullivan Foley, to establish the CHCF. The NJLN is proud to partner with the CHCF to promote excellence in nursing education while memorializing an extraordinary nurse leader.

These scholarship awards support New Jersey nurses who are pursuing their education with the intent to practice in the state, making a meaningful impact on healthcare and the communities they serve.

The $100,000, 2026 Dr. Maureen Sullivan Foley Memorial Scholarship Awards Program includes eight (8) scholarship awards, distributed in the following amounts across designated degree categories:

• $20,000 each for a Doctorate Degree (DNP, DNS, EdD, PhD) – Two (2) Awards
• $10,000 each for a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Degree – Two (2) Awards
• $10,000 each for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Degree – Four (4) Awards

In addition to this extraordinary $100,000 scholarship opportunity, the NJLN also provides $1,000 scholarships each year for students pursuing their nursing education from LPN through Doctorate. View our full Scholarship Program at www.njln.org.

Nursing school candidates must meet all requirements as defined in the criteria found on the NJLN website: www.njln.org. All fully complete and eligible submissions must be received by Monday, July 13, 2026.

The NJLN is dedicated to providing scholarship awards, and the $100,000 Dr. Maureen Sullivan Foley Memorial Scholarship is an extraordinary addition to the NJLN’s traditional $1,000 scholarship awards program. For more details about the NJLN and all of our scholarship opportunities, or to become a member or supporter of this 111‑year‑old nonprofit professional nursing organization, visit www.njln.org or email info@njln.org. Follow us on social media @njlnursing.