Scholarships

YSN students at centennial celebration

SCHOLARSHIPS EMPOWER STUDENTS AND ENRICH THE HEALTH SYSTEM 

At Yale School of Nursing, our greatest challenge is student debt. With limited funds for financial aid, students must borrow to pay for their education. YSN is grateful for your interest in supporting our nurses and midwives as they learn to live our mission of better health for all people. 
 
All gifts to endowed scholarship funds unlock an additional gift of equal size for YSN’s endowment. It’s a great time to double your impact for YSN students. 

Community Scholars 

The YSN Community Scholars Program aims to significantly reduce health disparities and enhance equity in care by cultivating a community of nurse practitioners and midwifery students dedicated to improving both health and mental health care in underserved populations. These students receive full scholarships and financial support to advance YSN’s mission of better health for all. Please contact Gail McCulloch at Gail.McCulloch@yale.edu if you are interested in supporting a YSN Community Scholar.  

  

Chassidie Liu“Growing up in an underserved and under-resourced community myself, I have witnessed the barriers people from these communities have to jump through. During my time at YSN and beyond, I want to make healthcare as accessible for all and lead with its mission, better health for all people. By doing so, I will bring my three core values going into this field: transparency, education, and advocacy. I personally believe people feel best served by those who are honest and willing to educate and advocate for them. One of the ways I will do this is by building connections and relationships within the community.”  

– Chassidie Liu ’26 MSN,
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty  

Next Century Fund for Debt-Free Education 

The Next Century Fund is our community’s commitment to reducing student debt in order to bring creative and innovative thinkers who reflect a variety of backgrounds, experiences, geographical locations, and interests to Yale. This newly established fund will ensure future generations of Yale nurses and midwives can attend and graduate with less debt and the ability to choose career paths based on their passion to advance better health for all. It is a collective effort of our donors to raise their hands for Yale nurses and midwives.  
 
You can invest in future healthcare leaders, practitioners, midwives, and researchers by donating any amount to our new endowed scholarship for the next century. Click here to make your Next Century Fund gift. 
 
Stephen Baccari

“Having financial support means the world to me. Accruing more debt is worrisome but with a scholarship, I am more encouraged than ever to follow my heart and become a nurse practitioner for older adult populations. Financial support allows me to worry less about money and focus my attention on my program so that I can become the best nurse practitioner that I can be.”
— Stephen Baccari ’24 MSN, Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Specialty

MSN Scholarships 

Annual Fund gifts: Designate your Dean’s Annual Fund gift specifically toward scholarships for our MSN students! Click here to make your scholarship gift of any size.  

PhD & Doctoral Fellowships

The PhD and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs prepare urgently-needed scientists, faculty, and executives who can tackle the biggest challenges in healthcare. PhD graduates fill positions across the U.S. to educate the next generation of nurses and midwives who will help bridge the gaps in healthcare. DNP graduates in clinical settings enhance healthcare innovation, while our DNP leadership alumni advance healthcare system transformation. $50,000 annually supports a future leader. 
 
Shinelle Wilkins
“Financial support means a lot to me, my work and my future career. I come from a low-income, immigrant family that works to survive. Higher education in America would be impossible for my family to afford without the aid from financial support.”
— Shinelle Wilkins ’23 MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty
FOR MORE INFORMATION 
To learn more about how your gift can make the greatest difference in a student’s education, contact:
Gail McCulloch, Associate Dean for Development & Alumni Affairs 
Phone: 203-785-7920 

Email: gail.mcculloch@yale.edu