PhD - Financial Aid

Various sources for student support are available. Funds which are under the direct control of the College come from the College of Nursing, the Graduate College, and federally-supported training grants. Other student support may be available from project grants awarded to College of Nursing faculty members, from local agencies or other divisions of the university; and from serving as part-time instructors in the Saturday/Evening Class Program or regular teaching programs of the College.

1. Graduate Assistantships
Research and teaching assistantships are available to graduate students on a competitive basis. A quarter-time assistantship requires approximately ten hours of time a week. Tuition and fees are reduced to resident rates. Appointments to assistantships are for a fixed period, either one semester or one academic year.

2. Scholarships and Loans
Scholarships are available through the College of Nursing. Nominations and applications are screened through the Scholastic and Scholarship Subcommittee.
Low interest loans are available to graduate and undergraduate students through the Office of Financial Aid.

3. The Graduate College awards Dean's Graduate Fellowships to outstanding students entering Master’s or Doctoral programs who contribute to the diversity of the graduate community within their discipline. Applicants are nominated by their departments or programs, and fellowship recipients are expected to make successful academic progress towards their degree.

4. Presidential Graduate Fellowship Program
The fellowship provides financial support on a year-round basis for as many as four years if the student maintains an appropriate level of performance. All fellows will hold 12-month appointments and will receive tuition scholarships covering the academic year and summer sessions. If tuition rates are raised, the scholarships will cover the new amount. Fellows receive minimum stipends plus full tuition. Iowa Fellows will be selected by the Graduate College, with the nominations to be made by University departments beginning February 1.

5. Nurse Fellowships (NRSAs) for Doctoral Students
National Research Service Awards (nurse fellowships) are available on a competitive basis to individual registered nurses with active licenses for predoctoral research training in specified areas of nursing and in the biomedical and behavioral fields important to nursing. Students enrolled in the PhD program are expected to submit a proposal during the first year of doctoral study. Applicants for predoctoral study must have a baccalaureate and/or a master's degree in nursing. Predoctoral stipends are available. Recipients of fellowships must agree to engage in research, teaching, or a combination of both, after completion of their studies under the award, one month of service for each month of support in excess of 12 months.

6. Myrtle Aydelotte Award for Doctoral Student Education
Myrtle Aydelotte Fund for Doctoral Education in Nursing When funding is available, the Myrtle Aydelotte Fellowship will be awarded in the amount of $5,000 for year one/renewable for year two. The fellowship will be used to aid in the pursuit of study or research and primarily used for tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment required for classes. Students will be asked to self-nominate using the following criteria: Highly competitive academic record; Outstanding professional record in nursing practice, education, or administration; Comprehensive program of study; Well-delineated dissertation topic; Active membership in Sigma Theta Tau International.

7. T32's
The College of Nursing has the following T32:
Postdoctoral Training in Clinical Genetics Research

8. Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)
This program provides fellowships to assist first-year graduate students with excellent records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest degree available in their course in a field designated as an area of national need.  The fellowships consist of need-based stipends, tuition, fees, and a small discretionary fund.  The award can be renewed for up to three years. Contact Jen Clougherty at Jennifer-clougherty@uiowa.edu to receive more information about The University of Iowa College of Nursing’s PhD program and the GAANN fellowships.

Contact the Office for Nursing Research for further information.