The NOVA Scholarship Program supports NOVA’s mission to educate APRNs, RNs and LPNs employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing scholarships in the amount of $1,500 to $3,000 to qualified NOVA nurses.

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must be a current NOVA member for at least one year.

Applicants must be a VA employee, full-time or part-time.

Applicants must have completed at least 1 semester in an accredited nursing program.

Applicants must show satisfactory/fully successful at minimum on most recent proficiency, performance appraisal, or Executive Career Field (ECF). Congratulations to the following recipients:

• Anastasia Ayree $3000 Nursing Leadership Scholarship in Honor of Catherine J. Rick

• Julia Gamble $2500 Veterans Advocacy Scholarship in Honor of Anthony J. Principi

• Andrea Igoe $1500 Nursing Excellence Scholarship in Honor of Vernice Ferguson

• Marsha Charlton $1500 Commitment to Serving Veterans Scholarship in Honor of Jesse Brown

• Melissa Elliott $1500 Nurse Emeritus Academic Scholarship in Honor of Mary Raymer