The Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation (MNAF), a non-profit corporation affiliated with the Minnesota Nurses Association, awards scholarships and grants each year to advance the nursing profession and create more opportunities for students to achieve their goals.
MNA members, members’ dependents and grandchildren, nursing students, and veterans are eligible to apply for MNA Foundation Scholarships.
How to Apply
2026 MNAF scholarship applications are now closed. Additional scholarships and grants are listed below with upcoming deadlines.
Scholarship applications for the 2027-2028 academic school year will be available in 2027.
Scholarships
MNAF’s scholarships and grants are listed below.
MNA Member Scholarships
Up to $7,500
Any MNA member in good standing is eligible to apply for an MNA Member Scholarship.
MNA Associate Member Scholarships
Up to $2,000
Any MNA associate member in good standing is eligible to apply for an Associate Member Scholarship. Applicants are typically undergraduate nursing students.
MNA Legacy Scholarships
Up to $2,000
Children, grandchildren, or dependents of active or retired MNA members in good standing are eligible to apply for an MNA Legacy Scholarship. Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate program.
Mary Eliza Mahoney Scholarships
$2,500/semester, Max. four semesters of nursing school for up to total of $10,000
Any member of another healthcare union who is not currently working as a nurse and who has enrolled in a program to become a registered nurse is eligible to apply for the Mary Eliza Mahoney Scholarship.
Alex Pretti Honor Scholarship
Up to $5,000
Students who are living the ideals lived by Alex Pretti and who are an MNA member or associate member or a child, grandchild or dependent of an active or retired MNA member in good standing are eligible to apply for the Alex Pretti Honor Scholarship.
40 & 8 Veterans Scholarships
Up to $2,000
Applicants for the Veterans Scholarship are eligible to apply if they:
- Are pursuing a degree in nursing and who are currently serving or have served honorably in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, or
- Have served honorably in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces for a total of five credible years or more cumulatively, and any part of that service occurred on or after 9/11/2001, or
- Are a spouse or child of a person who has served in the military at any time, or
- Are an alumni of another service agency.
Additional Scholarships
Rolling Deadlines: January 1, April 1, June 1, October 1
New Brookwood Labor College Scholarship
$500
The MNA New Brookwood Labor College Scholarship is awarded to three (3) MNA members in good standing to attend a class at New Brookwood Labor College.
Rolling Deadlines: January 1, April 1, June 1, October 1
Nursing Certification Reimbursement Scholarship
Up to $500
The MNA Nursing Certification Reimbursement Scholarship is awarded to four (4) MNA members in good standing whose contracts do not include employer reimbursement for certification or recertification.
Rolling Deadlines: January 1, April 1, June 1, October 1
Research Grants
Rolling Deadlines: January 1, April 1, June 1, October 1