Scholarships and Awards

CSUDH School of Nursing Awards and Scholarships

• Daisy Faculty Award Program The School of Nursing at CSU Dominguez Hills has established The Daisy Faculty Award program. The purpose of this program is to provide national recognition and to demonstrate appreciation to nursing faculty for their commitment and inspirational influence on their students. This program is open to faculty members, employed at the School of Nursing in a lecturer, FERPer, part-time, tenured, or tenure-track position.

  • Information about the Daisy Award can be found Here: About the Daisy Award
  • Faculty who have received the award within the past 5 years are: Samira Moughrabi 2024, Jan Brewer 2023, Terri Ares 2022, Nop Ratanasiripong 2021, and Catherine Earl 2020.
  • Nominate a faculty member at this link by March 15, 2025.

• Judith Lewis Outstanding Educator Award Each year the School of Nursing honors one full or part-time faculty member for their exceptional contributions to teaching nursing at CSUDH.

• • Application Instructions: SON students or faculty wishing to nominate an instructor will submit a short paragraph (300 words) via this link by April 1, 2025.The write-up must provide examples of how the nominee meets the criteria for this award. Self-nomination is acceptable. 
  • Prior Judith Lewis Outstanding Educator Awardees:

• Joyce Lee Harper Memorial Scholarship  Priority will be given to students whose nursing care experiences have focused or will focus in oncology and/or hospice/end-of-life care.  The recipient will be awarded with $500 and a certificate. Deadline is March 31, 2025.

  • To apply, click here and use the search term "nursing". 

• Dr. Jan M.H. Brewer Emerging Leaders Scholarship Award Priority will be given to a current CSUDH BSN student TO support the completion of the degree. The recipient will be awarded with $500 and a certificate. Deadline is April 1, 2025.
  • To apply, click here.

Scholarships

• F.A. Davis Nursing Scholarship  $1,500 will be awarded to one undergraduate nursing student and to one graduate nursing student who is studying in the US or Canada.
• Deloras Jones RN Scholarship Program  Kaiser Permanente seeks to enhance and support nurses who are in the nursing profession with financial assistance to complete their nursing education.  The awards range from $1,000 to $3,000.
• Clarissa Manuel Foundation (CMF) Chrystal Marie Breedlove Scholarship A scholarship opportunity for students of African descent pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BBA/BSB/BSBA) or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Council of Black Nurses Scholarship  Council of Black Nurses is offering scholarship awards ranging from $1000-1500 for those who are enrolled in an BSN or MSN program, have completed at least one semester of the program, currently involved in service to the African American Community, and can demonstrate a financial need. 
• National Council of Jewish Women | Los Angeles With over 100 years of service history, NCJW|LA is an organization committed to addressing issues of economic justice in Los Angeles.  NCJW|LA’s scholarship program awards financial assistance to students who live and attend school in the greater Los Angeles area (including Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties) who have made a commitment to higher education to achieve a better future for themselves and their families.  Our scholarships are open to students of all backgrounds in a variety of subject matter disciplines, as well as scholarships that support non-traditional students in achieving their academic goals. 
• Bonnie Fang Nursing Scholarship A one-time $5,000 Scholarship will be awarded to one (1) student in California and one (1) student in Nevada per academic school year.  All full-time nursing students enrolled in a state-approved associate or baccalaureate degree nursing program in the states of California and Nevada are eligible.