Below are details of the scholarships available to Doctoral students. There are also scholarship funds for BSN, MSN study and general student support at the School.
Elizabeth Scott Carrington Doctoral Scholarship is named in honor of Elizabeth Scott Carrington who led the public and private effort to establish a baccalaureate nursing degree program in North Carolina in 1950--an innovation for the time.
Elizabeth Scott Carrington Doctoral Scholarship s are awarded annually by the School of Nursing.
Glaxo Doctoral Fellowship Fund was established in 1991 to help the School of Nursing attract high caliber students who will work to improve the health status of the American people. The Glaxo Doctoral Fellowship was created with a $111,000 gift to the School of Nursing during the Bicentennial Campaign for Carolina. Recipients are selected annually by the School of Nursing.
Lunsford Richardson Scholarship was established in 1984 by Lunsford Richardson, who was a cousin of George Lunsford Carrington, M.D. Dr. Carrington was the husband of SON benefactor Elizabeth Scott Carrington. The Lunsford Richardson Scholarship is managed by the School of Nursing Foundation, Inc., and provides non-service scholarships for graduate students and doctoral candidates.
The Lunsford Richardson Scholarships are awarded annually at the discretion of the Dean of the School of Nursing.
Joanne Aldene Sandergaard Endowment Fund was established in 1991 from a bequest made by Joanne Aldene Sandergaard in her estate. Originally from Three Rivers, Michigan, Ms. Sandergaard graduated from Elizabeth City High School in Elizabeth City, NC, and then worked as a receptionist at UNC Hospitals for 10 years.
The Joanne Aldene Sandergaard Endowment Fund provides merit-based scholarships for doctoral nursing students.
Jane Winningham Smith Endowed Doctoral Scholarship in Cardiovascular Nursing was established in 2005 by Jane W. and James A. Smith to support a doctoral candidate in the pursuit of research and teaching in the field.
James A. and Jane W. Smith have a deep professional and personal interest in improving cardiovascular health for better patient outcomes. Jane W. Smith was a compassionate nurse who gave extraordinary care to her patients. She attended Watts School of Nursing in Durham, one of the most outstanding diploma programs in North Carolina. James A. Smith was a pioneer in helping to market the technologies to make a difference in the cardiovascular health of this nation. Together, their commitment to nursing and healthcare is demonstrated through the creation of this scholarship fund. The fund will begin supporting students in 2012.
Jane Winningham Smith Expendable Doctoral Scholarship Fund in Cardiovascular Nursing was established in 2005 by Jane W. and James A. Smith to provide immediate funding to support a doctoral student who will teach and conduct research in cardiovascular nursing. Annual awards will be made each year until the fund is expended in 2012.
R.H. Speight, Sr., M.D., and Mary P. Speight Fund in Nursing was established in 1992 as a bequest from Ms. Speight in honor of her father, R.H. Speight, Sr., M.D., to support graduate students. The trustees of Ms. Speight’s estate recognized her wishes and added her name to the gift.
Ms. Speight had a special affection for UNC and the health sciences. She was a practicing nurse, educated at the State Normal and Industrial School, 1894-1897, and served in the Army Nurse Corps from 1918 to 1919. Her father, who attended UNC, practiced medicine in Rocky Mount, NC, as did her three brothers. Several grandnieces and grandnephews received scholarship support from her estate to attend Carolina.
The trustees designated that the R.H. Speight, Sr., M.D., and Mary P. Speight Fund in Nursing be used to support graduate education in the School of Nursing.
