MCN Scholarships

Applying for scholarships

The Mennonite College of Nursing Private Scholarship Application for the 2024-2025 academic year is now open.  Students will be notified of their status by May 31, 2024.

View the application here.

More than 100 private scholarships, 1 application

Mennonite College of Nursing offers several private scholarships for students accepted into the nursing program. Filling out one application for private scholarships will cover all of the scholarships listed below.  

A FAFSA form does not need to be filled out in order to be eligible for scholarships, but not doing so will limit you to scholarships without financial need requirements. MCN will request FAFSA information directly from the University.

Any awards received will be divided between the fall and spring semesters. If you are an Accelerated BSN student, any awards received will be divided between the remaining three semesters within the program. 

If you have additional questions about scholarships, contact Mennonite College of Nursing at (309) 438-7400 or email mcninfo@ilstu.edu.

Our scholarships have history and purpose

Our community members who graciously donate to the education of future MCN nurses do so for a variety of reasons. Read some of their stories here.

Endowed Scholarships An endowed scholarship/award is a permanent fund in which the principal remains intact and invested at all times. Scholarship/awards are given from the allocated income earned on the principal investment. We are very grateful for the following endowed scholarship/awards.
Adkisson-Bourne Endowed Scholarship	Laura Sue and Charles Baue Endowed Scholarship	Bellas International Transcultural Nursing Scholarship
Helen A. Bender Endowed Scholarship	Arthur J. and Emma Bertsche Endowed Scholarship	The Erma Mae Liddle Borchers Endowed Scholarship
Donny Bounds Endowed Scholarship	Esther Lyon Brock Endowed Scholarship	Dr. Brett Cassens Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Dean's Endowed Scholarship	Jana L. Edge Endowed International Transcultural Nursing Scholarship	Ralph and Mary Esch Endowed Scholarship
Jenny Lu Etcheson Endowed Scholarship	Helen Tuxhorn Evans Endowed Scholarship	Emily Anne Fredbloom Memorial Endowed Scholarship
William E. and Nancy Froelich Endowment for Long Term Care	Clara E. Gerhart Endowed Scholarship	M. Rudelle Goodwin Endowed Scholarship
Jeanette Gorecki Endowed Scholarship	Curtis & Mary Ellen Wilfley Griggs and William Morlan Endowed Scholarship	Dr. Kathleen A. Hogan Endowed Faculty Development Award
Elizabeth Davis Holder Endowed Scholarship	Richard and Julia Johnson Endowed Scholarship	Roger and Stephany Joslin Endowed Scholarship
Lois C. Kaufmann Endowed Scholarship in Nursing	Betty & Ron Kinser Endowed Scholarship for Nursing Students	Coletta Kintzle Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Winifred G. Lawrence Endowed Memorial Scholarship	Lena Maxwell Endowed Scholarship	Bobbie McCambridge Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Janie McCray RN to BSN Endowed Fund	Mennonite College of Nursing Endowed Transcultural Fund	Mennonite Nurses Alumni Organization Endowed Student and Transcultural Scholarships
Virginia Mosbacher Endowed Scholarship	Ruth A. Oesch Endowed Scholarship	Romeyn Oyer Endowed Scholarship
John and Karen Parker Endowed Scholarship	Karen Griffith Parker Endowed Scholarship	Karen Griffith Parker Endowed Scholarship
Lois E. (Hoobler) Philpott Endowed Scholarship	Margaret Randolph Endowed Scholarship in Nursing	Anna Ropp Endowed Scholarship
Peter A. and Ella G. Schertz Endowed Scholarship	Phyllis Schieber Endowed Scholarship	Rachel Rogers Schilling Endowed Scholarship
Jesse and Louise Schmied Endowed Scholarship	Seeley-Barton Endowed Scholarship	LaRue Sloan Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
Star for Nursing Education Endowed Scholarship	Vivian O. Stockdale Endowed Nursing Scholarship	Paul Stoddard Endowed Scholarship
Clara Stutzman Endowed Scholarship	Joash & Esther Stutzman Endowment	Eric Tapley, BSN, Heartland Emergency Specialists, LLC, Endowed Scholarship
The Laurie T. Wessel & Lynn Marie Wessel Vickers Endowed Scholarship Fund	Dave and Jo Wiant Endowed Scholarship	William and Nancy Yarger Nursing Leadership Endowed Scholarship
Marie Yoder Scholarship

Annual Scholarships

A way donors can meet students with financial need is with a gift of an annual scholarship/award, which may be named for the donor or in honor of someone else. These scholarship/awards are given to students during the year in which they are funded — an immediate impact! Mennonite College of Nursing is very grateful for the following annual scholarship/awards.

• Aaron Geriatric Scholarship
• Daniel and Kathy Barbee Scholarship
• Dr. Maureen Block Scholarship, IL Heart & Lung Foundation
• Della Mae Burns Scholarship
• Carrol Family Fund
• Collins/Hade Scholarship for Nontraditional Students
• Catherine Kaesberg (CBK) Corwin and Dr. Jay Corwin Academic Success Fund
• Edna Francis-Zehr Scholarship
• Chad Henry Guenther Scholarship
• Russel J. & Donna J. Hagen Scholarship for Student Support
• Heritage Geriatric Scholarship
• Meredith Lovelass ‘73 Scholarship
• Karen and Dave Magers Scholarship
• Beth and Jay Mathews Fund for the Nursing Leadership Academy
• Elizabeth Richey McHugh Scholarship
• Dr. H. Catherine Miller Fund for Non-Tenured Track Faculty
• Elizabeth Myers Scholarship
• Prairie Community Foundation and McLean County Medical Society Scholarship
• Elfrieda Ramseyer ‘58 Scholarship
• Dr. Nancy Ridenour Compassion Fund
• Russian Exchange Travel Fund
• Rolla & Christine Six Sorrells & Sylvan Six Emergency Fund
• Joni Smith BSN ‘96 Scholarship
• Esther Eigsti Sutter Scholarship
• Betty Wagner ‘48 Scholarship
• Joe Warner and Rose Stadel Scholarship
• Watkins-Lamb Student Leadership Scholarship
• Kay Wilson Scholarship