NANN Scholarships and Contests

Scholarships

Annual Conference Travel Scholarship

Each year, NANN strives to partner with organizations that wish to support travel scholarships for NANN’s Annual Conference. Support for 2025 scholarships has not yet been established. More details will be added as they become available.

NICU Leadership Forum (NLF) Scholarship

Leadership in today's NICU requires knowledge, creative thinking, and problem solving to confront increasing regulatory, business, and personal challenges. The NICU Leadership Forum provides you with practical solutions to help navigate through daily challenges while also giving you the opportunity to network with your fellow NICU nursing leaders.

NANN offers scholarships to cover registration for attending the NICU Leadership Forum taking place each spring.

Please note that the current application period is closed.

NANN Emerging Leader Fellowship Program

The Emerging Leader Fellowship is a virtual 5-month joint program between the National Association of Neonatal Nurses and Synova Associates. The purpose of the Emerging Leader Fellowship is to provide neonatal nurses with a unique learning structure devised to maximize their leadership potential personally and professionally. Skills attained will prepare participants to thrive in today’s fast-paced, rapidly evolving healthcare environment. Participants will develop and implement a mini-project designed to improve outcomes in their various healthcare settings.

NANN offers needs-based, partial tuition awards to cover program materials, coursework, and training.

Learn more about the ELF Program

The application period for the 2025 ELF program has closed. Applications for the 2026 ELF program will open this fall.