tnf initiatives
Promotion of Nursing Image Program
The Tennessee Nurses Foundation partners with other organizations to accurately portray the professionalism of nursing and to promote a positive image of the profession and nursing.
TNF Grant Review Process
The grant review process will take approximately four weeks. If you miss a deadline, your grant application will not be reviewed until after the next deadline date. If you have questions regarding the grant application process, contact TNF at tnf@tnaonline.org.
TNF's Honor a Nurse Program
The Tennessee Nurses Foundation (TNF) welcomes you to publicly recognize a special nurse in your life. With your $50 tax-deductible donation to TNF, your honored nurse’s name will appear in the Tennessee Nurse as well as in the designated “Honor A Nurse” section of the Tennessee Nurses Association’s (TNA) website. A photo and brief paragraph may also be submitted to further recognize your honored nurse.
This program is available to honor any Tennessee nurse. Honor a nurse friend, nurse family member, or nurse colleague by marking their anniversary, birthday, special event or occasion, or as a memorial. Patients, or the patient’s family, may honor a nurse that truly made a difference in their care or the care of a family member.
Your $50 donation will go toward continued support of the TNF and their work pertaining to scholarships, and grants that support the needs of nurses in Tennessee. TNF is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law and support the mission of TNF.
Donate to TNF and Honor a Nurse
TNF's TNA Membership Dues Scholarship Program
TNF's TNA Membership Dues Scholarship Program is a program that allows a tax-deductible donation to be given for TNA membership dues, thereby sponsoring a Registered Nurse's membership in the Tennessee Nurses Association. Donation amounts are for annual dues only. TNF will accept a Reduced Dues donation only if the person being sponsored qualifies for that dues rate. TNA Reduced Membership dues, ($137), are for RNs who are not employed, RNs who are full-time students, newly licensed graduates, or age 62+ and not earning more than Social Security allows. All other RNs will qualify for the Full Rate of TNA/ANA dues, ($274), or ($190) for the State-Only dues.
Please have the RNs name, mailing address, daytime phone and email address ready before you click to make your donation. If you do not have a specific RN you would like the donation to go to, check ‘A Deserving RN’ once you get to the donation page and the TNF Board of Trustees will designate the membership for you.
The mission of the Tennessee Nurses Foundation is to promote professional excellence in nursing. Membership in Tennessee's professional nurses association, TNA, is the essence of being a nursing professional. Your kind donation will help a nurse in pursuit of that endeavor.
Donate to TNF's TNA Membership Dues Scholarship Program
TNF's RN to BSN\MSN Scholarship Program--New Program
The TNF RN to BSN/MSN Scholarship is an educational scholarship for eligible Registered Nurses in the State of Tennessee who are continuing their education to attain a BSN or first MSN.
Scholarship applications are reviewed once each year. The deadline date is November 1.
Click Here for Criteria
Visit Members Only Login for Application
Memorial Educational Scholarship Program
The Tennessee Nurses Foundation supports the education of nurses who are members of the Tennessee Nurses Association by providing scholarships for those nurses seeking higher education.
Scholarship applications are reviewed once each year. The deadline date is November 1.
Click Here for Criteria
Visit Members Only Login for Application
Nursing Research Grants
The Tennessee Nurses Foundation provides grants to nurses who are members of the Tennessee Nurses Association engaging in scientific and other research projects focusing on nursing practice.
Grant Applications are reviewed twice each year.
Submission deadline dates are the last day of February and August.Click Here for Criteria
Visit Members Only Login for Application
Leadership Nursing Program
The Tennessee Nurses Foundation provides scholarship opportunities for members of the Tennessee Nurses Association to participate in a variety of leadership development programs to prepare nurses for an enhanced role in nursing and community involvement.
In addition, scholarships for nursing students to attend the TNA and ANA Annual Convention/House of Delegates may be provided.
Grant Applications are reviewed twice each year.
Submission deadline dates are the last day of February and August.Click Here for Criteria
Visit Member Only Login for Application
Arthur Davis LPN-RN Scholarship Program
The Tennessee Nurses Foundation supports the education of Licensed Practical Nurses by providing scholarships for those nurses seeking higher education through an accredited LPN to RN nursing program.
Scholarship applications are reviewed once each year. The deadline date is November 1.
LPN to RN Scholarship Criteria
LPN to RN Scholarship Application
Tennessee Professional Assistance Program (TnPAP)
The Tennessee Professional Assistance Program provides advocacy, referral, and monitoring services for chemically dependent, psychologically or physically impaired health care professionals, who are licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Tennessee; and for students in health professional programs.
For complete details on the Tennessee Nurses Foundation, visit www.givingmatters.com
