Scholarships & Awards

The A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc. Basic Midwifery Student Scholarships are awarded to midwifery students to support education expenses for the purpose of encouraging individuals to pursue or complete basic midwifery education, thereby increasing the number, quality, and diversity of certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives. 

Several basic scholarships are given annually from restricted and endowed funds as funding allows, including:

• Midwives of Color – Watson Scholarship 
• GlaxoSmithKline Healthcare Consumer Scholarship 
• Edith B. Wonnell CNM Scholarship 
• Sandy Woods CNM Memorial Scholarship 
• Colorado Affiliate BIPOC Scholarship 
• Pennsylvania Health Equity Anti-Racism (HEAR) Scholarship 
• Memorial and Honorary Scholarships as funding allows.

All applicants are judged on academic performance, professional excellence, plans to promote health equity, leadership potential, and financial need.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – ALL APPLICANTS:

• Be enrolled as a student in good standing in an ACME-accredited or pre-accredited basic midwifery education program.
• Have successfully completed at least one academic or clinical semester/quarter/term or clinical module.
• Be a current member/student member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).
• Agree to submit an awardee report within one year if an award is received.
• Not a previous two times Basic Midwifery Student Scholarship winner (students who have won once in the past can still apply).