Undergraduate Scholarships

Institutional scholarships are made possible through generous donations given to The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital.  

Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College educates future nurses who are driven to make a difference in the lives of others. The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital supports this mission by awarding scholarships to students at Goldfarb each year.

The awarding of scholarship funds is not guaranteed and based on funding availability. 

You must be starting in your first term to be considered.  To be eligible for some of our institutional scholarships, the interest form link below must be completed.  Remaining institutional scholarship opportunities offered do not require an interest form/application.  Those will be reviewed as data comes into our system (ie: GPA, Need, etc).  Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing will evaluate your eligibility and notify you if you are eligible.

Students awarded through the BJC Full Ride Scholar Program are ineligible for Institutional Scholarship consideration.  

The Institutional Scholarship interest form for the Fall ’25 term is now open. Please click here to submit. The deadline for Fall 2025 is August 10, 2025 at 11:59PM CST.
 

This award is granted to incoming students who have a final cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher on all undergraduate coursework. The official final undergraduate transcript(s) are required and must reflect a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher.

Eligibility for this scholarship is reviewed as a result of the student’s admissions application.

The total amount awarded is:

• $30,000 Upper Division / over 5 academic terms
• $30,000 WEO / over 9 academic terms
• $28,000 Accelerated / over 3 academic terms

This award is granted to incoming students who have a final cumulative GPA of 3.25-3.74 on all undergraduate coursework. The official final undergraduate transcript(s) are required and must reflect a cumulative GPA of 3.25-3.74.

Eligibility for this scholarship is reviewed as a result of the student’s admissions application.

The total amount awarded is:

• $28,000 Upper Division / over 5 academic terms
• $28,000 WEO / over 9 academic terms
• $25,000 Accelerated / over 3 academic terms

This award is granted to incoming students who have an SAI (Student Aid Index) lower than 12,000.

Eligibility for this scholarship is reviewed as a result of the student’s FAFSA submission (GSON School Code: 006389-00).

The total amount awarded is:

• $23,000 Upper Division / over 5 academic terms
• $23,000 WEO / over 9 academic terms
• $20,000 Accelerated / over 3 academic terms

This award is granted to incoming students who are alumni and/or are the children, grandchildren or sibling of an alum of Barnes School of Nursing, Jewish Hospital School of Nursing and Allied Health, Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing and Allied Health, Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing or Goldfarb School of Nursing. 

Eligibility for this scholarship is reviewed as a result of the Institutional Scholarship interest form.

*Only the Legacy Award and Dependent of Current BJC Award can be combined with any of the other institutional scholarships.

The total award is:

• $4,000 one-time to Upper Division, WEO, and Accelerated

This award is granted to incoming students who are the dependent spouse or dependent aged child of a current BJC Employee. Proof of relationship is required.

Eligibility for this scholarship is reviewed as a result of the Institutional Scholarship interest form.

*Only the Legacy Award and Dependent of Current BJC Award can be combined with any of the other institutional scholarships.

The total amount awarded is:

• $2,000 per term to Upper Division, WEO, and Accelerated so long as the BJC Employee remains a part of the BJC Healthcare System.

This scholarship provides a Full Annual Scholarship to an Alton High School alum pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Applicant must also currently reside in the Alton School District (ie: Alton, Godfrey, etc.) This scholarship is offered once per year. Application can be found here. 

This scholarship provides a Full Annual Scholarship to a Soldan High School alum pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. This scholarship is offered once per year. Eligibility for this scholarship is reviewed as a result of the student's admission application. 

This scholarship provides a $5000 scholarship to a student that completed prerequisite requirements at Kaskaskia Community College in Centralia, IL and is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. This scholarship is offered once per year. Eligibility for this scholarship is reviewed as a result of the student's admission application. 

This scholarship provides a $5,000 award to a student admitted into the BSN Accelerated Nursing Program. Eligibility for this scholarship is reviewed as a result of the student’s admissions application.