Special Scholarship Opportunity for Nurses

You Could Get $5,000 Toward Your BSN or MSN Degrees

Margaret McClure—the “Mother of Magnet”—is a champion of the value of higher education in nursing. She pioneered the charge to create the 80/20 Magnet movement, an effort to see 80% of RNs achieve BSN status by 2020. And for 12 years, she has served on the WGU Nursing Advisory Council, helping drive WGU's innovative nursing programs.

To honor her service and leadership, WGU is pleased to offer the Margaret McClure Scholarship, a prestigious award worth up to $5,000 toward tuition in most of WGU’s Leavitt School of Health degree programs. Four recipients will be selected, one per quarter, for their demonstrated activism or innovation in nursing that improves patient outcomes.

Nursing is a career based on constant learning, growth, and development. The skills and know-how that an RN must master are varied, complex, and life-saving. The impact of these skills can be greatly compounded with the increased knowledge of theory, policy, and leadership gained in a BSN or MSN program. WGU’s nursing and healthcare degree programs specialize in the kind of patient-centered, evidence-based practice that will truly revolutionize health in the 21st century.

*If you’re applying to the RN-BSN or an MSN program, you must have an active unencumbered RN license to meet admissions criteria.