2025-26 Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program
Department of Health Care Access and Information · State of California
At a glance
2025-26 Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program is a closed California state grant opportunity from the Department of Health Care Access and Information (State of California). The application deadline was October 3, 2025. Total estimated funding is $50K. Applicant types listed as eligible include individual. It is listed on the California Grants Portal. Cost sharing is not required.
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Sep 2, 2025Posted
- Oct 3, 2025Application deadline
- Opened
- Sep 2, 2025
- Close date
- Oct 3, 2025
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- Not specified
- Est. total funding
- $50,000
- Expected awards
- Not specified
- Matching funds
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
Program details (as published on the California Grants Portal)
- Type
- Grant
- Funding source
- State — Funding is through a $10 surcharge for renewal and licensure fees of Registered Nurses (RNs) in California.
- Matching funds
- Not Required
- Funding method
- Advance(s) — The ADNSP awardees receive one payment upon execution of their contract.
- Estimated number of awards
- Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
- Estimated award amounts
- Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
- Award period
- 4 weeks
- Expected award announcement
- December 2025
- Letter of intent
- Not required
- Geography
- For a facility to qualify, it must be in an eligible geographic or site designation.
- How to submit
- Online: https://funding.hcai.ca.gov/
- Latest change note
- Updated Anticipated Open Date and Period of Performance
Who can apply
Applicant categories as listed on the California Grants Portal. GrantsJunction maps them to detailed applicant types for search and matching.
- Individual
Additional information on eligibility (from the listing)
Must start training program by September 30, 2025, be enrolled in a minimum of 6-semester units, or its equivalent, until program completion, graduate after January 31, 2026, not have an existing service obligation with other entities, including other HCAI programs, not be in breach of any other health professional service obligation, maintain a GPA of 2.0 or greater until program completion.
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Purpose and description as published on the California Grants Portal.
Purpose
The purpose of the Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program (ADNSP) is to increase the number of appropriately trained Registered Nurses (RNs) providing direct patient care in a qualified facility or area in California.
Description
The Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program (ADNSP) makes awards to eligible applicants currently accepted or enrolled in an Associate's Degree Nursing Program that prepares them to become a Registered Nurse for a scholarship of up to $8,000 in exchange for a 12-month service obligation practicing and providing direct patient care in an eligible geographic or approved site designation within six months of graduation.
Past applications & awards
Historical data · not a predictionReported by the agency for this listing
- Fiscal year 2025–2671 applications · 9 awards
Program contact (as published)
Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program
hwdd-sch@hcai.ca.gov
1-916-326-3700
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “2025-26 Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program”?
The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Individual. It adds: “Must start training program by September 30, 2025, be enrolled in a minimum of 6-semester units, or its equivalent, until program completion, graduate after January 31, 2026, not have an existing service obligation with other entities, including other HCAI programs, not be in bre…” Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.
How much funding is available through “2025-26 Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program”?
Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $50,000.
How do I apply for “2025-26 Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program”?
Applications go directly to Department of Health Care Access and Information, not through GrantsJunction. Submission: online at https://funding.hcai.ca.gov/. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.
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