2025-26 Licensed Vocational Nurse to Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program

Department of Health Care Access and Information · State of California

At a glance

2025-26 Licensed Vocational Nurse to 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 $60K. 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: $60,000
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)
Matching funds: Not Required
Funding method: Advance(s) — The LVN to ADN 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 grant start and end date.

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.

Can your organization apply?

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 Licensed Vocational Nurse to Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program (LVN to ADN) 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 Licensed Vocational Nurse to Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program (LVN to ADN) makes awards to eligible applicants currently accepted or enrolled in an Associate Degree Bridge Program 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.

Program page on the agency site ↗

Past applications & awards

Historical data · not a prediction

Reported by the agency for this listing

Fiscal year 2025–2627 applications · 8 awards

Counts as published on the California Grants Portal. Award counts can read zero until decisions are announced.

Program contact (as published)

Licensed Vocational Nurse to Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program
hwdd-sch@hcai.ca.gov
1-916-326-3700

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “2025-26 Licensed Vocational Nurse to 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 Licensed Vocational Nurse to Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $60,000.

How do I apply for “2025-26 Licensed Vocational Nurse to 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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