2025–2026 Next Generation Registered Nursing Scholarship Application Information

Below are the application instructions for the Next Generation Registered Nursing (NGRN) Scholarship Program. Failure to submit all application materials or to meet the required deadlines will disqualify applicants from consideration. Please be sure to regularly call in to check on the status of your application.

 

2025–2026 Deadlines

Documents to Be Submitted
Within 30 days of the date of the Fund’s email request
  1. 2025–2026 NGRN Official Application and College Release Form signed by the student applicant.
  2. IRS Form W-4 (2025) signed by the member parent.
  3. 2025–2026 FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS), which you can obtain after completing the 2025–2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Submit your copy of the FSS via email to 1199JTSP@1199Funds.org. (For assistance, refer to How to Obtain a FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS)).
  4. Please note: Joseph Tauber Scholarship Program applicants who have already submitted the 2025–2026 JTSP Official Application and College Release Form, the IRS Form W-4 (2025) and/or the 2025–2026 FSS for the 2025-2026 JTSP do not need to submit duplicate documents for the 2025–2026 NGRN Program.
Within 14 days of the date of the Fund’s email request
  • 2025–2026 NGRN College Verification Form completed by a college official.
  • Please note: The Scholarship Program directly contacts the applicant’s nursing program using the information the applicant provides on the NGRN application.
Within 90 days of the date of an NCLEX review class
  • Proof of payment for an NCLEX review class, such as a receipt or an invoice
  • Please note: The proof of payment must include the vendor name, the payment date, the payment total and the student’s name.

Eligibility Requirements

Members must:

Student applicants must:

Member’s Change of Address

Award checks are mailed to the member’s main address on file. If the member’s address requires an update, please change it via MyAccount.

Important Award Information

  • Every NGRN Scholarship recipient will be awarded $2,750 for the academic year.

  • Scholarship award review and processing begin after the 30-day deadline (see above) and take time. We strive to mail award checks upon completion of processing.

Important Information About the Next Academic Year

2026–2027 application instructions will be sent by September 1, 2026, if:

  • The student is under age 23 as of September 1, 2026;
  • The student meets all eligibility requirements; and
  • The member meets all eligibility requirements.

Automatic award renewals are not granted; scholarship recipients must reapply each year for consideration.

Tax Statement

According to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules and regulations, the Funds consider the Next Generation Nursing Scholarship benefit to be “taxable wages.” If a member’s child is awarded a scholarship, the value of the scholarship must be included on the member’s tax return when filing taxes the following year.

Contact Us

Questions? Email 1199JTSP@1199Funds.org or call (646) 473-8999. Help us reduce delays: Please submit your inquiries via email or voicemail, not both.