Leadership Scholarships for nurses and midwives
Florence Nightingale Foundation’s Leadership Scholarships are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop your nursing or midwifery career whilst improving clinical and health outcomes. They are open to nurses and midwives working at UK Health and Social Care Agenda for Change (or equivalent for independent sector or internationally) band 7 and above.
Scholars follow an in-depth personal development plan with experiential learning and individual assessments throughout.
We are on hand to support scholars throughout the process. And they also have an experienced mentor and access to fellow scholars for support.
Whether you are looking for the next step, investigating the opportunity to become a future director, aspiring to engage more with the executive board, have dreams of engaging in a systems leadership role or have reached a senior position and are looking to stretch and develop yourself beyond your previous expectations, this opportunity is perfect.
Opportunities
Our Scholarships begin each year in May and run part-time, for approximately 18 months. Applications for our 2025-2026 Scholarships are now open. Find out more and apply at the link below. Deadline for applications is 4 November.
Leadership Scholarships 2025-26
- A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop your nursing or midwifery career whilst improving clinical and health outcomes
- Various development programmes and bespoke opportunities
- Continuous improvement project
- Experienced mentor allocated
Applications open: 25 September – 4 November 2024
Programme dates: May 2025 – October 2026
More information
Open to: Nurses and midwives Band 7 and above
Location: Virtual and London
Cost: Funded (apart from travel and some accommodation): employer contribution required
Programme Structure
The Scholarship programme includes:
- Individual coaching including feedback on results of psychometric assessments.
- Experienced mentor allocated.
- Welcome briefing day.
- Leadership development programme (2 days residential) delivered by The Kings Fund.
- Personal Presence and Impact (3 days) delivered by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
- Bespoke Development Opportunities.
- Invite to the Florence Nightingale Commemorative Service at Westminster Abbey, London.
- High-profile celebration event to celebrate the success of our FNF Scholars.
Benefits for employers
- Improvement in patient and health outcomes.
- Retention of staff – Scholars stay in healthcare.
- Positive impact on the team and beneficial for staff engagement.
- Enabler of succession planning.
- Recognition of employers commitment to leadership development and succession planning.
Benefits for funders
- Contribute to improving clinical and health outcomes and impact patient care.
- Social responsibility to secure the nursing and midwifery leaders of the future.
- Raise the profile of nursing and midwifery.
- Securing Florence Nightingale’s legacy.
Previous and current funders include
Our Scholarships are developed and delivered in partnership with highly reputable and renowned partners including:
Partners
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9/10
of Scholars rated the overall Scholarship experience as excellent
95 %
of Scholars identified that their Scholarship had a positive impact on their career
80+
Scholarships awarded by the Foundation every year
Current FNF Scholarship Programme Participants
If you are currently undertaking an FNF Scholarship you can access your private learning resources and community in the Academy.
