Lois Price Spratlen Scholarship
The Lois Price Spratlen Foundation invites graduate students in psychiatric mental health nursing to apply for the Lois Price Spratlen Scholarship. The Foundation will award scholarships of $2,500 in the Fall of 2025.
The purpose of the scholarship program is to support graduate students pursuing a career in advanced practice psychiatric nursing.
Scholarships are funded by donations from our colleagues in the nursing and mental health community, Association of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses (AAPPN) members, and community members interested in improving psychiatric mental health nursing in our state.
In addition to the monetary award, Lois Price Spratlen Scholars will receive:
A free one-year Student membership in AAPPN.
A free registration for the AAPPN 2025 Annual Conference, to be held October 4, 2025, at the Seattle Hilton Airport Convention Center.
The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Pacific on July 15, 2025.
General Information
All application information will be held in strict confidence.
The Lois Price Spratlen Foundation will select scholarship recipients.
This scholarship is a one-time award.
New recipients will be selected annually.
Scholarship recipients will be notified by email.
Scholarship money will be distributed no later than November 30, 2025.
The Foundation reserves the right to alter distribution of scholarships depending on applications received.
If you have any questions about this program, please contact the Foundation office at 360-734-3166 or email Kirk Roberts at office@theLois.org.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must be enrolled or accepted in a psychiatric mental health nursing graduate program during the 2025-26 academic year (Fall-Summer) either:
In Washington State, or
In a distance-learning institution which has Washington DOH-approved clinical site placements for out-of-state nursing programs. Applicants enrolled in a distance-learning institution must also be a resident of Washington State.
Applicants do not have to be enrolled for the entire year.
Applicants do not need to have completed their first clinical practicum rotation in their PMHNP specialty courses.
Application Requirements
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Materials submitted beyond those listed below will not be taken into consideration.
The scholarship application consists of the online form, a personal statement, a letter confirmating enrollment, and a current résumé.
Personal Statement
Format:
PDF
Limit of 750 words - statements that exceed the word limit will not be considered
12-pt. font
double-spaced
Content:
Using a writing style that best expresses who you are, please address the following:
How do your career goals align with the Lois Price Spratlen Foundation values of community, research, education, and leadership in the mental health advanced practice nursing community?
Describe your commitment to contribute to improved mental health service access for under-resourced populations and more equitable mental health care.
Describe your formal and/or informal leadership experiences.
Enrollment Confirmation
Official confirmation (PDF format) of applicant’s enrollment for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Résumé
A current résumé in PDF format.
Letter of Recommendation
If the applicant has completed some program coursework, the letter should be from a faculty member in the program.
If the applicant has not begun a program, your letter may be from a current or past employer or past faculty member outside your program. The letter-writer must have worked with the applicant within the past six months.
Award Criteria
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of:
Personal Statement
Leadership Experiences
Community/Volunteer/School Activities
Commitment to improving equitable mental health care access for under-resourced populations
If you have any questions about this program, please contact the Foundation office at 360-734-3166 or email Kirk Roberts at office@theLois.org.