Nursing Minority Fellowship Program (MFP)

Link

https://apply.emfp.org/default.asp

Deadline

Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2025

Sponsor

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Purpose

Offers a fellowship program to help ethnic and racial minority students attain master's or doctoral degrees in nursing with certification in mental health and substance use. Supports research, raises awareness, and enhances treatment services to address mental health and substance use issues in ethnic and racial minority populations. Provides students with financial support and training opportunities to develop leadership and cultural competency skills to better serve minority communities.

Fellows are required to commit to a minimum of 2 years' service in mental health and/or substance use after graduation. Fellowships are administered by the American Nurses Association (ANA) through a Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The ANA MFP offers 2 fellowship opportunities:

MFP Masters Fellowship for nursing students in master's programs in behavioral health or substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery.
MFP Doctoral Fellowship for doctoral nursing students focused on minority mental health and substance use issues.

Fellowship benefits include:

Annual stipend for living expenses
Mentoring, academic, and dissertation support from ANA professionals
Dissertation support
Coaching in research design and data analysis
One-on-one counseling regarding quality improvement projects and clinical practice
Networking opportunities
Online customized MFP/ANA Fellows Corner
Additional educational offerings in mental health and substance use, monthly podcasts, and more

Amount of Funding

Maximum annual stipend amounts:

$22,000 for MFP doctoral fellowships
$15,000 for MFP masters fellowships

Project period:

3-5 years for MFP doctoral fellowships
Up to 2 years for MFP masters fellowships

Who Can Apply

All applicants for the doctoral and masters programs must be American citizens or permanent residents and must be a member of an ethnic/racial minority group, as designated by federal guidelines, including but not limited to:

Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian or Asian American
Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

MFP Masters applicants must:

Be enrolled full-time in an accredited master's degree behavioral health program in nursing such as psychiatric mental health or substance use
Have a curriculum and plan that embodies behavioral health disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery based in and supported by theoretical and clinical science
Submit an approved plan of study, signed by an academic adviser and which includes required core courses and clinical practice hours in behavioral health, to the MFP staff 30 days after acceptance into the fellowship
Have an active registered nurse license

MFP Doctoral applicants must:

Have a master's degree or have completed at least 9 credits related to psychiatric mental health or substance use
Be enrolled as a full-time doctoral student in a fully accredited nursing program
Have an active registered nurse license

Priority will be given to Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, American Indian, and Alaska Native applicants.

Individuals supported by other federally-funded training grants or by the Nurse Faculty Loan Program are not eligible for support from the MFP. Eligibility for applicants receiving other funding from a private foundation, a state, or university that includes a service requirement may have a conflict in fulfilling the MFP requirements.

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Training Providers

Application Process

Applications must be submitted through the ANA-MFP online application system.

Application instructions, requirements, and other information about the online application process are available in the related tabs on the program website.

Applicant frequently asked questions

Contact

For program questions:
mfp@ana.org

Topics This Program Addresses

Healthcare Workforce • Mental Health • Prevention • Substance Use Disorder • Treatment