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Scholarship Application, 2022

The NBMA Nonkululeko Tyehemba Scholarship honors Queen Mother Nonkululeko Tyehemba who was a master midwife, mother, community activist, and co-founder of the Harlem Birth Action Committee and who left an incredible impact on the communities she served and worked with.

The Nonkululeko Tyehemba Midwifery Scholarship awards $5,000 scholarships to Black student midwives whose community service is commendable. The scholarship will support recipients with midwifery training or education expenses or to obtain skills or support that would help them further their community service work. For 2022-2023, the NBMA will award two of these scholarships.


Be prepared to submit the following additional items by the deadline:

  • Transcript from your school (if you are enrolled at a school). You will be asked to upload your transcript.
  • Form from your preceptor (if you are currently working with a preceptor). The link to a Preceptor Form is provided in the relevant section of the application. 
  • A reference letter from an individual/organization/group/institution that you have done community service with. The link to a Reference Letter Upload Form where references can upload their letters is provided in the relevant section of the application. (If you are a creator or founder of the community project/organization, the letter will need to be written by someone with detailed knowledge of your work).
  • More details about all items requested are provided in the body of the application. 

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be a current student midwife for a minimum of one year at the time of application.
  • Applicants from all midwifery pathways are welcome to apply.
  • Applicants must be involved in community service at the time of application or were involved in community service within the last year.
  • Applicants must be members of NBMA and membership dues must be current. If you are not a member and would like to join, you may do so here before submitting this scholarship application. 

STEPS

  1. Complete this application, and submit all materials requested by the deadline. 
  2. Final selections will be made in November 2022. All applicants will be contacted with final results in November.

The Final DEADLINE 10/14 11:59 pm est

Apply

Additional Scholarship opportunities will be announced in 2023!


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