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Fully funded PhD in Nursing programs.

Many PhD in Nursing programs offer funding packages — teaching and research assistantships, stipends, and tuition waivers — that can make the research doctorate essentially free. This page lists only programs where our directory records a specific funding arrangement: full funding, a fellowship or scholarship, or a no-tuition research-employment model. Programs whose entry says only that funding “may be available” are excluded, because that is true of almost every doctoral program and tells you nothing. Funding varies by year and applicant — always confirm current terms with the program's graduate admissions office.

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Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery
PhD in Nursing and Midwifery
Nairobi, Kenya
PhD in NursingCommunity & Public HealthPediatrics / Maternal-ChildNursing Education
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Boston College
PhD in Nursing Program
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchOther
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Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
Cleveland, Ohio
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchCommunity & Public HealthOther
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Columbia University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
New York City, New York
PhD in NursingCommunity & Public Health
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Dalhousie University
Nursing (PhD)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
PhD in NursingAdministration & LeadershipOtherNursing Science & Research
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Duke University
PhD in Nursing
Durham, North Carolina
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchOther
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Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
Atlanta, Georgia ·CCNE
PhD in NursingOtherPalliative & OncologyPediatrics / Maternal-Child
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Flinders University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing or Midwifery
Adelaide, South Australia
PhD in NursingOtherPalliative & OncologyCommunity & Public Health
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Johns Hopkins University
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
Baltimore, Maryland
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchOtherCommunity & Public Health
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Karolinska Institutet
Doctoral Education in Nursing (PhD)
Stockholm, Sweden
PhD in NursingOtherPediatrics / Maternal-ChildPsychiatric-Mental Health NP
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King Abdulaziz University
PhD in Nursing
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
PhD in NursingAdvanced Clinical PracticeCommunity & Public HealthPediatrics / Maternal-Child
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Maastricht University
PhD in Nursing Science / Health Services Research
Maastricht, Netherlands
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchAdvanced Clinical PracticeNursing Education
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Monash University (Joint with University of Warwick)
Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences) - Monash - University of Warwick
Melbourne, Victoria / Coventry, England
PhD in NursingOther
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National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences (NTUNHS)
International Nursing PhD Program
Taipei, Taiwan
PhD in NursingAdministration & LeadershipNursing EducationNursing Science & Research
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New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Florence S. Downs PhD Program in Nursing Research and Theory Development (Full-time)
New York City, New York
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchPediatrics / Maternal-ChildOther
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Rush University College of Nursing
Nursing Science PhD
Chicago, Illinois
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchOther
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Shandong University
Doctoral Degree in Nursing
Jinan, Shandong Province
PhD in NursingOtherNursing Science & Research
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The University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing
Parkville, Victoria
PhD in NursingPalliative & OncologyAdvanced Clinical PracticePsychiatric-Mental Health NP
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Doctorado en Ciencias de la Enfermería (PhD in Nursing Sciences)
Mexico City, Mexico
PhD in NursingCommunity & Public HealthAdvanced Clinical PracticeNursing Education
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University of Amsterdam (UvA)
PhD in Nursing / Health Sciences
Amsterdam, Netherlands
PhD in NursingAdvanced Clinical PracticeCommunity & Public HealthPsychiatric-Mental Health NP
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University of Auckland
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Auckland, New Zealand
PhD in NursingOther
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University of British Columbia (UBC)
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
Vancouver, British Columbia
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchOther
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University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing
PhD, Nursing
San Francisco, California
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchOther
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University of Copenhagen
PhD in Nursing Science
Copenhagen, Denmark
PhD in NursingNursing Science & Research
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University of Ghent (Universiteit Gent)
PhD in Nursing and Midwifery
Ghent, Belgium
PhD in NursingAdvanced Clinical PracticeNursing Science & ResearchNursing Education
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University of Helsinki
Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research (Nursing)
Helsinki, Finland
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchNursing EducationCommunity & Public Health
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University of Kentucky
PhD in Nursing
Lexington, Kentucky ·CCNE
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchOtherCommunity & Public Health
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University of Minnesota
PhD in Nursing
Minneapolis, Minnesota
PhD in NursingNursing Science & Research
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University of Oslo
PhD in Nursing Science
Oslo, Norway
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchAdvanced Clinical PracticeCommunity & Public Health
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University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchOther
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University of Warsaw (Uniwersytet Warszawski)
PhD in Health Sciences (Nursing)
Warsaw, Poland
PhD in NursingAdvanced Clinical PracticeCommunity & Public HealthNursing Education
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Vanderbilt University
PhD in Nursing Science
Nashville, Tennessee ·CCNE
PhD in NursingNursing Science & ResearchOtherPalliative & Oncology
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