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Resources for nursing students.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
This association is an excellent source of information on grants, fellowships,
scholarships, and other funding sources for nursing programs, students, and
research. New Opportunity Alerts are frequently added to their Web Site.
Listings include details on the American Nurses Association's Ethnic Minority
Fellowship Program, National Institute of Nursing Research's Institutional
Research Training Grants, HUD's Urban Scholars Fellowship Program, National
Academy of Science Internship Program, and opportunities from the Centers for
Disease Control. Find out more by visiting http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Government/opps.htm.
Health and Human Services funds that support nursing education.
To increase the number of nurses with advanced degrees and to help improve the
quality of care for elderly patients, The Department of Health and Human
Services has released over $30 million in grants. $22 million will go to
colleges, universities, and other organizations, while the remaining $8 million
will be dispersed through the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program, which
provides loan repayment to nurses who agree to work in critical nursing
shortage areas. Talk to your Financial Advisor for more information.
Nurse Reinvestment Act Program Update
Nursing Scholarship Program Applications Available May 16, 2003
Applications for a new nursing scholarship program created under the Nurse Reinvestment Act will
be available online beginning May 16, 2003. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
will accept applications for an estimated $3.8 million in nursing scholarships for fiscal year 2003
to be awarded through the Nursing Scholarship Program (NSP). Scholarship recipients must be
currently enrolled in an accredited school of nursing and agree to serve for at least two years at a
health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses. Applications are due by June 30 with
awards to be made by September 30. Through this program, HRSA will award approximately 76
scholarships to qualified applicants. For more information, see
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a030506c.html and scroll down to Health Resources and
Services Administration. AACN will send out an announcement next week when the applications are
posted on the Web.
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