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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing
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Program
web site |
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp
?ID=20905
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| Sponsor |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
| Deadlines |
December 15, 2009 |
| Purpose |
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing is a scholarship program to help alleviate the nursing shortage and increase the diversity of nursing professionals. Through grants to schools of nursing, the program will provide scholarships to college graduates without nursing degrees who are enrolled in accelerated baccalaureate and master’s degree nursing programs.
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| Eligibility |
To be eligible applicant institutions must:
offer an entry-level accelerated baccalaureate nursing program or master's nursing program for non-nursing college graduates; and
be accredited by a nursing accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. |
Geographic
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Nationwide |
Amount of
funding |
A school of nursing may apply for between five and 30 scholarships per year to be awarded to students from groups underrepresented in nursing or disadvantaged backgrounds.
A total of 500 scholarship awards will be made during this funding cycle. |
Application
process |
Registration information is available on the program's Web site.
October 21, 2009 (2 p.m. ET) and November 6, 2009 (11 a.m. ET)—Optional informational applicant Web conferences. Interested participants can register at http://www.newcareersinnursing.org. |
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For more information contact:
For information on the program, eligibility criteria and the application process please contact the national program office:
Vernell DeWitty, Ph.D., R.N.
Phone: (202) 463-6930
E-mail: vdewitty@aacn.nche.edu Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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