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CON receives RWJF scholarship grant
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The College
of Nursing (CON) received its second grant from the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation that will allow MUSC to allocate $100,000 among 10
second-degree, accelerated baccalaureate students during the academic
year 2010-2011.
The grant comes through the foundation’s New Careers in Nursing
Scholarship Program (NCIN).
In 2008, CON was one of the first institutions in the nation to receive
this grant to be used for scholarships to increase the number of
students enrolled in MUSC’s accelerated bachelor of science in nursing
(BSN) degree program. NCIN was launched as a national initiative by the
foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN),
and aims to help alleviate the nation’s nursing shortage by increasing
the number of students in accelerated nursing programs.
“The scholarships provided through this program are significant for our
students and clearly reflect on the commitment of RWJF to a diverse and
well educated nursing workforce. We are extremely pleased to receive a
second round of support from them,” said CON Dean Gail Stuart, Ph.D.,
R.N.
Through NCIN, scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be
distributed to entry-level, second-degree nursing students enrolled in
the college’s accelerated BSN program. Award preference is given to
students from groups underrepresented in nursing. This grant for
scholarships will assist CON to leverage faculty resources and provide
leadership development to ensure successful program completion by
recipients.
AACN serves as the National Program Office for the foundation’s
initiative and oversees the grant application submission and review
processes. Visit http://www.newcareersinnursing.org.
Friday, June. 25, 2010
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