Deadline:

Dec 15, 2009

Program Area:

Building Human Capital

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 with degrees in other fields who are enrolled in accelerated baccalaureate and master’s degree nursing programs.

Program Information:

• Call for Applications


• Overview (PDF)

How to Apply:

*Please read the call for applications before applying.

• Apply Online.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

To be eligible, applicant institutions must:

• offer an entry-level accelerated baccalaureate nursing program or master's nursing program for non-nursing college graduates;
• be accredited by a nursing accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

RWJF is committed to programs that embrace racial, ethnic and economic diversity. Applications should address the applicant organization's past achievements and future plans to recruit and retain a diverse student body.

Successful applicants must demonstrate that scholarship funds will be used to assist in the recruitment and enrollment of students in entry-level accelerated baccalaureate nursing programs and/or master's nursing programs for non-nursing college graduates; and mentorship and leadership development activities will be offered to scholarship recipients at the award site.

Preference will be given to applicants that use the scholarship funds to leverage the expansion of faculty resources.

RWJF is committed to programs that embrace racial, ethnic and economic diversity. Applications should address the applicant organization's past achievements and future plans to recruit and retain a diverse student body.

Schools receiving funding will be responsible for selecting scholarship students who meet the following eligibility requirements and:

• are from groups that are underrepresented in nursing or from an economically disadvantaged background (e.g., underrepresented racial or ethnic minority or financially disadvantaged);
• are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories at the time of application for the scholarship;
• have been accepted in an entry-level accelerated baccalaureate nursing program and/or master's nursing program for non-nursing college graduates;
• have completed a letter of commitment and;
• are committed to pursuing professional nursing licensure through the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®).

Key Dates:

• 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.
• December 15, 2009 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of applications and supporting documents submitted online.
• May 2010—Announcement of grantees.

Total Award:

• A school of nursing may apply for between five and 30 scholarships per year to be awarded to students from underrepresented groups in nursing or disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Up to 400 scholarship awards will be made during this funding cycle.

Contact:

Vernell DeWitty, Ph.D., R.N.
vdewitty@aacn.nche.edu
Office: (202) 463-6930
http://www.newcareersinnursing.org

Related Materials:

• View National Program Office


• View Program FAQs