Grant opportunity for Nursing Schools

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing have initiated a program to help alleviate the nursing shortage and increase the diversity of nursing professionals.

New Careers in Nursing provides scholarships to college graduates without nursing degrees who are enrolled in accelerated baccalaureate and master's degree programs.

Eligibility: Applicants must be accredited by a nursing accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and offer an entry-level accelerated baccalaureate nursing program or master's nursing program for non-nursing college students.

Deadline: Janusry 9, 2013
Contact: Vernell Dewitt, 202-463-6930