Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing announced that it has been selected as one of 52 schools to receive grant funding from the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program (NCIN). During the 2013-2014 academic year, the College will receive $50,000 to support students in the school’s baccalaureate program who are traditionally underrepresented in the field of nursing. NCIN is a program of RWJF and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
Each NCIN Scholar has already earned a bachelor’s degree in another field and is making a career switch to nursing through an accelerated BSN program that is completed in 12-18 months. On program completion, these students are eligible for licensure as a registered nurse.
Five students at FAU’s College of Nursing will be awarded $10,000 scholarships. Since 2008, the NCIN program has distributed 3,117 scholarships to students at 125 unique schools of nursing. This year, funding for 400 scholarships was granted to 52 schools of nursing.
In addition to a $10,000 scholarship, NCIN scholars receive other support to help them meet the demands of an accelerated degree program. All NCIN grantee schools maintain a leadership program and a mentoring program for their scholars, as well as a pre-entry immersion program to help scholars learn study, test-taking, and other skills that will help them manage the challenges of an accelerated program.
