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SCSU Awarded $100,000 Grant For Nursing Scholarships
Monday, October 12, 2009
Southern Connecticut State University’s Nursing Department has been awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) grant of $100,000 that will be used to fund scholarships for students in the university’s Accelerated Career Entry (ACE) program.
The scholarship initiative is a joint effort by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing aimed at helping to alleviate the nation’s nursing shortage by expanding the pipeline of students in accelerated nursing programs, as well as to enhance diversity within the pool of nursing students. The scholarships are given as part of the RJWF’s New Careers in Nursing Program.
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