The University of Missouri in Columbia’s Sinclair School of Nursing will award $10,000 scholarships to ten students admitted to the 2014-2015 accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. The school is looking for traditionally underrepresented persons in the field of nursing. Qualified scholarship applicants include racial/ethnic minorities, men and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The program is for students who have previously earned a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in non-nursing fields.
The 15-month accelerated BSN program begins in May and ends in July the following year. Scholarship recipients also receive leadership and mentorship opportunities through its funder, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program, including a pre-entry immersion program.
Deadline for the Accelerated BSN application is October 11, 2013 and the deadline for the NCIN scholarship application is December 13, 2013.
The NCIN program enables schools of nursing to expand student capacity in accelerated programs and build a more diverse workforce ready to serve the needs of the changing patient population.
For more information, visit http://nursing.missouri.edu/academics/accelerated-bsn/index.php.