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"AACN applauds the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future fortaking this important step towards increasing the number of minority nursesavailable to teach in our nation's schools of nursing," said AACN PresidentJeanette Lancaster. "This program shows a real commitment to supporting theeducational advancement of minority students who will soon serve as educators,role models and leaders within the nursing profession."
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The J&J/AACN Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars program supports full-timeURM nursing students in doctoral or master's degree programs, with apreference given to those completing a doctorate. The program includesmentorship and leadership development components to assure successfulcompletion of graduate studies and preparation for a faculty role. Scholarshipcandidates must demonstrate potential for long-term contributions to the fieldof nursing education and agree to teach in a U.S. school of nursing aftergraduation.
Scholarship winners will receive $16,500 of the $18,000 scholarship awardwith the remaining monies held in escrow at AACN to cover travel and otherexpenses for an annual leadership conference. Eligible applicants must beaccepted into a master's or doctoral program at an accredited school ofnursing and agree to attend classes full-time throughout the program'sduration. Award preference will be given to students at schools of nursingwhich commit to matching a portion of the candidate's tuition costs. Studentsinterested in applying for this program may download an application athttp://www.aacn.nche.edu/JJApp07.doc. The application deadline for Spring2008 scholarships is October 15, 2007.
This new initiative is modeled after the successful California Endowment-AACN Minority Nurse Faculty Scholarship that was launched in Spring 2006 toaddress the shortage of URM faculty in the state of California. Through thisprogram, 17 minority nursing students are now completing doctorates andmaster's degrees with post-graduation commitments to serve as faculty inCalifornia schools of nursing. For more details on this program, seehttp://www.aacn.nche.edu/CAEawardApp.pdf.
In addition to these important scholarship programs, AACN is leading theeffort to address the nurse faculty shortage by working to secure federalfunding for faculty development programs, collect data on faculty vacancyrates, identify strategies to address the shortage, and focus media attentionon this important issue. This work includes:
For more details on the nurse faculty shortage and AACN's response, seehttp://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/FactSheets/FacultyShortage.htm.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is the national voice foruniversity and four-year-college education programs in nursing. Representingmore than 600 member schools of nursing at public and private institutionsnationwide, AACN's educational, research, governmental advocacy, datacollection, publications, and other programs work to establish qualitystandards for bachelor's- and graduate-degree nursing education, assist deansand directors to implement those standards, influence the nursing professionto improve health care, and promote public support of baccalaureate andgraduate nursing education, research, and practice. Seehttp://www.aacn.nche.edu.
