About NCIN

Through grants to schools of nursing, the program will provide scholarships of $10,000 each to more than 1,500 college graduates without nursing degrees who are enrolled in accelerated baccalaureate and master's nursing programs. A school of nursing may apply for between five and 30 scholarships per year to be awarded to students from underrepresented groups in nursing and disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Changing the Face of Nursing

Nursing's academic leaders have long recognized the strong connection between a culturally diverse nursing workforce and the ability to provide quality patient care. According to the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, policy advisors to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, diversifying the nursing profession is essential to meeting the health care needs of the nation and reducing health disparities that exist among many underserved populations.

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We're Changing the Face of Nursing


School Spotlight University of Hawaii at Manoa An accelerated M.S.N. program designed especially for the individual holding a bachelor's degree in another field. Read more	Success Story Student by Day, Midwifery Advocate and Mother by Night For most of us, our first recollection of the birthing process comes from family stories, a video in health class, or a sitcom scene. For Eiko Cusick, however... Read more

School Spotlight

University of Hawaii at Manoa

An accelerated M.S.N. program designed especially for the individual holding a bachelor's degree in another field.

Success Story

Student by Day, Midwifery Advocate and Mother by Night

For most of us, our first recollection of the birthing process comes from family stories, a video in health class, or a sitcom scene. For Eiko Cusick, however...