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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Roberts Wesleyan College has received two federal grants for students in the Masters of Science in Nursing Education program. These grants aim to help nursing students reduce loans and increase nurse faculty in underserved areas.
“We’re delighted to receive these grants, especially during a time where there is a nursing shortage,” said Susanne Mohnkern, Chair of Nursing and director of the graduate program at Roberts Wesleyan College. “Our goal is to provide a quality education while developing the nursing profession, and now our students can move forward more affordably.”
The Nursing Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) is a federal loan program that offers financial aid to eligible nursing students who complete their degrees. Loan recipients are eligible to cancel up to 85 percent of their loans in exchange for service as full-time nurses at schools of nursing after graduation.
The college works with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish and operate a distinct account for the NFLP loan fund. The goal of the NFLP is to make advanced nursing education more financially accessible to nurse faculty candidates and decrease the current shortage of nurse faculty.
Roberts also received an Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) grant through HRSA’s Burearu of Health Professionals (BHPr). This grant is available for students in the Master of Science in Nursing Leadership and Administration program. It also provides training for registered nurses who need financial support to become advanced education nurses.
These nurses enter into the healthcare workforce and provide nursing access in medically underserved communities, helping to achieve HRSA’s goal of 100 percent healthcare access. BHPr provides national leadership in the development, distribution and retention of a diverse and culturally competent health workforce that can adapt to the population’s changing healthcare needs.
About Roberts Wesleyan College
With an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students and a tradition of excellence since 1866, Roberts Wesleyan College is a leader among liberal arts colleges with a Christian worldview. The College offers more than 50 undergraduate programs, as well as graduate programs in education, school psychology, school counseling, health administration, health information administration, nursing education, nursing leadership and administration, social work, music education, strategic marketing, and strategic leadership. Roberts Wesleyan also offers innovative undergraduate degree-completion programs for working adults in health administration, nursing, organizational management, and teacher education.
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