Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing Receives Grant

Samford University’s Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing for the third time has been awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) Scholarship Program. It is one of 52 schools of nursing that will comprise the final cohort of the program. 

For the 2014–15 academic year, Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing will receive $50,000 to support traditionally underrepresented students who are making a career switch to nursing through an accelerated second baccalaureate nursing degree program. NCIN is a program of RWJF and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Each NCIN Scholar has already earned a bachelor’s degree in another field and is making a transition to nursing through an accelerated program, which prepares students to assume the role of registered nurse in 12–18 months.

Five Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing students will be awarded NCIN scholarships in 2014–15. The school has had 13 previous NCIN scholars. 

In addition to a $10,000 scholarship, NCIN scholars receive other support to help them meet the demands of an accelerated degree program.