Nurses in the school setting support health and wellbeing of students and families. By following a specialized school nursing track, students have the opportunity to receive extra training and experience in school-age nursing. Upon graduation, school-nurse scholars are better qualified to work and lead in school settings, school-age clinics or other community setting.

Program details:

• Open to BSN Students on all five campuses
• Competitive opportunity for up to 25 students.
• Students will be immersed in clinical experiences in school nursing settings
• Students will be required to complete a one-credit-hour elective each semester (4 total credit hours), which focuses on school nursing.
• Each accepted student will receive stipends of $1,500/semester beginning in Spring, ‘24 and continuing with Summer, ‘24; Fall, ‘24, and Spring, ‘25. This would be a total of $6,000 for each student.
• Grant funding will cover tuition and fees for the program, and a stipend for books and learning materials.

Interested?

If you are interested in being considered for this program, please apply at this Link.
If you have any questions, please contact Tyler Szymanski at tyszymanski@unmc.edu.  or at 531-215-9353.

• Consideration for this opportunity may consist of an interview or additional information collection beyond initial application.
• Acceptance to this program is contingent upon successful completion of semester 1 courses within the UNMC College of Nursing BSN program.
• Applications are due Friday, November 17th, 2023.