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Scholarships offered for American Indian, Alaska Native RNs

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, September 27, 2007

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A Minnesota school is offering a scholarship program for American Indian and Alaska Native nurses who are pursuing master's degrees, The Indian Country Today reports.

With the goal of expanding the area's educational opportunities for tribal reservation students, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing will allow nurses to earn a master of science in nursing degree while continuing to live and work in reservations. The program is advertised as the first of its kind in the country, and while preference is given to tribally-affiliated students, all nurses are eligible to apply for one of five scholarships.

Scholarships cover tuition, books, travel, school fees, and a monthly stipend. All participants must agree to complete a research project and work between two and four years under the federal Department of Indian Health Services. Six nurses have reportedly graduated since the program's launch in 2006.

Source: The Indian Country Today

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