New Careers in Nursing Scholarships Available

The William F. Connell School of Nursing was awarded a $100,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing grant for the academic year 2010-2011. The program supports scholarships for ten (10) students seeking an accelerated master’s degree in nursing to increase the number of nurses within the profession and simultaneously increase diversity in nursing. The program provides scholarships to students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds.

To be eligible, you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. You must also be:

• From an underrepresented minority in nursing

and/or

• From a disadvantaged background. A student from a disadvantaged background is defined as someone who:

• Comes from an environment that has inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skill, and abilities required to enroll in and graduate from a school (environmentally disadvantaged)

or

• Comes from a family with an annual income below a level which is based on low-income thresholds (economically disadvantaged by 2009 Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines). In order to determine disadvantaged status, regardless of independent/dependent status of a student, the student’s parents' income information must be used under the “economic” definition.

We currently have two (2) scholarships available for this academic year 2010-2011. Students must be prepared to begin the program in spring 2011, taking 9 credits of coursework.

Interested students, please apply online to the master’s entry program and contact the graduate office at 617-552-4928 for further information.

Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia 2011-2012

Application for the 2011-2012 will open in late September 2010.

Nursing Scholars, The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) was first introduced in 1993. It is funded by the Government of Japan, administered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and conducted at various graduate schools in Japan. Its objective is to contribute to institutional capacity building in economic policymaking to promote the sustainable growth of emerging and developing economies in Asia and the Pacific. By training future macroeconomic managers in these countries, the JISPA aims to enable them to better formulate sound economic and financial stability policies needed for sustainable growth and development.

Currently, the JISPA is ONLY open to qualified candidates from the following countries:

Nepal,

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao P.D.R., Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pacific Island Countries, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

The scholarship covers tuition-related costs and most living expenses for the scholar herself/himself. Officials who receive the JISPA scholarship cannot accept other scholarships. Scholars are expected to devote full time to their studies while in Japan.

The following four universities were selected as the partnership universities for the next phase starting from September/October 2011:

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

Macroeconomic Policy Program (one year program) Master of Public Policy Macroeconomic Policy Program (two year program) Master of Arts in Public Economics

Hitotsubashi University

Asian Public Policy Program (two year program) Master of Public Policy

International University of Japan

Macroeconomic Policy Program (two year program) Master of Arts in Economics

University of Tokyo

International Program/Master of Public Policy (two year program) Master of Public Policy

The program comprises two tracks: the partnership track and the open track. Because of the strong competition for scholarships, the JISPA is highly selective. In 2010-2011, a total of 30 new scholarships are available to candidates for the partnership track. There is no fixed limit on new scholarships for the open track, but generally only a small number of scholarships are awarded.