Widener University’s School of
Nursing was selected to receive two grants of $70,490 and $6,392 through
Independent Blue Cross Foundation’s Nurses for Tomorrow scholarship
program.
Nurses for Tomorrow is an innovative
initiative created by the Independence Blue Cross Foundation as part of a
broader strategy to enhance health care delivery by supporting nursing
education and the development of future nurses.
The purpose of these grants are to
support both graduate and/or doctoral level nursing students pursuing a degree
in nursing education or advanced practice nursing specializing in primary care
or geriatric care, and undergraduate nursing students, respectively.
“Widener University is grateful for
the continued support for our students by the Independence Blue Cross
Foundation, and for the confidence the Foundation has shown in the School of
Nursing’s ability to fulfill its mission by raising the standards of excellence
in education,” President James T. Harris III said. “This grant will provide
many of our brightest nursing students with the financial assistance they need
to better focus on academics and succeeding in college.”
According to Dr. Deborah Garrison,
dean of the School of Nursing, “the grants will be used to support a number of
our outstanding graduate and undergraduate students as they strive to achieve
their dreams and make a difference in the nursing profession, both in the
arenas of patient care delivery and nursing education.”
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