Funding
for the Graduate Nursing Faculty Scholarship and Living
Expenses Grant is provided by the Health Services Cost
Review Commission (HSCRC) through the Nurse Support
Program II (NSP II). NSP II addresses the issues of recruiting
and retaining nurses in Maryland hospitals by focusing
on increasing the number of qualified nursing faculty to
expand educational capacity in Maryland Schools of
Nursing.
Who
may apply: A registered nurse who is pursuing the
graduate education necessary to be considered qualified
nursing faculty at a Maryland higher education institution
with the commitment of sponsorship and faculty mentoring
from the Dean or Director of a School of Nursing.
How
to apply: Apply online
and submit the application for the
Graduate Nursing Faculty
Scholarship and Living Expenses Grant and the signed
Sponsorship Form along with Mentoring Plan (form
available online once you apply) along with official
transcripts from all institutions
you attended for any registered nursing programs and
graduate nursing programs to the Office of Student Financial
Assistance (OSFA). To be considered for the Living
Expenses Grant, an applicant must submit their
signed 2010 Maryland State Income Tax
Return and W-2/1099 forms (including spouse if married).
When
to apply: The Graduate Nursing Faculty Scholarship and Living Expenses
Grant application and documentation must be
submitted prior to the start of the semester for which they wish to be
considered for funding. Funding requests are not
considered for the term or semester after classes start. Students are
encouraged to
apply by August 1 to start in the fall semester,
by December 1 to start in the spring semester, and
prior to
April 1
to start in the summer semester.
To
be eligible for the Graduate Nursing Faculty Scholarship,
an individual must be a Maryland resident and be enrolled at a
Maryland college or university as a full-time (9+ credits per
semester) or part-time (6-8 credits per semester) graduate student
in a Master’s
of Science in Nursing (MSN) program, Doctoral program (PhD or
DNP) or another graduate-level
nursing program (post-graduate Certificate in Nursing
Education) required to prepare individuals to become
nursing faculty. Audited
courses cannot be used to reach the minimum credit hours
required for full-time or part-time status. The Graduate
Nursing Faculty Scholarship is not based on need.
You must provide
signed documentation
of sponsorship (including a signed Mentoring Plan) by a nursing school in Maryland. The nursing
school sponsoring the student must agree to provide mentors
for the student and incorporate the student into its campus
faculty culture and provide career counseling and
assistance with placement as a faculty member at the
institution or another nursing school in the State.
To
be eligible for a Living
Expenses Grant,
an applicant must receive and accept an offer for a Graduate
Nursing Faculty Scholarship and must submit their
signed 2010
Maryland State Income tax return and W-2?1099 forms
(including spouse if married). Eligible applicants
must have an annual gross salary that does not exceed
$75,000 if single, or an annual gross salary that does not
exceed $75,000 with a combined adjusted gross income that
does not exceed $160,000 with their spouse, if married.
A
student receiving the
Graduate Nursing Faculty Scholarship and
Living Expenses Grant must commit to: (1) completing the
required graduate program within a maximum of two years for
full-time students and/or accelerated progression based on the
program and (2) working as a nursing faculty at a
Maryland institution upon program completion.
The
Graduate Nursing Faculty Scholarship is not based on
need. The Living
Expenses Grant is based on an applicant's
income from his/her 2010 Maryland State tax return and W-2/1099 forms
(including spouse if married).
The
Graduate
Nursing Faculty Scholarship equals the amount
of tuition and mandatory fees not to exceed $13,000 per
academic year ($6,500/semester, fall and spring) and will be prorated for
part-time recipients. The
award is renewable for a maximum amount of $26,000. Award
recipients may request summer funding, as long as the total
amount of funding for the academic year does not exceed
$13,000. Summer funding requests
must be in writing and be
received by OSFA by April 1 of each year. Summer
awards are subject to the availability of funds.
Funding priority
is given to providing scholarships, previously awarded
student renewals, full-time course work, educational
commitment, and proximity to program completion.
Living
Expenses Grant awards may not exceed
the maximum of $25,000 per academic year ($12,500 per
semester) for full-time (9 + credits per semester)
recipients and will be prorated for part-time recipients. If
a recipient is receiving any type of stipend, salary
supplement and/or other form of financial assistance for
living expenses, it may be deducted from the grant award
total. Grant awards are subject to the availability of
funds and all eligible applicants may not receive an award.
Note: If the
recipient’s employment status changes as a result of
accepting this award (the recipient discontinues working, or
changes from full-time to part-time employment), the
recipient may submit a separate appeal form to request a
recalculation of the recipient’s income that is used to rank
students for the Living Expenses Grant.
A
Graduate Nursing Faculty Scholarship award may be renewed for
up to three additional years until the maximum total award
limit of $26,000 has been reached. A recipient’s award will
be renewed automatically if the recipient remains a Maryland
resident, maintains a minimum 3.0 annual GPA in
graduate course work; remains enrolled in an eligible nursing
program; maintains the satisfactory academic progress
standards of the institution; and, if receiving the Living
Expenses Grant, continues to meet program eligibility
requirements determined by review of Maryland State Income
Tax Returns and W-2/1099 forms.
A recipient must sign a promissory note affirming that
he/she will serve as a nurse faculty at Maryland institutions
with nursing degree programs by doing the following:
-
work two years as a full-time nurse faculty member for
each year the award was received as a full-time student; or
- work one and one-half years as a full-time nurse
faculty member for each year the award was received as a
part-time student.
Individuals
fulfilling their service obligations as a part-time nurse
faculty member must work two years for each year of their
full-time employment obligation.
Full-time
employment is defined as 35 or more hours per week. Part-time employment is defined as 20-34 hours per week.
Service
must begin within (6) six months of graduation. A recipient
must meet his/her service obligation at any Maryland
institution granting nursing degrees and is not required to
work at the sponsoring institution.
If the service obligation is not met, the scholarships and
grants
must be repaid with interest (interest rate charged will be
equal to and match the interest rate established by the
United States Department of Education for the Federal
Stafford Loan).
If the Graduate Nursing Faculty Scholarship is held
with any other award requiring a service obligation, the
obligations must be performed in consecutive years.
Nurse Faculty Position Openings
http://www.marylandnursing.net/jobs.php
http://www.minoritynurse.com/?q=nursing-faculty-jobs
http://www.nurse.com/jobs/Nursing-Education-Jobs/
http://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/search.cfm?JobCat=136
APPLICATION
To
apply for the 2011-2012 academic year, please go to:
https://mdcaps.mhec.state.md.us
If you have not already done so, you will be required to create a user id and password.
You will then be sent an email with an activation link.
You MUST activate your account prior to logging in to your
account. You will then be able to apply
online for programs, as well as check the status of your
application.
GNF 11-12 Mentoring Plan (doc)
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