By Gail A. Schlachter and R. David Weber
230 pages, comb binding
The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that 2.5 million nurses will be needed in the first part of the 21st century. Hundreds of financial aid programs, representing millions of dollars, are available to help students prepare for these jobs, as well as to help nurses already in the field fund their continuing education and professional development.
In the past, coverage of these programs has been selective and incomplete. Now, with the ongoing publication of How to Pay for Your Degree in Nursing (formerly issued as RSP Funding for Nursing Students and Nurses), that has all changed. Here, in one place, you can find totally up-to-date information on nearly 900 funding programs set aside specifically to students working on a 2-year, 4-year, or graduate degree in nursing.
All areas of nursing are covered, ranging from general practice to administration, anesthesiology, critical care, emergency, holistic health, long-term care, midwifery, nephrology, occupational health, oncology, operating room, orthopedic, pediatric, psychiatric, rehabilitative, school health, and many others.
Each program description is prepared from current material supplied by the sponsoring organization. In seconds, you can read about the purpose, eligibility, monetary award, duration, special features, limitations, number awarded, and deadline date for any program that interests you. Plus, the book is organized so you can search for aid by purpose (study/training or research/creative activities), program title, sponsor, residency, tenability, nursing specialty, and even deadline date.
If you are a student working on an associate degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree, Ph.D., or non-degree program in nursing, then this is the directory for you. There is no other source, in print or online, like this one. That's why American Reference Books Annual calls it the most "excellent source of funding information" available to nursing students and the Foundation Center has "highly recommended" this book.
How to Pay for Your Degree in Nursing is one of several titles issued by Reference Service Press that identify funding opportunities for undergraduate students in specific subject fields. Other titles cover:
