Michigan Nursing Schools

Priorities to Address Global Nursing Shortages

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - March 29, 2006 - The findings of a two-year study addressing the worldwide nursing workforce crisis were released today by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF). The Global Nursing Shortage: Priority Areas for Intervention identifies top priorities for action in addressing the shortage of nurses worldwide.

"We are seeing serious adverse impacts on the health and well-being of populations in both developed and developing countries due to the nursing shortage. The health related Millennium Development Goals, and development initiatives in general, are jeopardised by inadequate investments in human resources and ineffective actions to develop and sustain a strong health workforce," according to Dr. Hiroko Minami, President of ICN and FNIF.

"The political will to address the critical issues contributing to nurse shortages remains weak in most countries, despite a growing recognition of the critical issues" stressed ICN and FNIF's Chief Executive Officer Judith Oulton.

The report presents an action plan for ICN and nursing, calling on national and global partners to engage in developing, implementing and financing interventions in five priority areas: Macroeconomic and health sector funding policies; Workforce policy and planning, including regulation; Positive practice environments and organisational performance; Recruitment and retention; addressing maldistribution within countries, and out-migration; and Nursing leadership.

The report points to critically needed improvements in the work environments of nurses and capacity-building in health human resources planning and management. The report also highlights the need for greater national self-sufficiency in managing domestic supply and demand, and for enabling fiscal environments supportive of nursing workforce development and improved public infrastructures. Read more...

Michigan Grant and Fellowship Opportunities

American Nurses Foundation Research Program Grants
Ethnic Minority Fellowship Program
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
March of Dimes
National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN)
National Black Nurses Association (NBNA)
Nurses' Educational Funds, Inc.
The Oncology Nursing Society Foundation
A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship
AACN - Arthur M. Miller Fund Scholarship
AACN - Educational Advancement Scholarships - Graduate Completion
AACN - National Teaching Institute Scholarships Program
AACN - Vision Partners Continuing Education Scholarships Program
AACN Educational Advancement Scholarships - BSN Completion
AAMN Foundation Scholarships for Men
AAOHN Professional Development Scholarships
Aetna Scholarship
AFSCME FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
AHNA - Charlotte McGuire Scholarships
AHNA - Research Grants
Air Force ROTC 4-Year Nursing Scholarships
Albert E. and Florence W. Newton Nurse Scholarship
Akron General Nursing - Service League Scholarship for Graduate Education in Nursing
Alexander Graham Bell Foundation College Scholarship Award
ANA - Ethnic/Racial Minority Doctoral Fellowships
ANNA - Abbott/Pamela Balzer Career Mobility
ANNA - American Regent Career Mobility Scholarship
ANNA - Career Mobility Scholarships
ANNA - Janel Parker Career Mobility Scholarship
ANNA - Tyco/Healthcare/Kendall Products Scholarship for Continuing Education
ANNA Foundation/AMGEN Career Mobility Scholarship
Anna May Rolando Scholarship Award
Anne Ford Scholarship
AORN Foundation Baccalaureate Degree Scholarship
AORN Foundation Doctoral Degree Scholarship
AORN Foundation Master's Degree Scholarship
AORN Foundation Nursing Student Scholarship
AQHF Education or Nursing Scholarship
AAOHN Professional Development Scholarships
Army ROTC Nurse Officer Program
Bernice L. Vance Scholarship
Bernice Pickens Parsons Fund
BET/Emerge Publications Scholarship
Bethesda's Developmental Disabilities Scholarship for Lutheran Nursing Students
CampusRN/AACN Nursing Scholarship Fund
Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship
Caroline Simpson Maheady Scholarship Award
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Nursing Commitment to Employment and Study Program
Charles Hardy Memorial Scholarship Awards
Charles Kunz Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship (ENA)
Christiana Care Health Systems Scholarship
Dr. Hilda Richards Scholarship
Dr. Lauranne Sams Scholarship
Eight & Forty Lung and Respiratory Disease Nursing Scholarship Fund
ELA Scholarships
ENA Foundation Advanced Nursing Practice Scholarships
ENA Foundation Faculty Doctoral Scholarship
ENA Foundation Faculty Memorial Doctoral Scholarship
ENA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships
FNRE BSN Scholarship
FNRE Clinical Nurse Specialist Scholarship
FNRE Doctoral Scholarship
FNRE Master's Scholarship
FNRE Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Scholarship
FNRE Nursing Management Scholarship
FNSNA Scholarship Nursing Scholarships for Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association Career Mobility Scholarships
Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association General Scholarships
Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association Specialty Scholarship
Genevieve Julia Scholarship Award
HCAid Scholarship
HCR Manor Care Nursing Scholarship Program
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Hobble (LPN) Nursing Scholarship
HSF/HCA Nursing Scholarship Program
James D. Durante Nurse Scholarship Program
JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services)/Elsevier Nursing Scholarship
Kaiser Permanente Deloras Jones RN Academic Excellence Scholarship
Kaiser Permanente Deloras Jones RN Excellence in Bachelor's Degree Nursing Scholarship
Kaiser Permanente Deloras Jones RN Nursing as a Second Career Scholarship

Michigan Nursing Scholarships and Financial Aid

Prospective students should visit each school in which they are seriously interested and discuss with the school's financial aid office the assistance the school can be expected to provide. Scholarships are awarded by foundations, civic clubs, and other non-profit organizations.  Eligibility requirements (e.g. minimum grade point average, residency, or field of interest), funding amounts, and deadlines vary.

Scholarships and Financial Aid Books

Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2006
The College Board College Handbook 2006
College Cost & Financial Aid Handbook 2006
Paying for College without Going Broke 2006
How to Go to College Almost for Free

Nursing Resources

For a list of accredited clinical nurse specialist programs, visit the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. For information on nurse practitioners, including a list of accredited programs, visit the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Information about employment opportunities may be obtained from local hospitals, nursing care facilities, home health care agencies, psychiatric facilities, the Michigan State Board of Nursing, and local offices of the State employment service.

For information about accredited programs in other states visit one of the following websites: RN Programs in Texas, Nursing Schools in South Carolina and Oregon Registered Nurses.