Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Scholarship
For APRN MSN/DNP students in AGNP-PC, FNP, or PMHNP specialties seeking to practice in underserved communities
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An APRN Scholarship for Nursing Leadership in Underserved Communities
Through a federally funded Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) grant, a limited number of tuition-only scholarships are available for students who wish to participate in the UofL School of Nursing Empowering Leadership and Evidence-based practice with Vulnerable populations through APRN Training Experiences (Cards ELEVATE) program.
Cards ELEVATE aims to prepare nurses to provide culturally competent care for people in medically underserved areas by:
- Providing access to experiential learning opportunities that help students gain broad experience working with underserved and vulnerable populations
- Deepening students' understanding of health inequities, the social determinants of health, and the impact of access to high-quality care on individuals and communities in underserved areas
- Guaranteed clinical placements with licensed preceptors in health provider shortage areas (HPSAs) or medically underserved areas/populations (MUA/P) and staff support to secure such placements
ANEW scholarships provide:
- Up to full-tuition funding
- A dedicated academic support coach
- Curated professional development opportunities, as well as social supports
- A special distinction cord and recognition at graduation
To complete the Cards ELEVATE curriculum, students must log a combined minimum of 500 clock hours of experiential learning; 400 of these hours will come directly from each student’s required clinical placement(s) in underserved areas. The remaining 100 hours can be selected from a curated list of experiences across a broad range of topics.
Scholarship Eligibility and Expectations
- Hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in the family nurse practitioner (FNP), adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner (AGNP-PC), or psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) track
- Enrolling or plan to enroll in full-time graduate study. Full-time is defined as a minimum of 9 credit hours in each of the fall and spring semesters. Part-time students are eligible only in their final year of study.
- Maintain a 3.0 GPA throughout the course of study
- Complete 500 experiential learning hours. 400 of these hours are built into each student’s course of study as supervised clinical hours with a licensed preceptor in underserved areas.
- Seeking employment as a nurse practitioner in rural and/or urban underserved areas
- Agree to share employment information with the School of Nursing for at least 1 year post-graduation
Application Deadlines
*This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2,600,000 with 0.0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.