Awards

The NJNI Faculty Preparation Program has awarded $13.5M in grants to New Jersey based nursing programs and education collaboratives. These grantees will enhance their curriculums to integrate educational competencies into their programs, manage a student scholarship program, and produce at least 46 new nurse faculty as RWJF New Jersey Nursing Scholars committed to working in New Jersey upon graduation. These programs will emphasize fast-track efforts to get faculty prepared quickly, and innovative curricula that advance nursing research and career development.
 
Those selected as RWJF New Jersey Nursing Scholars receive generous benefits and support to help them complete their graduate or doctoral studies, in exchange for a commitment to teach in the state for at least three years.
 
RWJF New Jersey Nursing Scholars are selected by individual grantee institutions.  Faculty Preparation Program Grantee Institutions are:

• Fairleigh Dickinson University; a masters collaborative with Monmouth University and Bloomfield College;
  Project Director: Elizabeth S. Parietti, EdD, CNM, APRN-C
  Parietti@fdu.edu 
• Rutgers University; PhD in Nursing Program;
  Project Director: Lucille Joel, PhD, RN
  ljoel@andromeda.rutgers.edu
• Seton Hall University; PhD in Nursing Program;
  Project Director: Mary Anne McDermott, RN, PhD
  Mary.McDermott@shu.edu
• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Master of Science in Nursing Program;
  Project Director: Mary C. Kamienski, PhD APRN-C FAEN
  kamienma@umdnj.edu
• William Paterson University; a masters collaborative with The College of New Jersey, Kean University and Richard Stockton University;
  Project Director: Kem Louie, PhD., APN., FAAN
  louiek@wpunj.edu

Please see individual grantee institutions for details on available scholarships.