National Program to Build Next Generation of Academic Nurse Leaders
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced a new scholars program to develop the next generation of nurse leaders in academia and boost the stature of junior faculty in nursing schools. The RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars program will provide a total of $28 million over the next five years to outstanding junior nursing faculty to help them advance in their fields and seek faculty positions earlier in their careers by providing mentorship, leadership training, and research support.
Scholars will be given opportunities to develop a research program and other scholarly activities; work closely with institutional and national mentors; participate in leadership training; and network with scholars, experts, and colleagues in their field and other related fields. Scholars also will be able to gain protected time to get the critical skills needed for a successful career in academic nursing.
The program will be run out of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.
The program will award up to $350,000 for three years to each RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar; up to fifteen scholars will be selected each year. Applicants must be junior faculty members with at least two but no more than five years of experience in a faculty role. Candidates who completed their doctoral degree within ten years of receiving their initial nursing degree are encouraged to apply.
The Nurse Faculty Scholars Call for Applications is available online at the RWJF Web site.
