Friday, May 9, 2025
5/9/2025
Nurse Faculty Loan Program - The purpose of this proposal is to secure funding to provide financial assistance to two continuing non-resident, three continuing residents, and one new resident graduate nursing student matriculating in the PhD program over the next year. Heavily recruited nationwide, our graduates hold faculty positions in nursing schools across the United States and abroad and our PhD program offers the necessary credentials for a career in academia. The objectives of this proposal are to: 1) reduce the financial burden, work time commitment, and time to degree of potential and current doctoral students, and 2) increase the diversity of the UB SON PhD graduates to reflect the population of our region and nation more closely. The PhD program at UB is registered with the New York State Department of Education. UB is a top-35 public research university in the nation, number 1 in New York State, and one of the few public university members of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU). Although a few of our graduates seek careers in industry, government, or other settings, the vast majority embark on academic careers. Our commitment is to prepare graduates who are competent to teach, conduct research, and provide service to the discipline. The UB SON offers three pathways to obtaining a PhD: Post-BS to PhD, Post-MS to PhD, and Post-DNP to PhD. This proposal seeks to leverage existing internal and State University of New York (SUNY) scholarships along with Nurse Faculty Loan Program funds to support two continuing non-resident, three continuing residents, and one new resident graduate nursing student matriculating in the PhD program over the next year. Regardless of pathway to PhD, students participate in courses and activities addressing health disparities, social determinants of health, health equity and behavioral health integration within their course of study. Thus, in alignment with HHS and HRSA priorities, the UB SON faculty strive to foster an environment of academic and scholarly excellence that develops nurse faculty who will transform the workforce by targeting the need to replenish this increasingly scarce resource.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).