College of Nursing Receives $1.4M grant

MSU’s College of Nursing received a five-year, $1.42 million grant to expand its primary care nurse practitioner program.

Several student recipients will receive an annual stipend of $22,000 for up to two years to allow them to enroll in the program full-time.

The money is part of the Advanced Nursing Education Expansion program with the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration.

MSU is one of the 26 schools in the country to receive the grant.
The money will help College of Nursing students continue their education and excel, said Mary Mundt, dean of the College of Nursing in a statement.

“Being awarded this grant allows the college an opportunity to provide significant financial support to well-deserving and talented nursing students at Michigan State University,” Mundt said in the statement. “The College of Nursing is constantly working to secure funding that will benefit our students while developing a nursing work force with advanced practice degrees.”

According to the statement, the College of Nursing retains most of its graduates in Michigan, and so the higher graduation rate promoted by the individual grants will benefit areas throughout the state.