| E0128759↗ | Department of Health and Human Services | THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY | GRANT | 2026-01-29 | 2026-09-16 | 2 | NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM - OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO SECURE FUNDS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE LOW INTEREST LOANS TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING GRADUATE PROGRAMS (DNE, DNP, PHD) WHO PLAN TO BECOME NURSING FACULTY AND PRECEPTORS IN ACADEMIC-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS. HEAVILY RECRUITED NATIONWIDE, OUR GRADUATES HOLD FACULTY POSITIONS IN NURSING SCHOOLS AND SERVE AS PRECEPTORS IN ACADEMIC-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND OUR DOCTORAL PROGRAMS OFFERS THE NECESSARY CREDENTIALS FOR A CAREER IN ACADEMIA. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BURDEN, WORK TIME COMMITMENT, AND TIME TO DEGREE OF CURRENT DOCTORAL STUDENTS. THIS OBJECTIVE WILL BE MET BY LEVERAGING NURSING FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM (NFLP) FUNDS ALONG WITH OTHER CON AND UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID; TO INCREASE THE QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND DIVERSITY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS THAT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING IS ABLE TO RECRUIT AND GRADUATE TO BECOME NURSE FACULTY AND PRECEPTORS NATIONWIDE. THIS FUNDING PROPOSAL ALIGNS WITH THE NFLP PURPOSE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED NURSING FACULTY NATIONWIDE WHO GO ON TO WORK AS FACULTY OR PRECEPTORS IN ACADEMIC-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS. PRIORITIES: FIFTY DOCTORAL STUDENTS WERE AWARDED NFLP FUNDING IN THE LAST YEAR FUNDING WAS RECEIVED (2024-25) FOR A TOTAL OF $632,989.00, YIELDING AN AVERAGE PER STUDENT OF $12,659.78. OUR OBJECTIVE FOR THE CURRENT APPLICATION IS TO PROVIDE 14 STUDENTS CONTINUED FUNDING AND 61 NEW NFLP AWARDEES IN 2026-27, BASED ON AN INCOMING ESTIMATE OF 44 DNE STUDENTS, 75 DNP STUDENTS AND 4 NEW PHD STUDENTS IN AUTUMN 2026. THE NFLP FUND BALANCE IS $291,189.62 AS OF JULY 1, 2026. TAKING THE BALANCE INTO ACCOUNT, WE ARE REQUESTING $1,208,811.00 TO ACHIEVE THE $1,500,000.00 NEEDED TO SUPPORT 75 DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN 2026-27. OUR NEW REQUEST IS BASED ON OUR GROWING DOCTORAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND INCREASING FINANCIAL STUDENT NEED, PARTICULARLY AMONG THE DNE STUDENTS EDUCATIONALLY PREPARED TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE AS NURSE FACULTY. THE NFLP REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT INCENTIVE FOR DOCTORAL EDUCATION FOR FUTURE FACULTY, NECESSARY CONSIDERING CONTINUING REDUCTIONS IN STUDENT PHD PROGRAM ENROLLMENT NATIONALLY AS WELL AS THE INCREASING EXPECTATION OF DOCTORAL PREPARATION FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING AND FACULTY ROLE. WE HAVE A ROBUST POOL OF APPLICANTS WHICH WE EXPECT TO CONSIDER FOR ADMISSION WHO WILL BEGIN THEIR DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN AUGUST 2027. AN EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES INCLUDES AN NFLP FUNDED PHD STUDENT WHO GRADUATED DECEMBER 2023, COMPLETED A 2-YEAR POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AND HAS MADE EXCEPTIONAL PROGRESS IN HER ACADEMIC CAREER AS A TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FACULTY POSITION AT A RESEARCH-INTENSIVE INSTITUTION. A 2026 DNE STUDENT GRADUATE HAS ACCEPTED A FACULTY LEADERSHIP POSITION AT AN INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITY THAT SERVES THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND OTHERS WITHIN A 150-MILE RADIUS, POSITIONING HER FOR A SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC CAREER IN NURSING EDUCATION. WE SUPPORTED STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC PROGRESSION AND PROGRAM COMPLETION THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, PROVIDING EVIDENCE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS. PROJECT SUPPORT: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING HAS A STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT RECRUITMENT TO NFLP. THE PD AND GRADUATE PROGRAM MANAGER (GPM) IN THE COLLEGE OF NURSING OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS AND SUCCESS HAVE AN ESTABLISHED SYSTEM TO EFFECTIVELY INFORM DOCTORAL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN BECOMING NURSING FACULTY REGARDING THE NFLP OPPORTUNITY. | $834.0K |