Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supports tomorrow’s nursing leaders today
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides scholarships to nursing students from both underrepresented and financially disadvantaged groups.
Robert Wood Johnson devoted his life to public service and to building the small, but innovative family firm of Johnson & Johnson into the world’s finest health and medical care products company. Johnson left his fortune to the foundation that bears his name.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s efforts focus on improving both the health of everyone in America and their health care – how it’s delivered, how it’s paid for, and how well it does for patients and their families.
In line with their mission, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing launched a national initiative, the RWJF New Careers in Nursing. “New Careers in Nursing aims to safeguard the health of the nation by helping to ease the nurse and nurse faculty shortage,” said RWJF Senior Adviser for Nursing Susan B. Hassmiller, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. “This important initiative will also advance the foundation’s strategic goal of promoting a health professional workforce that reflects the diversity of the American public.”
Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Nursing received a generous $200,000 grant from the foundation to establish its own New Careers in Nursing scholarship program titled “Supporting Tomorrow’s Nursing Leaders.” This gift will provide 20 scholarships
of $10,000 each to nursing students from groups underrepresented in nursing or from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Said Dr. Mary Wickman, director of CSUF’s pre-licensure RN Program: “We are delighted to be awarded the grant. The scholarship funds will allow students, many of whom have families and financial obligations, to concentrate on their studies during these challenging times.”
For information about corporate and foundation giving, please contact Jerry Yu
at 657-278-7677.