I Believe This about Nursing

By Educator November 26th, 2009

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is the largest philanthropy in the United States dedicated solely to health and health care. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, the foundation aims to assist people in the U.S. to lead healthier lives and get their needed health care.

RJWF is devoted to programs that incorporate racial, cultural and economic diversity. With its New Careers in Nursing scholarship program, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation looks forward to lessen the national nursing shortage. It plans to improve the diversity of nursing professionals by assisting hundreds of students to start on their nursing careers through accelerated education and financial assistance. RWJF New Career in Nursing scholarship holds a national essay contest where winners receive $10,000 scholarship money. Read the rest of this entry »

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