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Bachelor of Nursing Student Sponsorship Program

Student sponsorships will assist students with employment and tuition costs, and produce further assistance to the health facilities to secure more new nursing graduates.

Full-time nursing students who will be, during the 2009-2010 academic year, entering either their 3rd or 4th year of a Canadian Bachelor Degree in Nursing Program or their 1st or 2nd year of the Accelerated Canadian Bachelor Degree in Nursing Program are eligible to apply for sponsorship. This program provides them with assistance in the amount of $2,400 per academic year. Students who wish to work in a rural location and have indicated so on their application may be eligible for an Enhanced Rural Sponsorship of $3,000 per academic year.

In return, students will be required to work on P.E.I. for one year for each year of Sponsorship following graduation from a recognized Canadian University School of Nursing Program and registration with the Association of Registered Nurses of PEI (ARNPEI).

Interested students will be assessed according to criteria which has been established by a joint committee of the Department of Health, UPEI and the health care facilities.

Preference will be given to applicants who:

 

 

 

  • are residents of Prince Edward Island
  • have outstanding scholastic achievement combined with solid related work or volunteer experience
  • have had positive BN Summer Student Program placements
  • are bilingual

    This initiative will further enhance the job readiness of BN students and enable employers to better evaluate the skills and abilities of potential future staff.



    Applications should be forwarded to:
    Address:


    Tel:
    Fax:    		 Department of Health
    Health Recruitment and Retention Secretariat
    11 Kent Street, 5th Floor, PO Box 2000, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 7N8
    (902) 620.3872
    (902) 620.3875


    Application Form:
    * 2009-10 Bachelor Degree in Nursing Sponsorship Application Form


    Note: The forms are in PDF format and can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader get adobe reader.

     

     

     

     

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