Prince Edward Island: Bachelor of Nursing Student Sponsorship Program

Other Recruitment

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 2010-2011 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

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 and Wellness
Health Recruitment and Retention Secretariat
16 Garfield Street, PO Box 2000, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 7N8
(902) 620.3872
(902) 620.3875

Application Form:

http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/BN_Sponsorship.pdf

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

This information has been taken from www.gov.pe.ca
URL: http://www.gov.pe.ca//index.php?number=1024788&lang=E
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