$3.25 million grant will support nursing students at NSU

Approximately 40 students are expected to receive scholarship assistance each year through the Health Resources and Services Administration. For purposes of the federal program, eligible students include those from economically, educationally or geographically vulnerable backgrounds who also demonstrate financial need.
Approximately 40 students are expected to receive scholarship assistance each year through the Health Resources and Services Administration. For purposes of the federal program, eligible students include those from economically, educationally or geographically vulnerable backgrounds who also demonstrate financial need.

Northwestern State University has been awarded a five-year grant expected to provide $3.25 million through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to support eligible Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) students and help strengthen Louisiana’s nursing workforce.

The award was made through HRSA’s Scholarships for Disad…