UB Receives Federal Grant For Rehabilitation Nursing

By Lois Baker

Release Date: December 1, 1997 This content is archived.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to be used for the training and preparation of rehabilitation nurses.

The grant will fund full tuition and stipends for qualified graduate students who are selected as Rehabilitation Service Administration Scholars.

To be admitted to the graduate program, applicants must have a baccalaureate degree in nursing, a 3.0 grade-point average, Graduate Record Examination scores, three references and at least one year of experience in a rehabilitation nursing-related position. They also must be interviewed by UB nursing faculty.

Federal employees are not eligible for this scholarship.

For more information, contact Sharon Dittmar at 829-2088.