Jonas Nursing

About Jonas

Jonas Nursing


About Jonas Nursing

Jonas Nursing is an initiative of Jonas Philanthropies. Among its signature efforts is the Jonas Scholars program, which provides financial assistance, leadership development, and networking support to expand the pipeline of nursing faculty, researchers, and advanced practice nurses.

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Applications for the 2024 – 2026 Jonas Scholars Program are now live. To learn more and nominate a student, please visit our application section below.

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Jonas Impact

Empowering over 1,400 doctoral nursing scholars across 157 universities in all 50 states with more than $27 million in scholarships since 2008

greyscale map of the US showing the number of Jonas Scholars per state

 

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News & Announcements

Jonas Nursing & AACN Announce a Call for Applications for the New Cohort of Doctoral Nursing Scholars
April 8, 2024
Jonas Nursing and AACN announce the launch of the eighth cohort of the Jonas Scholars program. Nursing schools seeking support for exceptional doctoral students with an interest in teaching after graduation are encouraged to apply for funding. Under next-generation family leadership, Jonas Nursing will bolster this initiative with a redesigned curriculum focused on preparing future nursing faculty leaders through four key pillars: mentoring, leadership development, policy, and teaching. 

Jonas Philanthropies and the Flynn Foundation Award Five Scholarships to Advance Oncology Nursing
August 19, 2023
Jonas Philanthropies and the Flynn Foundation are proud to announce the latest scholarship recipients to receive support through a joint scholarship program created to recognize doctoral nursing students seeking to improve health care for cancer patients. The scholarships represent the third cohort of Jonas-Flynn Oncology Nurse DNP Scholars program (“Jonas-Flynn Scholars”), made possible by a grant from the two organizations. To date, fourteen Jonas-Flynn scholarships totaling $380,000 in support have been awarded. 

Jonas Philanthropies Establishes New Home Base for its Nursing Division at AACN
January 19, 2023
Jonas Philanthropies, one of the nation’s leading sources of support for doctoral nursing education and other critical healthcare priorities, is pleased to announce the establishment of a new home base for its nursing programs at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in Washington, DC. This strategic move will position Jonas Philanthropies to amplify its work to address inequities in health care and support nursing, including the development of a diverse cadre of nurse faculty, advanced practice registered nurses, and nurse leaders. 

DNPs of Color and Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Launch Pathway to Publication Mentorship Program
June 8, 2022
DNPs of Color (DOCs), an organization committed to increasing diversity in nursing practice through networking, mentorship and advocacy, and Jonas Philanthropies, a nonprofit addressing high-need healthcare issues and audiences through high impact solutions, are proud to announce the launch of DNPs of Color/Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare (JNVH) Pathway to Publication (PTP) mentorship program. The program aims to increase the diversity of published nursing research and data available. 

 

“The Jonas Scholar program has catapulted my career and role as a leader, clinician, advocate, and educator at the national level.”

Joan Miravite, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP
Jonas Scholar 2016-2018

 

 

“Having the exposure to different nurses across the country… made me a better nurse, a better scientist and a better person.”

Katherine Maki, PhD, APRN, NP-BC
Jonas Scholar 2016-2018

 

 

“The Jonas Scholars program provided me a fundamental foundation on which I could stand and expand my growth.”

Varsha Singh, DNP, APN, CT-CP, NEA-BC, FAHA
Jonas Scholar 2014 - 2016

Contact Noah Brown, Jonas Grant Manager, at jonasnursing@aacnnursing.org or (202) 463-6930 ext. 201.
 
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