Students News

AACN is pleased to announced a free virtual career fair through NursingCAS on Thursday, September 19 from 9:00 am - 9:00 pm (ET). This free opportunity is open to all those interested in graduate nursing education and second degree nursing programs.

AACN's Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) is seeking one or more graduate students to represent AACN Member Schools as a GNSA Liaison. 

The GNSA Award for PhD-DNP Collaboration Excellence spotlights exemplary partnerships between students in research-focused and practice-focused doctoral programs.  All award nominations should be submitted no later than Friday, August 26, 2019. 

This free opportunity is open to all graduate nursing students at AACN member institutions and will expose students to advanced level nursing positions at hospitals and organizations around the country. 

The AfterCollege-AACN Scholarship Fund supports students who are seeking a baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral degree in nursing. 

AACN is pleased to announce the latest scholarship winners of the CastleBranch/AACN Geraldine "Polly" Bednash award. This award was created to support outstanding nursing students in baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral programs. Please join us in congratulating the following scholarship recipients. For more information on these and other AACN scholarships, view our student scholarships page. 

AACN is pleased to announce the latest scholarship winners from two awards programs funded by AfterCollege and Hurst Review Services. These programs were created to support outstanding students seeking baccalaureate and graduate degrees in nursing. Please join us in congratulating the following scholarship recipients. For more information on these and other AACN scholarships, view our student scholarships page. 

AACN is pleased to announce that five Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars have been selected through a national scholarship program funded by the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future. 

The partnership project will provide two awards of up to $6,000 for project grants to DNP students at an AACN member school in a DNP informatics program or in a DNP program in another area of advanced nursing practice, but with a background in informatics. Applications for the awards are due Wednesday, March 14, 2018.

The GNSA Conference, held February 22-24 in Atlanta, GA, was a memorable event for graduate nursing students from across the country.