Celebrating National Nurses Week 2023 Saturday, May 6, 2023 Happy National Nurses Week! This week, and every week, AACN celebrates our member schools and nurses around the U.S. for their tireless commitment to advancing health and health care. AACN is proud to join thousands of organizations to highlight nurses' impact on keeping individuals and communities safe. This month on Twitter, we'll showcase resources, tools, and highlights related to self-care, recognition, professional development, and community engagement. Don’t miss these special opportunities and reasons to celebrate. Follow us @AACNursing! Free Advertising on AACN's Career Center To show our appreciation, AACN is offering member schools the opportunity to advertise faculty vacancies for free on the AACN website. Each member school can post one 30-day ad for free on the AACN Career Center, our online resource dedicated to employment opportunities in nursing education. The ad must be posted by May 31. Post a Free Job Explore AACN's Redesigned Website! A Brand New Experience With You in Mind. AACN is thrilled to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website. The website remains at www.aacnnursing.org, but has a different look and feel with bold colors, images, and more tools for members and stakeholders to tap into programs and resources. Our top goals were to ensure a user-friendly and highly visual experience. The website is reorganized into six navigation categories, each designed to allow members to find relevant information quickly and efficiently. See What Else is New Funding Opportunities for Faculty and Students Faculty Scholars Grant Program The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the philanthropic arm of AACN, is pleased to announce the 2023 Call for Applications for the AACN Faculty Scholars Grant Program! Two $25,000 awards will be granted to fund faculty scholarships in areas that support AACN’s strategic priorities. Application Deadline: August 5, 2023 Learn More Scholarships for Students QGenda-AACN Scholarship Just Announced! QGenda, a leader in healthcare workforce management solutions, has joined AACN on a new scholarship program for students at AACN member schools. Three $5,000 scholarships are available each year. The first scholarship award will be to a student in an entry-level baccalaureate program. Application Deadlines: July 1, October 1, and February 1 Learn More Scrubin Uniforms-AACN Scholarship The program provides $2,500 in scholarship awards three times a year to nursing students from AACN member schools with a formal affiliation agreement with Scrubin Uniforms. Application Deadline: September 1, December 1, and March 1 Learn More NurseThink-AACN Scholarship NurseThink® has joined with AACN to offer a scholarship program focused on preparing future nurse faculty. Open to students enrolled in master’s and doctoral programs at AACN member institutions and members of the GNSA, this program provides $5,000 scholarship awards to students twice a year through 2026. Application Deadline: July 15 and January 15 Learn More Hurst Review/AACN Nursing Scholarship Hurst Review and AACN are proud to offer this scholarship program that recognizes and rewards entry-level nursing students for outstanding academic performance. All applicants must already be enrolled in an AACN member institution and maintain at least a 3.2 grade point average in their current program, or last school attended. One scholarship in the amount of $2,500 will be distributed twice yearly. Application Deadlines: September 1 and February 1 Learn More Categories: Membership Announcements, Scholarships