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Full-time School of Nursing faculty who received or renewed their National League for Nursing Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) credential during the prior or current fiscal year are eligible for an award of up to $5,000 from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). Over the past five award cycles, 24 UMSON faculty have received a total of $120,000 under this program.

Nominations must be signed and submitted by the dean. To meet MHEC's deadline, completed nomination packages need to be received by Deborah Prout, special assistant to the dean, by Monday, March 11 . Applicants are required to submit a number of documents, including a copy of their NLN Testing Score Sheet/or CNE renewal of certification letter. 

For further information regarding the requirements or to indicate your intention to apply, please email prout@umaryland.edu.

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