- Full Tuition Scholarships for Newly Admitted, Eligible Students - Newly admitted students will be considered for full-tuition scholarships for a total of three years. These awards are renewed each year, contingent upon satisfactory academic performance. Additional financial support is available in following years. Determination of eligibility for full-tuition scholarships is made at the time of acceptance into the program based on budgetary availability.
- Nurse Faculty Loan Program - Up to $35,000/year can be borrowed to cover tuition costs. Students can cancel 85% of the loan by working as a full-time nurse faculty in an accredited school of nursing for a minimum of four years. The remaining 15% of the loan is repaid at a low interest rate.
- Mary Oakley Scholarship – Awarded to a PhD student whose research encompasses gerontology. Amount variable.
- LEAP Funding - If a student is employed for one year at RUSH University Medical Center or RUSH Oak Park Hospital, they are entitled to tuition reimbursement at the rate of 6 credit hours/term if employed .5 -.8 FTE and 9 credit hours/term is employed .9 -1.0 FTE. We encourage applicants interested in clinical faculty teaching positions to discuss this option with the PhD program director as to how to pursue this opportunity.
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- View Student Research and Scholarly Awards for which students may be considered during their matriculation as a PhD student.
- View scholarship terms that recipients must adhere to in order to remain eligible.