Provincial Grant Helps NIC Nursing Students Manage Their Time And Budget

A new provincial grant is available for nursing students to cover costs while balancing a busy schedule that includes classes and clinical work, and outside employment.

At North Island College, the eligible programs are the BSN program and the Practical Nursing Diploma. The grant is worth $2,000 for each eligible participant for each program year.

The maximum value of this grant per student is $6,000 for bachelor’s programs and $4,000 for diploma programs.

“This is wonderful news for nursing students, and it emphasizes the importance the provincial government is placing on health care,” said Kathleen Haggith, Dean of NIC’s Faculty of Health and Human Services.

The grant is open to all students enrolled in eligible nursing programs from September 1st, 2023, through August 1st, 2026.

For Indigenous students, there is also an additional grant program for BSN students worth up to $5,000 per program year, for a total maximum value of $15,000.

Indigenous students in practical nursing are instead eligible for up to $5,000 per program year award under the Priority Program Bursaries Indigenous Student Recruitment stream.

Tuition grants will be automatically applied by public post-secondary institutions, so students don’t need to apply.

To learn more, visit North Island College.