Apply today for a highly selective honors program and learn from leaders in
geriatric nursing about all the exciting ways you can serve older adults as a
nurse!

The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) Scholars Program seeks
to engage and develop baccalaureate students interested in specializing in
the care of the older adult. This program offers a unique experience not
found anywhere else in the United States for students to explore the
greatest pressing issues in geriatric nursing practice across care settings.
Students accepted to this exclusive cohort receive small-group instruction,
clinical experience and mentorship in geriatrics and palliative care. Learn
about how to improve care and health equity for older adults through
practice, policy, and research and how you as a nurse can be a leader in
the field.

Students accepted into this program with an interest in community-based or
long-term care nursing have the additional opportunity to applying for the J.
Paul Trust Scholarship.

Program Includes:

• Mentorship and small group sessions with HIGN Faculty
• Additional geriatric focused clinical experiences
• Completing an integrative service-based learning project or a research project with 1:1 faculty mentorship
• Writing an opinion editorial for publication
• Recognition as an HIGN Scholar at the NYU Meyers graduation ceremony
• Access to HIGN's online learning modules

Counts for 1 Baccalaureate Program Nursing Elective

Click here for more information about the program.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Undergraduate nursing students who have completed their second upper level sequence in the baccalaureate program (A&E II, Pharmacology, Psych)
• A minimum of a 3.0 GPA

How to Apply:
Click here to apply today!

Applications are due Friday, June 6, 2025

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