Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) is one of only 28 schools of nursing nationwide to receive a grant to increase the number of nurses holding PhDs. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Future of Nursing Scholars program will provide financial support, mentoring, and leadership development to nurses who commit to earn their PhDs in three years.

DUSON will select one to two nursing students to receive the scholarship later this year.

The Future of Nursing Scholars program is a multi-finder initiative. In addition to RWJF, Johnson & Johnson, Northwell Health, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Sharp HealthCare, Rush University Medical Center, Care Institute Group, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center are supporting the Future of Nursing Scholars grants to schools of nursing this year.