The Foundation has long understood the important role nurses have in the delivery of care and to transform the future of health.
Our initiatives advance the education and professional development of nurses and nurse leaders to prepare them for the bedside, the community, and beyond.
If you have any questions about our programs, please email us or call 1-855-422-3386.
Learn more about the Nurses CanTM campaign by following @ibxfdn on Twitter and Instagram, and check out our latest Journal of Change.
The Nurses for Tomorrow grant program awards grants to nursing schools in southeastern Pennsylvania to fund scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral nursing students. Academic institutions that meet the Nurses for Tomorrow grant program's eligibility requirements may apply for scholarship grants for their undergraduate, graduate, and/or doctoral nursing programs.
To date, the Foundation has awarded nearly $13 million in Nurses for Tomorrow grants to 26 nursing schools which provided scholarships to more than 3,000 nursing students.
The Foundation's Nursing Internship Program (started by Independence in 2005) has an 18-year history of helping to prepare future nurses to deliver culturally competent care to diverse patients in our community. The program is available to undergraduate nursing students attending schools supported by the Nurses for Tomorrow program, and who have completed at least one clinical rotation prior to the start of the internship program. Since 2005, nearly 400 undergraduate nursing students have participated in the program.
We are revamping the Nursing Internship Program. Please check back for updates.
The Foundation partners with nonprofit, academic, and public health institutions to fund research that improves the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve. To better understand some of the biggest challenges in healthcare, the Foundation is studying Nurse Compassion Fatigue and Burnout from caring for patients with substance use disorder and is developing effective models for educating and developing the next generation of nurses and nurse leaders.
Learn more about the Nurses CanTM campaign by following @ibxfdn on Twitter and Instagram, and check out our latest Journal of Change.
Academic institutions that meet the Foundation's general eligibility requirements may apply for scholarship grants for their undergraduate, graduate, and/or doctoral nursing programs. Nursing programs must also be fully approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing and accredited by a national or regional accrediting body in order to receive funding. The annual invitation-only application period occurs in the beginning of each calendar year.
Academic institutions that meet all of our eligibility requirements can contact us for more information about this program.
We award grants directly to eligible academic institutions and are not involved in the student selection process. Nursing students seeking a Nurses for Tomorrow scholarship should contact their nursing program advisor or institution's financial aid office.
In disbursing the scholarships, the academic institution is required to select recipients who meet the following conditions:
Learn more about the Nurses CanTM campaign by following @ibxfdn on Twitter and Instagram, and check out our latest Journal of Change.
Learn more about the Nurses CanTM campaign by following @ibxfdn on Twitter and Instagram, and check out our latest Journal of Change.
As a leader in the nursing community, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation has fostered collaboration and sharing, convening events focused on relevant nursing issues including a national nursing conference on nursing leadership with the National League for Nursing and a regional conversation with the American Academy of Nursing on the role of registered nurses in transforming primary care.
As we continue to drive thought leadership in nursing to address the greatest challenges facing our health care system, we have partnered with Nurse.com, the leading provider of online continuing education for nurses, to provide courses for free.
Stay tuned for future continuing education opportunities.