@article{97264909856948c7846d76bdfad354d3,
title = "Increasing the number of nurse faculty with doctoral degrees: Outcomes of the Maryland nurse educator doctoral grant program 2013-2018",
abstract = "The nursing faculty shortage worsens the nursing shortage. The Nurse Educator Doctoral Grants for Practice and Dissertation Research (NEDG) program was launched in 2012 to expedite doctoral degree completion and reduce personal debt for full-time nurse faculty in Maryland. The program provided financial incentives to retain and develop a cadre of nursing faculty with terminal degrees. The NEDG program met its goals of increasing the number of doctorally prepared faculty in Maryland and retaining them in teaching positions. It is highly regarded by awardees and clearly influential in facilitating degree completion.",
author = "Peggy Daw and Seldomridge, {Lisa A.} and Susan Battistoni and Belcher, {Anne E.}",
note = "Funding Information: Support Program II Grant Administrator, Maryland Higher Education Commission, Baltimore, MD. Funding Information: The NEDG program was built on analysis of existing faculty- focused resources and direct com munication from Maryland deans and directors of nursing programs in 2011 who indicated the need for current faculty to have the time and funding to complete doctoral degrees. NEDG was structured to provide a sustainable financial solu tion for faculty who recently com pleted doctoral degrees or who were anticipating doctoral degree com pletion within the next 2 years. The maximum grant award was $30,000 per nominee which was distributed to the employing institution for release to faculty members for specific degree-related expenditures. The only requirements of faculty awardees were continued progress toward degree completion/degree conferral, ongoing employment as a faculty member in good standing, submission of a copy of final scholarly work, and citations of published work to be posted on the NSP II website (www.nursesupport.org). Nomination and eligibility. Deans and directors of all Maryland nursing degree programs were invited to nominate an unlimited number of current full-time faculty who met the criteria for degree completion. To be eligible, nominees were required to be in pursuit of an appropriate graduate degree and working in a full-time clinical, nurse educator, or nursing faculty position, as certified by the dean or director. A nomination form, plan of study, support letter from the dean/director, and budget proposal describing both existing support and budgetary needs were required. Allowable expenditures included expenses related to dissertation research or capstone completion, tuition or loan repayment, professional development, conference fees, travel expenses for speaking engagements, and professional association membership dues. A selection panel reviewed all nominations and made recommendations for funding. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, Anthony J. Jannetti Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2018",
month = sep,
day = "1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "36",
pages = "213--218",
journal = "Nursing Economics",
issn = "0746-1739",
publisher = "Anthony J Jannetti, Inc.",
number = "5",
}