UVM president says $16M estate gift will fund nursing scholarships amid clinical-placement bottleneck President Marlene Trump told the House committee UVM received a $16,000,000 estate gift to reduce nursing education costs and expand scholarships, but faculty and accreditation limits on clinical placements remain a constraint on increasing enrollment.

UVM just received a stunning $16 million estate gift aimed at reducing nursing costs and expanding scholarships, but can they overcome the looming clinical-placement bottleneck?

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VSAC seeks more nursing forgivable loans as demand outstrips Global Commitment funding; warns rural health grant timeline is tight VSAC told the House Appropriations Committee it funded 176 nursing forgivable-loan recipients last year with $3.2 million from Global Commitment, requested an additional $2 million to meet demand, and urged swift action on a $195 million rural health transformation grant because of 'use-it-or-lose-it' timing constraints.

Vermont's nursing forgivable loan program is facing a funding crisis as demand soars, prompting urgent calls for additional support and swift action on a crucial $195 million rural health grant.

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