The funding will cover roughly 90 percent of tuition for 45 students in the upcoming academic year, according to the report. The students are not required to work in rural areas upon graduation, but they will serve in rural settings during their rotations, according to the report. Exposing students to the need for more healthcare workers in those areas leads many to remain in those settings, Mary Jane Hanson, PhD, a nursing professor graduate program director, told The Times Tribune.
Only full-time students who do not get free tuition will receive grant money, according to the report.
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