31-05-2025
CSCU awarding over $2.1 million in scholarship funding
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Connecticut State Colleges and Universities is awarding more than $2.1 million in new scholarship funding.
The money will go toward nursing and social work students at Central, Eastern, Southern, and Western Connecticut State Universities, as well as Charter Oak State College.
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It's part of the second year of the Connecticut Health Horizons initiative, aiming to address the critical statewide workforce shortage in nursing and social work.
In the second year of the three-year initiative, CSCU awarded 481 scholarships worth more than $2.1 million.
That included more than 150 Accelerated Bachelor's in nursing, about 350 Bachelor of Science in nursing, 100 Master of Social Work, and 20 psychiatric mental health Nurse Practitioners.
In a statement, to News8 Chancellor of the CSCU system Terrence Cheng said, 'The Connecticut Health Horizons initiative is a game changer for the state of Connecticut. We have been able to open up access to nursing and social work degrees, create new partnerships, and build futures.'
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