For Students & Faculty

IU Health welcomes students and faculty in our care settings. We partner with area schools and foster collaborative relationships for excellence in healthcare.

IU Health Nurse Scholar Program

Benefits

Financial support:

  • Up to $25,000 per year for Baccalaureate programs (max of 2 years, max of $50,000)
  • $25,000 for Associate programs over 2 years ($12,500 per year).
  • Above amounts are before taxes are applied
  • Mentorship opportunities

Commitment

  • Two- to four-year work commitment with IU Health (after graduation and obtaining an RN license)

Eligibility Requirements

  • Ability to fulfill work commitment: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States after graduation and obtaining an RN license.
  • Nursing school enrollment: Must be enrolled in a Baccalaureate or Associate Nursing Program.
  • Nursing Program length: Must have less than or equal to 2 years left to complete the undergraduate Nursing Program.

Virtual Info Sessions

Interested candidates are highly encouraged to attend a session prior to applying for the program.

What will be discussed:

  • Application and selection process
  • Expectations once accepted into the program
  • Work commitment and program agreement

Virtual information session dates:

Application Deadline

Monday, March 8, 2025

Apply for IU Health Nurse Scholar Program

IU Health Nurse Scholar Program

IU Health Nurse Scholar Program

Benefits

Financial support:

  • Up to $25,000 per year for Baccalaureate programs (max of 2 years, max of $50,000)
  • $25,000 for Associate programs over 2 years ($12,500 per year).
  • Above amounts are before taxes are applied
  • Mentorship opportunities

Commitment

  • Two- to four-year work commitment with IU Health (after graduation and obtaining an RN license)

Eligibility Requirements

  • Ability to fulfill work commitment: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States after graduation and obtaining an RN license.
  • Nursing school enrollment: Must be enrolled in a Baccalaureate or Associate Nursing Program.
  • Nursing Program length: Must have less than or equal to 2 years left to complete the undergraduate Nursing Program.

Virtual Info Sessions

Interested candidates are highly encouraged to attend a session prior to applying for the program.

What will be discussed:

  • Application and selection process
  • Expectations once accepted into the program
  • Work commitment and program agreement

Virtual information session dates:

Application Deadline

Monday, March 8, 2025

Apply for IU Health Nurse Scholar Program

Affiliation Agreements & Role Management

IU Health welcomes nursing students and faculty for required programmatic educational experiences.

All programmatic educational experiences:

  1. Must be covered with an affiliation agreement between IU Health and the school. These educational experiences include: clinical, research, capstone projects, etc. that are required for the student to complete a degree.
  2. The school must be accredited by a regionally recognized accrediting body (e.g., HLC, MSCHE, NECHE, SACSCOC, NWCCU, and WSCUC & ACCJC)
  3. The school’s program must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) (e.g., CCNE, ACEN, ACME, etc.)
  4. For nursing schools in Indiana, it must be approved by the Indiana State Board of Nursing (ISBN)
  5. IU Health’s affiliation agreement further stipulates that only students whose primary residence and nursing licensure is in the state of Indiana are eligible.
  6. Clinical experiences must be documented in:
    1. The CastleBranch for undergraduate nursing
    2. The Office of Clinical Education (OCE)’s database for advanced provider students
  7. All clinical faculty and nursing students must be entered into IU Health’s employee management application known as Oracle.
    1. Nursing students are entered in the position of “nonworker student.”
    2. Clinical faculty (accompanying or supervising nursing students) are entered in the position of “contingent worker-faculty.

Questions regarding affiliation agreements?

If you have questions about affiliation agreements for nursing, please contact the Office of Clinical Education at OCE@iuhealth.org.

Types of nursing clinical placements offered

Undergraduate clinical groups with an instructor/faculty

Individual preceptor placement for non-APRNs (undergraduate, graduate, doctoral)

  • Reach out to regional/facility placement coordinator

Office of Clinical Education (OCE)

Clinical placement and onboarding for these student-types:

  1. Advanced Practice Provider Students:
    1. Nurse practitioners (NP)
    2. Certified RN anesthetist (CRNA)
    3. Certified RN midwife (CRNM)
    4. Clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
  2. Specialty Certifications:
    1. Post-masters certification (NP)
    2. Wound, ostomy and continence (WOC)
    3. RN surgical first assistant (RNFA)
  3. Research students: all students conducting research as part of their program will need to check-in with OCE@iuhealth.org to (1) confirm affiliation agreement and (2) to be directed to the research group.

For more information about OCE, visit the Office of Clinical Education.

Clinical Placement

Affiliation Agreements & Role Management

IU Health welcomes nursing students and faculty for required programmatic educational experiences.

All programmatic educational experiences:

  1. Must be covered with an affiliation agreement between IU Health and the school. These educational experiences include: clinical, research, capstone projects, etc. that are required for the student to complete a degree.
  2. The school must be accredited by a regionally recognized accrediting body (e.g., HLC, MSCHE, NECHE, SACSCOC, NWCCU, and WSCUC & ACCJC)
  3. The school’s program must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) (e.g., CCNE, ACEN, ACME, etc.)
  4. For nursing schools in Indiana, it must be approved by the Indiana State Board of Nursing (ISBN)
  5. IU Health’s affiliation agreement further stipulates that only students whose primary residence and nursing licensure is in the state of Indiana are eligible.
  6. Clinical experiences must be documented in:
    1. The CastleBranch for undergraduate nursing
    2. The Office of Clinical Education (OCE)’s database for advanced provider students
  7. All clinical faculty and nursing students must be entered into IU Health’s employee management application known as Oracle.
    1. Nursing students are entered in the position of “nonworker student.”
    2. Clinical faculty (accompanying or supervising nursing students) are entered in the position of “contingent worker-faculty.

Questions regarding affiliation agreements?

If you have questions about affiliation agreements for nursing, please contact the Office of Clinical Education at OCE@iuhealth.org.

Types of nursing clinical placements offered

Undergraduate clinical groups with an instructor/faculty

Individual preceptor placement for non-APRNs (undergraduate, graduate, doctoral)

  • Reach out to regional/facility placement coordinator

Office of Clinical Education (OCE)

Clinical placement and onboarding for these student-types:

  1. Advanced Practice Provider Students:
    1. Nurse practitioners (NP)
    2. Certified RN anesthetist (CRNA)
    3. Certified RN midwife (CRNM)
    4. Clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
  2. Specialty Certifications:
    1. Post-masters certification (NP)
    2. Wound, ostomy and continence (WOC)
    3. RN surgical first assistant (RNFA)
  3. Research students: all students conducting research as part of their program will need to check-in with OCE@iuhealth.org to (1) confirm affiliation agreement and (2) to be directed to the research group.

For more information about OCE, visit the Office of Clinical Education.