MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson announced additional details today about incentives to UW students with nursing skills and other health backgrounds to work on the front lines of Wisconsin’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. These include qualifying criteria, deadlines and how students can apply.
“As Wisconsin deals with this terrible pandemic, the need for health care workers has never been greater. The UW System is glad to be able to offer this incentive to students, who can use this opportunity to learn and to help our fellow Wisconsinites,” said President Thompson.
The System previously announced that its approximately 4,000 nursing students would be able to earn real-time experience and a $500 tuition refund for agreeing to work in hospitals and other health care settings and helping administer vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine.
A $500 tuition refund will now be provided to students who are enrolled at a University of Wisconsin System campus during the Spring 2021 semester, work a minimum of 50 hours in a Wisconsin clinical or health care setting between Dec. 1, 2020 and Feb. 1, 2021 and meet certain health care licensure and certification requirements. Students who also qualify as a CNA under the emergency rule currently in place can participate as well.
The program is open to students currently employed or who become employed in a Wisconsin clinical or health care setting. To be eligible for the tuition credit, students must present a letter from their employer verifying the type of work and the hours worked to their campus Bursar’s Office by no later than March 31, 2021.
Students who qualify will receive a $500 tuition refund at the end of the Spring 2021 semester and may only receive one $500 tuition refund regardless of number of hours worked beyond the 50-hour minimum. Anyone interested can connect with employers via Handshake, an online job listing and candidate management system.
The UW System is considering additional spring semester incentives for nursing student health care work, including clinical support for vaccinations, beyond February 1, 2021.
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