FY27 Nurse Educator Fellowship Program
Board Of Higher Education
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
October 30, 2026
52 days left
Grant Type
state
Overview
FY27 Nurse Educator Fellowship Program
The purpose of the Nurse Educator Fellowship Program is to ensure the retention of well-qualified nursing faculty at institutions of higher learning that award degrees in nursing. Awards will be used to supplement the salaries of the nursing faculty selected for the Fellowship. Participation in this program is open to Illinois institutions of higher learning with a nursing program approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Association Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Nominations must be certified by the institution's Chief Nursing Administrator.
Details
- Awarding Agency: Board Of Higher Education
- CSFA Number: 601-00-1591
- CSFA Popular Name: Nurse Educator Fellowship Program
- Announcement Type: Initial Announcement
- Award Type: Competitive
- Total Funding Available: $800,000.00
- Expected Number of Awards: 40
- Funding Sources: State
- Capital Grant: No
- Indirect Costs Allowed: No
- Posted Date: 2026-08-26
- Award Period: 2026-07-01 – 2027-06-30
State Award Notices
Nominees will be notified of their selection/non-selection via e-mail once a review team has scored and discussed.
Reporting
Per the uniform grant agreement, selected nominees must remain employed at least 6 months from the date of notification of award or will be disqualified - the nominating institution must provide proof of employment.
Financial statements are also required, verifying that Fellows received their award.
How to Apply
Submission Timeline
- Submission Opens: 2026-08-26
- Submission Closes: 2026-10-30
- Submission Timeline: One Time
- Allow Multiple Applications: No
Question Submission
- Questions Open: 2026-08-26
- Questions Close: 2026-10-30
As of October 2025, new Rules were approved by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), and adopted by IBHE, implementing revisions to the Nurse Educator Fellowship award procedures, and meant to enhance the ability of eligible nursing faculty to benefit from the Fellowship program, including increased award amounts.
1. Under the new Rules, nursing faculty must now only wait 1 year before being able to reapply for a Fellowship award, instead of the previous 5-year wait provision.
2. Additionally, the new Rules now allow for a maximum award request of $25,000. Further guidelines for this provision are outlined under Attachment C criteria below.
*Fellowship nominees may now request up to a maximum of $25,000 under the new Rules provisions. This is a competitive program.
Fellowship funds are salary supplements that, at the discretion of the Fellow, may be used for expenses related to professional development, conference expenses, continued education, professional dues, and travel to the recognition ceremony.
Awards will be made to the nominating institution on behalf of the Fellow. The institution will pay the Fellow in accordance with the grant agreement and institutional payroll policies and procedures.
Since the fellowship award is a taxable salary supplement the net payment after payroll deductions will likely be less than the requested amount.
• The institution must pay the salary supplement to the Fellow upon notice of award and a signed Fellowship agreement with the IBHE.
Please Note: The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) does not consider the fellowship award to be employee earnings that would impact retirement contributions for community colleges and state universities. SURS Legal Counsel found this payment as an award that is not associated with a particular time period and therefore not subject to SURS withholding. As such, this payment will not be included in the final rate of earnings and therefore, will not be included as earnings in the calculation of the 6% provision. (80 Ill. Adm. Code 1600.205(d)(3)(A)(ii))
Attachments
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