Graduate Nursing Loan-Forgiveness Program

This program is designed to encourage Tennessee residents who are registered nurses to become teachers and administrators in Tennessee nursing education programs.The applicant must

• be a Tennessee resident and a U.S. citizen
• have  Tennessee nursing license
• be enrolled in an eligible master’s degree or a post master’s degree in a nursing educational program at an eligible institution.

Those who accept the award must sign a promissory note and in doing so incur an obligation to enter a faculty or administrative position at a college or university in Tennessee in a nursing education program. The obligation is equivalent to four (4) years of full-time employment to have the loan forgiven.