A world-class city filled with art and culture and an incredible campus that offers cutting edge resources–that’s what students receive at Penn Nursing. And that’s just the start. Penn Nursing and the wider university offer something for everyone, as well as a lifelong community.
Penn Nursing is globally known for educating dynamic nurses—because our School values evidence-based science and health equity. That’s where our expertise lies, whether in research, practice, community health, or beyond. Everything we do upholds a through-line of innovation, encouraging our exceptional students, alumni, and faculty share their knowledge and skills to reshape health care.
Penn Nursing students are bold and unafraid, ready to embrace any challenge that comes their way. Whether you are exploring a career in nursing or interested in advancing your nursing career, a Penn Nursing education will help you meet your goals and become an innovative leader, prepared to change the face of health and wellness.
Penn Nursing is the #1-ranked nursing school in the world. Its highly-ranked programs help develop highly-skilled leaders in health care who are prepared to work alongside communities to tackle issues of health equity and social justice to improve health and wellness for everyone.
Penn Nursing’s rigorous academic curricula are taught by world renowned experts, ensuring that students at every level receive an exceptional Ivy League education. From augmented reality classrooms and clinical simulations to coursework that includes experiential global travel to clinical placements in top notch facilities, a Penn Nursing education prepares our graduates to lead.
Funding & Sponsorships
Penn Nursing encourages student participation in extracurricular activities and provides support and funding through a number of different sources.
Hanging their poster of a Penn Nursing Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) project are Linda Aiken, PhD, RN, CHOPR Director and LDI Senior Fellow, and Marguerite Daus, a Hillman Scholar at Penn Nursing. The School of Nursing provides funding for a variety of student activities, including student presentations at national and international conferences, as well as other student-led initiatives and programming. We value your participation in these extracurricular activities. For more information on funding for these activities, please review our funding policy.
In addition to Penn Nursing, students can also seek funding from the organizations listed below. We encourage you to contact them early in seeking funding. If you are a student on a grant-funded project such as Hillman, Jonas, RWJF, etc., please discuss funding with your program director before applying.
Diversity and Inclusivity is a core value of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Nursing. As such, we seek to sponsor student-led initiatives and programming that is related to the field of nursing and is geared towards bringing people with different perspectives and life experiences together.