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UW-System Nurses/Pharmacy Students Could Receive Tuition Credit this Fall

Wednesday, September 1st, 2021 -- 12:00 PM

(WMTV) UW system President Tommy Thompson announced Tuesday that nursing and pharmacy students will have an opportunity to receive $500 in tuition credit this fall.

According to a UW system release, in order to receive the tuition credit, students can offer to administer COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots, an opportunity being funded by the Dept. of Health Services. More than 1,000 nursing and pharmacy students took advantage of this opportunity during the 2020-21 academic year.

Students must meet the following criteria to receive the $500 tuition credit including be enrolled in a nursing or pharmacy program at a University of Wisconsin System campus during the fall 2021 semester.

They must work a minimum of 16 hours, or two days, as a COVID-19 vaccinator between September 1 and December 31, 2021. And they must have a current professional or nursing license with authorization to provide vaccination service, or coordinate with a faculty supervisor if not currently licensed.

Students interested in participating should contact their dean’s office.


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