ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Illinois FY27 Nurse Educator Fellowship Program
Illinois fellowship funding to retain well-qualified nursing faculty through salary supplements at eligible institutions with approved and accredited nursing programs.
Funding$10,000 to $25,000 per fellowship; FY2027 program funding listed at $800,000
DeadlineOctober 30, 2026
Last verifiedAugust 28, 2026
Broad Eligibility
Eligible Illinois institutions of higher learning with nursing programs approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and accredited by CCNE or ACEN may nominate qualified full-time nursing faculty. Current nomination, employment, residency, certification and program requirements are controlled by IBHE and the active FY27 notice.
Atlas Analysis
Useful but specialized workforce funding for nursing schools facing faculty-retention pressure. Atlas ranks it below broader expansion and technology grants because eligible spending is centered on nursing-educator retention and salary support rather than service-delivery infrastructure, but it can materially protect instructional capacity needed to grow the nursing workforce.
The Illinois Board of Higher Education FY27 Nurse Educator Fellowship Program is designed to retain well-qualified nursing educators by providing salary supplements through eligible Illinois institutions of higher learning. Participating institutions must have a nursing program approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and accredited by CCNE or ACEN, and nominations must be certified by the institution’s Chief Nursing Administrator.
The Illinois GATA catalog lists FY27 awards from $10,000 to $25,000, total FY2027 program funding of $800,000, and an October 30, 2026 deadline. The fellowship is narrower than a general nursing-program expansion grant because the primary purpose is faculty retention and salary supplementation.
Source verificationOfficial government source · omb.illinois.govAtlas last verified this record August 28, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
