ASUN

The Tempe Sports Authority Foundation Nursing Scholarship
(BSN, RN-BSN, PhD & DNP)

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Who is eligible?

Any full-time American Indian/Alaska Native students in the Upper Division Nursing Program for the BSN, RN – BSN students, Ph.D students and DNP students.

ASUN in collaboration with the Phoenix Area IHS nursing and the Native American Nurses Association (NANA) are happy to announce that American Indian Nurses and American Indian Nursing Students will be paired together in a mentor/mentee relationship.

If you want to request a Mentor, please fill out an Application (MS Word) and return to an ASUN Staff Member.

ASUN Office Contact Information

ASUN Project/College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Arizona State University
500 N 3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0698

Office Hours:

Monday & Wednesday 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday & Friday 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
*Thursday's students please see Student Services to unlock the door to use the office.
Saturday & Sunday CLOSED.
Main Office Number: (602) 496-0710

Fax Number: (602) 496-0705

Funding

Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation proudly announces that the American Indian Students United for Nursing Program (ASUN) has been awarded continued funding for five additional years (September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2013).

ASUN has accounted for 19% of all degrees awarded to American Indian students at ASU since 1990.

American Indian Students United for Nursing (ASUN)
E-mail: ASUN@asu.edu
ASUN Office
College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Arizona State University
500 N. 3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0698
Fax: (602) 496-0705

American-Indian Students United for Nursing (ASUN) was established at the ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation in the Fall of 1990 through a section 112 grant from Indian Health Service (IHS). The grant provides scholarships for students in the Upper Division Nursing Program (BSN Program). Every five years, ASUN is required to submit a competitive grant to continue the program.

The American Indian Students United for Nursing (ASUN) Project was established in the Fall of 1990 by a grant from the Indian Health Service (IHS).

The Purpose of ASUN is to increase the number of American Indians studying nursing at ASU and the number of nurses providing care to American Indians.

American Indian Programs at ASU:

American Indian Students United for Nursing (ASUN)
American Indian Student Support Services
American Indian Programs at ASU Polytechnic campus
American Indian Studies
ASU's Special Advisor to the President, American Indian Affairs
Indian Legal Program
Labriola National American Indian Data Center
NativeAmerican Achievement Program (NAAP)
Office of American Indian Projects (Social Work Dept)

Indian Health Service

Indian Health Service
Phoenix Area Health Service
Navajo Area Health Service
Tucson Area Health Service

IHS Section 112 Nursing Grant Programs

American Indian Students United in Nursing (ASUN)
Arizona State University
College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Arizona State University
500 N. 3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0698

University of North Dakota
RAIN Program
PO Box 9025
Grand Forks, SD 58202

Montana State University - Bozeman
College of Nursing
Caring for our Own Project (CO-OP)
PO Box 173560
Bozeman, MT 59717-3560

Oglala Lakota College
Department of Nursing
PO Box 861
Pine Ridge, SD 57770

Salish Kootenai College
Nursing Program
PO Box 70
Pablo, MT 59855

Student and Professional Organizations

Frequently Asked Questions regarding the ASUN Scholarship

1. Who is eligible?

Any full-time American Indian student admitted to the Upper Division Nursing Program for their BSN or accepted for admission in the RN–BSN program.