State incentive grant presented an opportunity for the University of Wisconsin System nursing colleges with doctoral programs to create a pipeline for nurse educators

Nurses for Wisconsin was award 3.2 million dollars to fund pre doctoral, postdoctoral fellowships and loan forgiveness for faculty hire

Mid-project evaluation indicates predoctoral fellowship awards exceeded projected number of awardees while postdoctoral and faculty loan repayment participants lagged behind expected outcomes

Implementation of this multidimensional, multisite award presented challenges

Final evaluation of this initiative will be presented in a subsequent article