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Washington State Student Nurse Preceptorship Grant (WSSNPG)

The Washington legislature has set up a grant for student nurse preceptorship. This grant funds nurses who precept nursing students in health care settings.

The amount varies from cycle to cycle, but usually ranges from $500 – $1000 one-time reimbursement per student precepted.
The goal of the preceptor grant program is to:

• Help reduce a shortage of healthcare settings for students.
• Bring more nurses into the Washington state workforce.

Who is eligible?

• Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNP)
• Registered Nurses (RN)
• Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)

Local, State, and Federal government nursing employees:

• You should confirm that you won’t violate Local, State, or Federal ethics laws before submitting.
• Consider contacting your leadership team to verify.

Requirements to be a student nurse preceptor

To be a nurse preceptor you must:

• Have an active license.
• Have at least one year of clinical or practice experience.
• Be employed at an approved practice site.

More information:

• Preceptor promotional flyer (PDF)
• WA State Student Nurse Preceptorship Grant policy (PDF)
• WAC 246-840-533

How to qualify for reimbursement

Information on how to get the student nurse preceptor reimbursement.

TO QUALIFY FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT, YOU MUST:

• Meet all requirements to be a student nurse preceptor.
• Volunteer to be a student nurse preceptor with your employer.
  • Employer must be an approved practice site by an approved education program.
• Complete at least 80 qualifying hours of precepting clinical instruction per student.
  • A student nurse preceptor may precept up to 2 students per term.
• Submit all required documents by the reimbursement cycle deadline of your preceptorship. (See Reimbursement cycles table below.)

In addition, your clinical practice hours must:

• Occur in a facility approved by a Washington State nursing program.
  • Out-of-state programs don’t qualify, even if the clinical hours take place in Washington.
• Be in the final term of clinical for RN and LPN pre-licensure students.
  • ARNP students can be in any clinical cycle for reimbursement.