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Grants
GRANTS Support Student Scholarships and Educational Initiatives
Over the past two years, Muskingum has received more than $7.1 million in grants from government and private foundations.
These grants support a wide variety of key institutional initiatives, such as student success, student scholarships, educational programming, and campus transformation. Recent grants include:
A generous grant from the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation has established a new endowed memorial scholarship. The scholarship is designed to encourage and support Muskingum students choosing a major in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline or related field. Throughout his lifetime, Mr. Knowlton helped build and shape thriving communities as the owner and Chairman of Knowlton Construction Company. Inspired by the success his own education made possible, he established his namesake foundation to empower future generations of students and to support the institutions dedicated to educating them. His impact on communities throughout the Midwest continues today, as his support for education helps prepare the leaders of tomorrow.
Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities
Muskingum received nearly $1 million from the United States Department of Labor for a Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) initiative: Building Healthcare Pathways in Rural Appalachian Ohio. The WORC initiative provides resources for local and regional workforce development solutions and for community partnerships to promote new, sustainable job opportunities.
As part of a consortium of 11 regional organizations, Muskingum will help address the critical shortage of healthcare professionals by creating and implementing industry-recognized healthcare credentials that are responsive to emerging skill needs in targeted healthcare careers. The credentials will serve dislocated workers, incumbent healthcare workers, and high school students in an eight-county region that includes Coshocton, Guernsey, Holmes, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Tuscarawas, and Washington counties.
Nurse Education Grant
A grant from the Ohio Board of Nursing, through its Nurse Education Grant Program, will support expansion and enhancement of Muskingum’s nursing lab. New high-fidelity simulation equipment purchased through the grant will further support students’ hands-on laboratory experience, and expansion of the lab will allow the program to serve more students.
Muskingum’s nursing program is ranked #1 in Ohio by RNCareers.org and registerednursing.org and #1 nationally by RNCareers for its exceptional National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) outcomes.
