Veterans Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership for Graduate Education (VANAP-GE)
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Emory School of Nursing is among the few nursing schools nationwide selected for the Veterans Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership for Graduate Education (VANAP-GE) program through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
This award is designed for students in the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner program who reside in proximity to the Atlanta VA Healthcare System for most of their clinical rotations.
The VANAP-GE Scholarship prepares nurse practitioners to provide specialized holistic and integrated care for Veterans. One of the main goals of VANAP-GE is to increase recruitment and retention of VA nurse practitioners. The VA Healthcare System is facing a severe primary care shortage nationwide, which will intensify due to a wave of health provider retirements, an aging Veteran population with multiple chronic diseases, and continued expansion of the Veteran-eligible population from ongoing global military engagements.
Benefits of the VANAP-GE program include:
- Integrated educational opportunities with medicine, social work, pharmacy, physical therapy, and others within the VA Healthcare System
- Preferential referral to be one of six students selected to participate in a paid nurse practitioner residency program at the Atlanta VA Healthcare System upon graduation
Requirements
Requirements
- Be a naturalized or natural born citizen of the United States.
- Be admitted to the full-time MSN program: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner.
- Have an undergraduate GPA minimum of 3.0 in clinical nursing courses.
- While military experience is not a prerequisite for the VANAP-GE program, preference is given to students who are Veterans.
- Must reside in the metro Atlanta area for VA clinical rotations.
Applications
All admitted full-time MSN students will receive an email during Spring 2026 with the application form.
FAQs
Your frequent questions, answered.
Full-time students in the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner program are eligible for the VANAP-GE program. Students must also reside in proximity to the Atlanta VA Healthcare System for the majority of their clinical rotations.
The majority of your clinical rotations will occur within the Atlanta VA Healthcare System, which offers numerous primary care opportunities in community-based outpatient clinics and specialty clinics. Family Nurse Practitioner students will have pediatric and women’s health rotations outside the VA.
Your clinical rotation will be the same as other students in the nurse practitioner program of study. However, additional Veteran-centric opportunities will be provided.
The clinical rotation requirements will be the same as other students in the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner programs of study. However, additional Veteran- centric opportunities will be provided, such as integrative behavioral health and environmental exposures.
The clinical rotation hours align with the tour of duty of preceptors and outpatient clinical operations. These rotations occur from Monday to Friday and last for eight hours each day. A typical start time may range from 7-8:30 a.m. depending on the clinic site. Each clinical week consists of 40 hours. (No clinical rotations on evenings, nights, weekends, or holidays).
No. All course assignments will be the same for students enrolled in their respective program of study. However, Veteran-centric concepts will be introduced throughout the MSN curriculum. As a VANAP-GE Scholar, you will have expanded opportunities (e.g., grand rounds, seminars, meetings, etc.) that enhance your clinical education.
One of the main goals of VANAP-GE is to increase recruitment and retention of VA nurse practitioners. While employment is not guaranteed, VANAP-GE Scholars are well-positioned to be considered for the VA’s Primary Care and Geriatric Care Residency Programs at the Atlanta VA Healthcare System as well as many other VAs throughout the country.
There is no obligation to work at the VA after graduation unless you are a recipient of a VA scholarship that requires a work obligation.
Contact Us
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