09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

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Hello all,

I'm starting this thread for the new applicants for the hrsa nursing scholarship 09-10. Tor prettylady, I think its a random selection. Its the luck of the draw.

i got my official letter today stating that although i have a 0 efc and am a full-time bsn student i was not selected. i am a second-degree student participating in an accelerated bsn at a very expensive private university. i am technically considered a junior as it is a two-year program. in terms of the amount of money hrsa would have to pay for my scholarship, i'm about as expensive as it gets (2 years x 36000 a year + stiped). so, i'm wondering if they choose people in their last year OR in cheaper programs because regardless of the amount of money they pay in a scholarship (tuition), they still get two years of service. any opinions?

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

I got my rejection letter today, too. I'm also a second-degree student, but in an ADN program. It's actually pretty cheap compared to yours - about $3500/year, and I'm in my last year. So I don't know what criteria they use. Maybe it actually is random. I'm bummed, but I just have to remind myself that I only have 7 months left and hopefully I can find a job and start paying off all these loans. And I won't be bound to HRSA for 2 years. Granted I'll be paying on loans for 10 years. Ugh!

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Got my rejection letter today too. I can't find it now for the exact numbers but appx 400 qualified applicants with 180-something awarded. Wonder where all that extra stimulus money went that was supposed to go to it? Maybe it will roll over to next year. I had accepted I wasn't going to get it but still, it's depressing. But not enough to get me down for long. I will still make it through nursing school no matter what I have to do - I have one year left.

Congratulations to all of you lucky bastids who were awarded! I'm am truly happy for you and still think this is an awesome opportunity! Good luck with your program and count your blessings :)

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Thanks for the well wishing. Stick with your nursing no matter what. This scholarship is a huge help now but in 10 years we won't be any different. In 1 year we won't be. I have a lot of student loans already. Keep going strong.

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Did anyone who got the email on 9/15 not get an acceptance letter in the mail?

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Specializes in mental health.

i still haven't gotten either letter; accept or reject. also never got the original email. i still refuse to give up hope until i get one or the other. congrats to those who got it so far and sorry to those who didn't. i'm very sure that the selection process among all 'qualified' applicants was totally random. however, i'm certainly in solidarity with the spirit of 'lets get thru nursing school no matter what'. if we've made it this far, nothing can stop us but ourselves.

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Servant-leader I am not sure how they selected people to receive the scholarship. I too am in an accelerated bsn program (15 mths with 6 mths left). I was told by a representative that it was completely random after first preference was established. I was also told that the rejection letters would state why a person was not selected. I have not received an acceptance or rejection letter yet. Congratulations to those that have been selected, and to the others---> stay focused in school. We truly need more nurses!

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I received the email in September stating I was a finalist or alternate. I responded back, via fax, to HRSA's email selecting I would accept the scholarship if offered. I have not received any further notification since then. Is anyone else in the same situation? Also, did everyone that got an email receive an acceptance letter? Or has anyone received a rejection letter that did receive the email? Keeping my fingers crossed!

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acestudent21,

i was also told that it was random, but i question if that's truthful. in my rejection letter, there was no explanation as to why i wasn't selected. it confirmed that i was fully qualified in the first preference group, had all my documents in, and simply wasn't selected.

good luck to all others! i think it's a really good sign that it seems as though all the rejection letters were sent out the same day. your acceptance letter is coming!! :)

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Servantleader,

Did you receive an email from HRSA prior to the letter you received? You may have stated it in a previous post, but as you know, there are many posts to filter through. :)

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runner4life123 & acestudent21, both of you received emails in 9/15 right? so far it sounds like you have not received notice in the mail. what state do you live in? i live in washington. i got the email on 9/15 but no notification yet in the mail. i'm thinking the mail takes awhile to get to this corner of the country.

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I live in Tennessee and have not received any notification, good or bad news, in the mail. IHEARTICU, did HRSA ever contact you to verify bank information or anything like that? I have not been contacted by them except for the finalist alternate email.

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