Nurse corp repayment

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Hello! I, like many others, have applied for the 2014 HRSA nursing student loan repayment/ nurse corp repayment. I moved to take a job that would hopefully give me the best opportunity to get into the program. I am wondering of the people who have received the award in the last few years: where do you work? I am not unwilling to move and try again. I have found it very difficult to figure all the hospital requirements prior to applying and taking the job. Hopefully the place I have chosen will qualify but if not I'd like to try again. Thanks for anyone who can help!

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Are you a staff RN, NP, or Nursing Faculty member? I am a staff RN, site score of 16 and 220%.

The hrsa website makes it pretty easy to locate your site and displays its ranking (score 1-25). Most of the Tier 1 (score 14 or higher) sites are normally publicly owned (or government) and not-for-profit. The other big thing they look for is rural sites, and sites caring for underserved populations (i.e. native americans and native hawaiians, refugees, mental health etc.) Here is the criteria information for shortage sites [COLOR=#810081]HPSA Designation Criteria .

Tier 1 sites do not guarantee acceptance and the nurse's debt to income ratio is also a big factor for applicants. Nearly everyone I have spoken with that has been awarded has had a site score in Tier 1 (some in tier 2) and debt to income ratio somewhere near 200% (with student loans accrued while studying nursing factored in). Just look your site up on the hrsa website and figure out whether or not it qualifies. Here is the website Find Shortage Areas: HPSA by State & County

PLEASE NOTE: The guidelines I have listed here are what I have seen/heard from nurses who have applied and successfully been awarded. That is, the guidelines that will make it more likely for you to get awarded. These ARE NOT guidelines for simply qualifying. For those guidelines, please refer to the NELRP Guidance PDF at http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/repayment/nursing/guidance.pdf

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