HRSA Nursing Scholarship Application--Now AVAILABLE!!

Keep in mind that you'll be taxed a total of 30% when you make an early withdrawal. Think really hard about this. I've done this before and I wasn't too happy with what I NEEDED to give Uncle Sam. This scholarship seems to be geared towards those from two-income families or those living with parents. It's less drama for them I guess. No LPN either! The website implied ONLY RNs. I may be mistaken. Their $1200 stipend certainly won't pay my mortgage and bills. Maybe they would like for me to sell my apartment before they put a lien on it. There are other more "realistic" scholarships out there.

I understand that. I was asking has anyone been accepted to their program they applied for. If you're not accepted to a program for the scholarship before the deadline, then you're ineligible.

Was it because of your efc?

thats my understanding. that is why im hoping to see if i got accepted to this first program. i should know next week. if not then my other one i wont know until june =(

So if my EFC for the upcoming year (2009-2010) was like $9000 so should I not even apply? I am quitting my part time job to attend an entry level masters program in August so next year maybe my EFC will be lower?
Is this just for students that are doing an undergrad program in nursing?

Last year their deadline was June 6th. This year it is May 14th. I wonder why is that.

First funding preference will be given to qualified applicants with the greatest financial need (those who have an expected family contribution [EFC] of zero) and are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited undergraduate nursing program as full-time students.Because of the competitive nature of the NSP, scholarship awards since the inception of the program in 2003 have not gone beyond this funding preference.

I'll paraphrase the next part:

1. First funding preference: fulltime, $0 EFC, undergraduate (or accepted) student
2. Second funding preference: fulltime, $0 EFC, graduate (or accepted) student
3. Third funding preference: parttime, $0 EFC, grad or undergrad (or accepted) student

This is a quote:

If funds remain available, qualified applicants who have an EFC that exceeds zero will be grouped according to their EFC in increments of $500 from highest to lowest need (i.e., applicants with EFC of $1-$500, applicants with EFC of $501-$1,000, etc.).

Again, based on my playing with the website Prettyladie gave me, if you are single, no dependants and can not be claimed on parents' taxes, if your income this year is over $7,000 you will have an EFC > $0 for next year. If you have one dependant, your allowed income goes up to around $16k.

Based on my decadently luxurious lifestyle afforded by my $13k income this year, (single, no dependants), next year my EFC is ~$2600. That puts me so far down the list for this scholoarship that I'll probably win the lottery before getting the scholarship. Oh, well, I knew all of those trips to the French Riviera with Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Madoff would catch up with me eventually!

If I were you, after looking at the form to be filled out, your time would likely be better rewarded on concentrating on finding other funding sources. Just my .

I have to second those who are frustrated with the EFC calculations. I have been unemployed since January of 2008 due to no fault of my own. I do not have a job. I will not have a job when I am in school either... more importantly. Thank God they did not calculate me on what my salary was for 2007. I do have a college degree, (therefore even more loans) but I feel as if I have just as much of a right to a scholarship as anyone else. I am 31 and I am living with my parents while in school. Just b/c they make or made a decent living does not mean they should be required to provide for me. They are my parents. I am me and I do not have a trust fund. I agree that looking at your income from last year is insane! Mine was $14,000 total and I still had an EFC of $3,000. This is like 25% of my income. Too bad it has ALREADY been spent on last year's bills!!!!!!!!!!! It was last year's earnings! I am also confused as to how someone seems to think a person making $45,000 should just have all this money stockpiled for a rainy day. We are talking about $45,000 not $450,000. $45,000 is not exactly a ton of cash. I made more than that and it was tough to save. Life is expensive and I am a bargain person. I am not saying by any stretch of the imagination that someone making $45,000 now should have prefrence. I agree it should go to those with a more immediate need, but I am saying this was last year. We need to examine this year.

I think the bottom line is this...some of us feel as if there should be more of a consideration for the scholarship than just the EFC. I can barely pay my bills every month on unemployment, which is now exhausted. I have a student loan already I am paying on and $200 a month for private health insurance b/c I am a kidney donor. So, until someone knows exactly a person's situation, I think it is unfair to say just b/c they made x amount they don't have a CURRENT need. I am also not sure when a person was considered rich on $14,000 a year. If I did not make that unemployment I would have filed bankruptcy, hypothetically speaking of course, and then would not have been eligible either b/c they do a credit check and if you have any outstanding debts, you are ineligible. So, what I am saying is this way of determining eligibility seems a little black and white.

What do they mean about outstanding debt? What exactly do look for on the credit check?

Forgive me for being nosy, but you might go to your financial aid office and requested a special exemption due to extenuating circumstances. They should be able to help you in adjusting your EFC. Be prepared to document everything when you go in.