Anyone applied to the Nurse Corps Scholarship???

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Ive been doing some research on ways to be able to pay my bills while in Nursing School full time and I came across this program. Apparently they pay for tuition, books and give you a monthly stipend for living expenses in exchange for your committment of working in a hospital or medical center with a nursing shortage for two years. Has anyone applied and been accepted? are the funds provided enough to live off of?

There is some information on their website about the amount of the monthly stipend, I think it is around $1300 per month, that's before taxes....

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I am starting to apply. Hopefully I get everything in order by the deadline. I havent really looked at the whole thing, whats required?

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You can only apply for this right before you start nursing school correct?

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Specializes in med-surg.

Just looked over the criteria for the scholarship and since I won't find out if I'm accepted or not until May 28 does anyone know of any other scholarships available?

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I got the Nurse Corps scholarship last year! I am an accelerated student and next semester is my last semester in nursing school! I have to say that I love the scholarship!!! It's hard to get but when you get it, all you have to worry about is doing good in nursing school and passing your classes! You have to have been accepted in a nursing school or currently in a nursing school in order to apply. When I applied last May, I was accepted in a nursing school but had not started yet. I started nursing school at the end of May 2013. It took about four months for me to get the final yes for the scholarship. It takes that long because about 3 thousand people apply, they have to check and verify everything such as your credit, GPA etc. But it's worth all the paper work they asked for! Out of all my friends that applied, I was the only one who receive the scholarship. Only one of them had a loan problem due to the housing issues. She let her house go into foreclosure so that affected her. The rest, I don't know why they were not accepted but they do check everything. As credit goes for me, I had no credit, in other words, I did not have a good or bad credit. At that time I had never had credit card. So I didn't have any credit. Also, I have always have scholarships that cover my school fees which is why I never had a loan. But I do think you can have a school loan and still receive the scholarship as long as it's not negative in your credit report.

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[h=3]Benefits[/h]In exchange for a minimum 2-year service commitment at a critical shortage facility located in a HPSA, the NURSE Corps Scholarship Program pays:

  • tuition
  • eligible fees
  • other reasonable costs, such as books, clinical supplies/instruments and uniforms.
  • monthly stipend of ($1,302 for the 2014-2015 school year)

[h=3]Eligible Applicants[/h]

  • U.S. citizens (born or naturalized), nationals or lawful permanent residents
  • enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a professional nursing degree program (baccalaureate, graduate, associate degree, or diploma) at accredited school of nursing located in the U.S.
  • begin classes no later than September 30
  • free from any Federal judgment liens
  • free from existing service commitments
  • not delinquent on a Federal debt

[h=3]Selection Criteria[/h]Preference is given to qualified applicants with the greatest financial need who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited undergraduate nursing program or Master’s nurse practitioner program as full-time students.

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@success thats great! Did you have any volunteer work? Would you say your essay set you apart? Im trying to figure out how I can get accepted when the time comes. If you dont mind me asking, did they give you a monthly stipend for living expenses? If so, how much?

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

Hmm maybe I will apply then. I start classes June 4th!

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Hi Ariana, the only volunteer work I had was what I did in high school and that was over 6 years ago. I think what they want to know is if you have done any volunteer work. I don't know if my essay set me apart. Even though English/ writing is my strongest, I applied for the scholarship within the last week it was due so I was in a hurry and almost gave up because of time. And yes I get monthly stipend. It's a little over 1200 dollars after taxes.

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Pretty last minute question, but...anyone know if the essays are to be single or double spaced? The wording of the length threw me off, so I'm just double checking.

Thanks!

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Hello everyone. I just submitted my application. @KevinP, I believe it could be either single space or double space as long as the essay is on one page.

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Hey everyone, new here but just submitted my application too. Fingers crossed!!!

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