How to pay for BSN

[hemlok2]

Can anyone tell me how to go about finding money (grants, scholarships, loan repayment programs) to help pay for nursing school. I will be starting an accelerated BSN program in January 2008 and need to figure out how I am going to pay for tuition and living expenses; this will be my second bachelors and I have not finished paying off the first, ouch. I have heard that many hospitals offer loan repayment plans to graduates if you contract to work for them 2-3 years. Can anyone help me out here? Thanks.

[Burnt2]

my hospital offered loan repayment ($12k) over 3 years...but that was after I graduated.

if you jump on the bandwagon early, a hospital might pay for tuition while you take classes (if you work there while you go to school).

um, also I never bought books. Checked them out of the local library. It adds up pretty quickly.

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

it sounds like you are interested in loan forgiveness programs. there are many facilities that offer them. one way to find them is to see if there is financial information on your state board of nursing website. you can link into it from allnurses by clicking on the "link" tab above and then clicking on "boards of nursing". click on your state when the page comes up and a link to your board of nursing (or the state department that oversees the board of nursing) will be there. other places to look are your state department of education, state nurses association and state hospital association websites. the u.s. indian health service has a loan forgiveness program. most of the loan forgiveness programs that are offered by state and federal agencies involve servicing under-populated rural and very poor areas.

i have a link to a california site that lists some resources for financial aid. although it is on a california site, i don't think that all the resources are specifically for california residents.

• http://www.choosenursing.com/paying/calfinaid.html