HRSA Nurse corp scholarship 2022-2023

[NikkiNicole99]

Hey everyone, I just got accepted into the nursing program for Spring of 2022 and wanted to know if anybody else in here what's going to apply for the Nurse Corp scholarship when they open back up next year or if anybody has applied how did it go for you!???

[Normanator24, CNA]

I plan on applying to when it opens. I don't start until fall 2022 tho. What are you doing to make yourself a more competitve applicant?

[NikkiNicole99]

@Normanator24 I plan on writing really good essay answers and I hope the fact that I already work and volunteer for an underserved community in healthcare will help LOL... I want that scholarship so bad let's keep each other updated on when it opens!!??

[Normanator24, CNA]

yes def! how would I get in contact to volunteer at an underserved community? I know how to find them through the search tab on the official website I just don't know if I should call them or what

[NikkiNicole99]

Yes call and see if they need any help with anything ? especially at the little community clinics for Google if they're having any type of event or Charity drive that would look good as well anything that service related...

[Stephanie Saintyl]

Hey! I also got accepted into nursing school for the Spring term of 2022. I'm not sure about you, but I'm going to have to take out a loan while I apply to this scholarship. I can only pray that I get this opportunity. Have you started preparing for the application? If so, what are you doing now?

[NikkiNicole99]

@stephaniesaintyl I'm going to have to take out a loan as well for the most part I'm also really hoping I get this scholarship. I currently work for in volunteer for an underserved health clinic so I'm going to use that combined with good essay questions and keep my fingers crossed

[Normanator24, CNA]

So once I find an underserved clinic to volunteer at, how do I prove volunteer hours? Will they give me the official paperwork or is it online? Also, how many hours do you recommend I volunteer a week? tysm!

[Stephanie Saintyl]

Good luck to everyone that starts nursing school this semester! I start today ?

[psychnp179]

There is a new BIPARTISAN bill S.3505 - the “Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2022” that was just referred to the Senate finance committee. If this is passed by Congress the Nurse Corps scholarship and loan repayments would be non-taxable (currently all payments are taxable).

If Chuck Grassley, an influential member on the senate finance committee, supports this bill, it will have a good chance of being moved forward into legislation that will hopefully pass the senate/house and be signed by Biden.

Please reach out to Chuck Grassley at this website: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/contact/questions-and-comments  and send him a quick message asking him to support this bill. EXTRA points if you're from IOWA! I've created a sample message for you to make it quick and simple. 

Subject: S.3505 - the “Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2022”

Sample message (feel free to copy/paste): 
I am asking you to please move forward bill S.3505 - the “Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2022”. This bill will benefit the economy and healthcare in rural areas. The Nurse Corps program requires nurses work where there is a shortage of healthcare workers. Nurses who are paying lower taxes (as this bill would do) will be spending more in their local rural economy, rather than sending their money on to the federal government. This bill will also help attract nurses to work in rural high need areas, improving healthcare for your rural constituents. Thank you.

[yolanda jn-baptiste]

Has anyone heard anything about the applications opening?

[parksvictoria]

I have not heard anything. I need to know when to apply and what are the new requirements so that I can have all of my items that are needed to apply. Last year the application deadline was in May I believe, so maybe it will be around the same time?