Current HRSA Nurse Corp recipient here! I wanted to come on here to just inform you all about what the scholarship is really like. The scholarship felt like an absolute dream to get.
However, you still have to pay a balance while in school, as they do not cover 100%. I had to pay about $3000 and even took out one loan of about $2000. As for the taxes situation wow what a pain. I had to pay the IRS a total of 12,000 back because of Nurse Corp.
You will get a W2 which basically makes it seem like all HRSA paid (tuition, stipends) is income although it is not! Many of us had to pay $10,000+ back.
I would say, use those same stipends put them away and pay HRSA.
They also were a pain in communication and paying tuition on time which depending on the school can be a huge issue. Luckily, my school was understanding but there were others who weren't so lucky.
On top of that, after graduating, they decreased their sited by a ton.
NOT TRYING TO SCARE ANYONE OUT OF IT!! Simply would like to share what I wish someone did with me so I was not blindsided. Best of luck to everyone with the scholarship and nursing school!
Current HRSA Nurse Corp recipient here! I wanted to come on here to just inform you all about what the scholarship is really like. The scholarship felt like an absolute dream to get.
However, you still have to pay a balance while in school, as they do not cover 100%. I had to pay about $3000 and even took out one loan of about $2000. As for the taxes situation wow what a pain. I had to pay the IRS a total of 12,000 back because of Nurse Corp.
You will get a W2 which basically makes it seem like all HRSA paid (tuition, stipends) is income although it is not! Many of us had to pay $10,000+ back.
I would say, use those same stipends put them away and pay HRSA.
They also were a pain in communication and paying tuition on time which depending on the school can be a huge issue. Luckily, my school was understanding but there were others who weren't so lucky.
On top of that, after graduating, they decreased their sited by a ton.
NOT TRYING TO SCARE ANYONE OUT OF IT!! Simply would like to share what I wish someone did with me so I was not blindsided. Best of luck to everyone with the scholarship and nursing school!
Wow, thank you for letting us know! I applied last month. What about after you graduated? Do you get to pick a location? How has it been for you?
Unfortunately, they cut off a lot of the locations. SOME of the approved sites when we were initially applying for the scholarship were no longer available because they didn't "qualify" anymore so that really sucked. They still have PLENTY of clinics and certain hospitals though.
Hi everyone! I also applied this cycle and am waiting to hear back. I'm a first year CNM student. My credit was checked in May and I haven't heard anything else yet. Any updates for anyone else? I am sincerely hoping we don't actually wait all the way until September 30 to hear ?
Hi everyone! I also applied this cycle and am waiting to hear back. I'm a first year CNM student. My credit was checked in May and I haven't heard anything else yet. Any updates for anyone else? I am sincerely hoping we don't actually wait all the way until September 30 to hear ?
Hey,
just out of curiosity, did you apply for the scholarship or the tuition reimbursement program? I just got off the phone with them and I was told that a Credit check isn't done for those who are applying for a scholarship. However, congratulations in advance everyone on YouTube says if they check your credit you're definitely in. Just spent an hour of my time looking up soft inquiries on my credit report ? …… Nothing!
just out of curiosity, did you apply for the scholarship or the tuition reimbursement program? I just got off the phone with them and I was told that a Credit check isn't done for those who are applying for a scholarship. However, congratulations in advance everyone on YouTube says if they check your credit you're definitely in. Just spent an hour of my time looking up soft inquiries on my credit report ? …… Nothing!
I actually applied for the HRSA nurse corps loans repayment AND the NHSC scholarship this cycle, and I have had two credit checks. I thought there was a credit check for both because it's looking for defaulted federal loans, which would disqualify a person from any of the programs. I can't think of why else I would have two credit checks! Your comment about YouTubers gives me hope haha. Anyone know what happens if you're accepted for one, does that disqualify the other?
I just got a credit check through my Experian app as well!!
This is my second time, I was a recipient for my BSN and to be honest all my qualifiers are the-same but I was skeptical because I am in a CRNA program and I know tier one goes to BSN.
Back in 2017, I got credit check and that was a sign got accepted! Praying that we got it!!
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Current HRSA Nurse Corp recipient here! I wanted to come on here to just inform you all about what the scholarship is really like. The scholarship felt like an absolute dream to get.
However, you still have to pay a balance while in school, as they do not cover 100%. I had to pay about $3000 and even took out one loan of about $2000. As for the taxes situation wow what a pain. I had to pay the IRS a total of 12,000 back because of Nurse Corp.
You will get a W2 which basically makes it seem like all HRSA paid (tuition, stipends) is income although it is not! Many of us had to pay $10,000+ back.
I would say, use those same stipends put them away and pay HRSA.
They also were a pain in communication and paying tuition on time which depending on the school can be a huge issue. Luckily, my school was understanding but there were others who weren't so lucky.
On top of that, after graduating, they decreased their sited by a ton.
NOT TRYING TO SCARE ANYONE OUT OF IT!! Simply would like to share what I wish someone did with me so I was not blindsided. Best of luck to everyone with the scholarship and nursing school!