2019-2020 HRSA Nursing Corps Scholarship

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I can't seem to find a thread on the latest round of Nurse Corps Applications, So I'll start. My initial point is more of me venting, but guess I'll ask - Should I even continue with my application? The new cycle and FAFSA wants us to use 2017 tax info, but in 2017, I was preparing for school and was employed full-time. Now that I'm collecting pennies and in dire need of assistance, it looks like my EFC is almost 8000. I can rarely work in reality. I'm really disheartened and confused as to why the FAFSA is set up like that.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

On 5/31/2019 at 12:52 PM, FutureRNBSN21 said:

Hello

Did anyone received the confirmation email regarding the application and if not does anyone know when I’ll receive the email

thank you

I did not get a confirmation email

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On 6/2/2019 at 11:32 AM, heartpublichealth said:

Hi everyone! I will be starting a MSN program in pediatric primary care this August. I only now found this thread and am freaking out that my application is going to get rejected..does anyone know if you get notified before late August if you are disqualified?

Hi! unfortunately from what I've seen online, they dont tell you until september (like 99% sure)

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I turned my application and did not receive a confirmation email either. However, I did check the status and it stated “under review”, which from the sounds of it, is how it will remain until September.

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Hi Tammy

If you don’t mind me asking

How do you go about checking the application status?

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No confirm email here either but mine also says "under review"

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yes i was able to check my status says under review as well. Thanks for the replies

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Does anyone know how big the application cycle is this year? Or how big it is usually?

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On ‎5‎/‎11‎/‎2019 at 9:11 AM, Twochance said:

@jleegato, thank you for that info. The whole situation seems unfair. I've kinda lost faith in the scholarship. I'll just have to look into loan repayment programs, then.

I am a previous recipient of the HRSA Nurse Corps Scholarship and currently fulfilling my commitment of 2 years servicing the underserved.

My advice to you is to rough it out for this year and apply again next year. I personally applied the first year of nursing school and was not awarded, and then I applied again the second year of nursing school and I got it the second time around.

Don't give up! I had taken out loans the first year and once I got the scholarship I was given enough money to pay for my loans from the first year. I made lots of sacrifices, but I was determined to finish school debt free.

Good luck!

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1 minute ago, Tarzana25 said:

I am a previous recipient of the HRSA Nurse Corps Scholarship and currently fulfilling my commitment of 2 years servicing the underserved.

My advice to you is to rough it out for this year and apply again next year. I personally applied the first year of nursing school and was not awarded, and then I applied again the second year of nursing school and I got it the second time around.

Don't give up! I had taken out loans the first year and once I got the scholarship I was given enough money to pay for my loans from the first year. I made lots of sacrifices, but I was determined to finish school debt free.

Good luck!

That's good to know. I wasn't sure if I would reapply next year if I don't get it this year. I'm only in a two year program and I'm not sure I want to do a two year commitment for only one year of scholarship. But if they backpay the first year it might be worth it.

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They don't back pay. What I'm saying is that the amount of money that is given to you through the stipend and the additional money for other yearly expenses besides tuition will help to pay back your previous loans. I had to become very good at managing my money to pay off the first year loans of nursing school.

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Just now, Tarzana25 said:

They don't back pay. What I'm saying is that the amount of money that is given to you through the stipend and the additional money for other yearly expenses besides tuition will help to pay back your previous loans. I had to become very good at managing my money to pay off the first year loans of nursing school.

Oh I see

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I would recommend applying to the scholarship again. Here's several reasons why:

1. It's free money that you don't have to pay back.

2. I just got accepted to a DNP PMHNP program, and once you're a recipient your chances of getting it again are much higher. I am applying again, missed the deadline this year but will be applying next year to pay for my Doctorate program.

3. Working with the underserved is not as bad as you think. I have a government job that I love.

4. When applying for jobs you can add that you're a recipient of the HRSA scholarship on your resume.

Feel free to ask more questions.

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