Nurse Corps Loan Repayment 2016 Cycle

pbflash42 · Jun 24, 2016

While this reward to serve communities in need, as healthcare professionals is a blessing if received - it is almost a curse to have to bear the day to day WAITING. As this being my 4th year with no luck, I believe I've become immune to the "hopeful" feeling and that makes me sad. I so desperately could use this financial aid, as I know each and every one of us could. Every year, excluding this one, I would check my email and HRSA account daily...and be disappointed every time. It became an obsession, and each year come the end of October, I would receive the dreaded- "Thank you for applying but we have run out of funds. Please try again next year". Absolutely heartbreaking. I wish there were a better way to pay off our student loans...I feel like all I pay is the interest. Ugh!

I absolutely love being a nurse, and there is no way that I would change that, but the cost of school is just too regoshderndiculous these days.

It's a shame that a WONDERFUL opportunity like this, has so little information about how they really choose the awardees. I think once the applications are submitted and the ineligible ones are weeded out, we should be notified of the number of eligible canidates that there are, how many are in each group (NP's, RN's, and Faculty), and what tier they are placing us in. That would cause a lot less stress and confusion, and would even give us a better idea of where we may fall in the mix.

Come July, we will start hearing who has been awarded. I will be so thrilled for those whom receive it, and hopeful that those who reapply next year will succeed in getting it. GOOD LUCK!!!

niverson · Jun 25, 2016

D/I ratio 225%. I am not sure what score to look though? can someone help?

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[TD]Elkhart County[/TD]

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hcline · Jun 25, 2016

I'll try to help you out :) Where do you work? 3 of those locations listed would put you in tier 1 and one in tier 2. Also, are you working in primary care as an NP or an RN?

niverson · Jun 26, 2016

I work at Elkhart general hospital, but I don't see that on the list. I know we qualify because our president was the one that sent an email telling us to apply. I am an RN in primary care

hcline · Jun 27, 2016

It sounds like your president needs to ask HRSA to come evaluate your facility and give a new score.

lindsey182 · Jun 27, 2016

I'm sure it truly is just scheduled maintenance, but tomorrow, Tuesday June 28th, the portal will be down for "routine maintenance" ...... I really should not get my hopes up this high.

Bowea1652 · Jun 28, 2016

Unfortunately no change. Looks like just routine maintenance. Bummer.

Pachinko · Jun 30, 2016

Ugh. No credit check for me, so turned down for the second year in a row. I actually altered my job so that I could apply for nurse corps--I used to split my time between two clinics in the same system, same HPSA, but you must only work at one site to qualify for the repayment. This is not a requirement for NHSC, so who knows why.

Last year I really sweated it and held out hope until the bitter end, and they make you wait until September before sending a rejection. I get it, because they're seeing if more money will come through, but it is still really hard.

I work in a HPSA 14 site with a DTI of about 80%. My union recently negotiated a really substantial pay raise. No complaints at all, but it's going to make the DTI even lower next year.

BUT, for those who get it, congratulations! That is really something to celebrate.

hcline · Jun 30, 2016

Does anyone know when they typically start notifying individuals about the awards in July? Is it early or late July? Thanks!

sweetumsRN · Jun 30, 2016

Does anyone know when they typically start notifying individuals about the awards in July? Is it early or late July? Thanks!

I think the first Allnurses post of someone getting notified in the 2015 cycle was around July 22nd.

Bowea1652 · Jul 1, 2016

Hopefully sooner this year! Would be nice.

RN4KU · Jul 1, 2016

Nothing Yet going to be a long few weeks, probably nothing going out this week. uggg!! 2014 ppl were notified first week of july. and even end of June, 2015 it was 3rd week of july.