Nurse Corps Scholarship 2018-2019

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Hi Everyone, I'm planning to apply for the HRSA NurseCorp Scholarship this year. I figured I would go ahead and start the next thread for this award year. I'm currently finishing up some of my prereqs and will be starting my BSN program in June. I know the application date hasn't been released yet but from what I have seen on other threads, it should be opened sometime in March/April with a deadline in May. I've also read that the prompt questions have been the same from one award year to the next so I have begun working on them as well as trying to figure out who I would like to use as recommendations. I would love to hear from all who plan to apply this year.

so this is the email I just got from someone there:

Dear ******,

Thank you for contacting the Bureau of Health Workforce. I see that you contacted us regarding your applications. I apologize for any inconvenience, however, according to page 30 of the Application and Program Guidance "Application

packages deemed incomplete (e.g., missing, illegible, or incomplete application materials) as of the application deadline will not be considered for funding". If you did not include your first and last name, discipline and last four of your social on your supporting documents as instructed on page 33 of the APG and in the Supporting Documents section of your application your application will be deemed ineligible and not considered for award.

If you have any additional questions please write back or call us at 1-800-221-9393. We are open Monday-Friday 8am-8pm EST.

Thank you for contacting the BHW Customer Care Center.

Sincerely,

Quatesha C

Does that include the essays?

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I don't know. So aggravating

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Ugh... I definitely have all the info required except in the copy of my birth certificate and ID and I also didn't put it on my resume :( :( :( looks like I'm out of the running. I really wish you guys the best of luck!

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Do they consider your resume and passport "support documents"? Also i made a slight error and said my discipline was ABSN and my school considered it BSN even though its less then 2 years.

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I am a recipient of the nurse corps Scholarship from last year and I forgot about the information on the top of my documents. I don't know if they got more strict this last year or if I slipped through the cracks. So there's a chance.

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I am a recipient of the nurse corps Scholarship from last year and I forgot about the information on the top of my documents. I don't know if they got more strict this last year or if I slipped through the cracks. So there's a chance.

If you don't mind me asking what was your stats? And tuition fees?

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@Jackie223 did you receive th scholarship last year? If so, what were your credentials?

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GPA: 3.52 (overall) Nursing: 3:9

Accelerated BSN Program

EFC:0

Overall Cost of attendance was a little over 35,000

Yes, I received it last year.

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Specializes in CCRN.

Hey guys!

Thought I'd chime in as this is a topic I talked to the reps about pretty extensively prior to the application being due.

The consensus between the reps, and I spoke to three of them to the point that we were on a first name basis, was that they wanted it formatted like:

First Initial, Last Name | Last 4 of SSN | Application ID | Discipline

But that they wanted this only at the top of the documents that originate from you (essays, CV/Resume). We are not supposed to be editing official documents from the school or government (i.e. passports, transcripts, etc.) and these will automatically be associated with our account. The only reason for those specs is that they want the essays and CV/Resume to be able to go out to multiple people for review and find their way easily back to your application with no mix-ups. Documents that are not "graded" and are only used for verification purposes don't need this stuff, and you shouldn't be editing official documents anyways.

So relax! As long as the organization of your documents demonstrates that you put in work to follow the instructions, and isn't giving them a hard time and effectively encouraging them to disqualify you, you're probably fine.

The quality of your work and your vision aligning with theirs are much more important aspects of your application than whether you used ";" or "|" to divide your information.

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@normalnate Thanks for the great info, very helpful. So I put my last name, first name, and application ID on my essays and on all my "supporting documents" put my name, last 4 of SSN, and discipline. However, I did not do this on my resume/CV. Do you think this going to be a problem?

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Specializes in CCRN.

@robrtsjsara Since CV's and resumes typically include your name and other identifiers already, if you had to forget the ID or SSN on any document I would think that would be the one to do it on. Maybe a minor inconvenience for them, not "ideal", but highly doubt they would disqualify you based on that alone.

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The same goes for me. I really thought I read over the directions pretty well. Without the scholarship I will not be able to attend school at all, so I really hope that those details are not determining factors.

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