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.

5 minutes ago, eburch2 said:

Man, I hate that. Don't get people's hopes up for a life altering thing. Just say yes or no. Signing you up with a case manager and all, that's not cool. I'm sorry. The way luck has historically gone in my life I am not going to hold my breath, I think I won't be safe to be even a little excited until I am noted as full recipient since it seems every step before that they can go back on. I really really hope the sands shift if my favor this time because I'm already going to be out 62k for the first 12 months...of 3.5-4 years. If not I will have to get serious about weight loss and try military which is still competitive. Thanks for the reply. At least you're almost done. Hopefully the loan repayments will come through where the scholarship left that gap. And for the love of God I hope they don't have those crazy glitches this year.

Oh my word, your tuition is sky high! Yes, I pray you are chosen and not have that type of debt on your shoulders. I, too need to drop weight (I feel you on this). And oh gosh, I hope no glitches either!! It will be nice to see you post that you are awarded the scholarship! Keep us posted! All my best to you!

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Tuition is about half that...10k give or take per semester, 3 semesters a year. The issue is since my mom died in 2011 I raise my sister and raised my brother too up until last year when he started college. I accumulated the monthly debts of a 50 year old woman with 2 kids while finishing my bachelors and working even though I'm just turning 30 in November. The car loan, personal loans, credit cards, and high rent for 3 pets (2 large dogs and a cat) and 2 adults in Southern Cali and all that fun stuff keep going on even though I am not really supposed to work for the first 16 months of the program. So over 30k is going just to survive. I am banking on either the scholarship to cut my loan burden in half this year or to only take that much for the 1st 16 months. Then when the NCLEX portion is done I can work full time while in school doing the NP segment. Then sell my skills to the highest bidder for loan repayment when I'm done since I will owe so much. So much stress!!!! Thanks for the good wishes!

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31 minutes ago, eburch2 said:

Tuition is about half that...10k give or take per semester, 3 semesters a year. The issue is since my mom died in 2011 I raise my sister and raised my brother too up until last year when he started college. I accumulated the monthly debts of a 50 year old woman with 2 kids while finishing my bachelors and working even though I'm just turning 30 in November. The car loan, personal loans, credit cards, and high rent for 3 pets (2 large dogs and a cat) and 2 adults in Southern Cali and all that fun stuff keep going on even though I am not really supposed to work for the first 16 months of the program. So over 30k is going just to survive. I am banking on either the scholarship to cut my loan burden in half this year or to only take that much for the 1st 16 months. Then when the NCLEX portion is done I can work full time while in school doing the NP segment. Then sell my skills to the highest bidder for loan repayment when I'm done since I will owe so much. So much stress!!!! Thanks for the good wishes!

My mouth dropped open reading your reply! Oh my goodness!!! You are amazing! I was rooting for you before without knowing anything about you, and now I am REALLY rooting and praying that you get this scholarship! I also know about the rent in SoCal...I used to live there (the rent / mortgage is no joke). I commend you for all you have done for you and your siblings...you are inspiring! Many blessings to you!

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That's so kind. Thank you! Yeah they won't even loan me enough to cover health insurance on top of it all. I dont know how this is going to work. Thanks for the encouragement and kind words. I hope they can give Medicaid in spite of the loan money.

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@ElizabethRN_BSN so you said they countersigned and then sent you something saying they ran out of funding and that was the ultimate reason they didn't give it to you? The only thing on the contract that seems to let them out of it when they sign is subject to availability of funding by congress. Like, don't sign if the funding isn't there Mr Secretary. Why do they think that is ok?

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7 hours ago, eburch2 said:

@ElizabethRN_BSN so you said they countersigned and then sent you something saying they ran out of funding and that was the ultimate reason they didn't give it to you? The only thing on the contract that seems to let them out of it when they sign is subject to availability of funding by congress. Like, don't sign if the funding isn't there Mr Secretary. Why do they think that is ok?

My case is a little more complex. Essentially, after all of the paperwork was completed (once you're made a finalist), the 'glitch / issue / tech pblm' occurred right before money was to start being actually applied to your schooling. The bottom line that they will default to if a finalist does not receive funding, is that they have too many people who applied and not enough money to go around. It doesn't matter what occurs (in my humble opinion), they are always safe in their response that they ran out of money.

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Hi! I'm a participant with the 2019-2020 Scholarship recipients and I had a question. How did you guys find hospitals that were eligible? I want to work in a hospital as a new graduate and thought you guys would be perfect to ask considering you guys will have graduated by now.

Thank you in advance!

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Specializes in nursing.

Finalist here - doing an accelerated BSN in the fall. Does anyone know what happens if you only applied for the BSN but want to go to do your DNP right after? Does Nurse Corps make you stop school, work for 2 years, and then return to school?

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On 7/22/2020 at 8:39 PM, Micah G said:

Finalist here - doing an accelerated BSN in the fall. Does anyone know what happens if you only applied for the BSN but want to go to do your DNP right after? Does Nurse Corps make you stop school, work for 2 years, and then return to school?

I’m pretty sure you have to fulfill your service commitment after graduation. So yeah, you’d have to work for whatever the amount of time is (that doesn’t mean you can’t go back to school during your service commitment, but you can’t apply for another HRSA scholarship until you’ve completed you’re service commitment).

I asked my analyst before graduating about this too.

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