RN-NP

you have to pay tuition and then nnei funding will reimburse you. another issue with this program is that you are not guaranteed advanced nursing position after you graduate. i finished my np program 2 years ago and am still working as a staff nurse. no step increase, no pay increase, nothing... my facility is hiring outside nps while 3 of us (nnei scholarship recipients) are working as a staff rns.

NNEI funds are NOT taxable.

For all people interested in NNEI, please print NNEI handbook, it will have all the answers and they could be different from what your facility is telling you.

I cannot relocate because of the custody issues and I would not want to. Over all, NNEI is a great deal, you just have to stay with the program, no flexibility allowed. Good luck

I am one of the "lucky" recipients of the NNEI sholarship. I had no problem receiving funds, they were little late but that was not a problem. I also did not have any breach of contract, took all of my classes as scheduled, and graduated from the very good NP program. Once I graduated, however, I did not get the NP position. I've applied and been turned down for 3 jobs so far. I think that my VA uses NNEI funds for the retention purposes more than anything else. All the available jobs were filled by the candidates outside the VA. So, now I have to stay here for almost 3 years and work as a staff RN, which is not the end of the world, but I invested a lot of effort trying to do something different.