Scholarships (HRSA) that require you work for them?

[bbrewer001]

Hello all,

I am currently on the look out for any good scholarships that will help me with nursing school costs...

I've seen a lot of scholarships that require you work for them in return for them paying your tuition costs, fees, books, etc. (I'm sure you've all seen them before...)

One in particular being the HRSA scholarship. They require that you " Obtain a Position at a Critical Shortage Facility

NSP participants will have up to 6 months from their date of graduation to (1) obtain a nursing license and (2) accept an offer of employment from an NSP-approved facility. Participants will have up to 3 months following the date of the acceptance of such job offer to commence full-time (or if approved by the Secretary, part-time) clinical services at the facility....."

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blah blah blah.

Is it worth it?! To commit yourself to probably not working at ur "dream facility" for like the first 2 years you have ur lisense just to pay for schooling?

Has anyone done this scholarship and regret making the committment ?? Please let me know if it is worth the trouble

-britt :)

[Student4_life]

Lets not put the cart in front of the horse. Do you have an ECF of zero?

[bbrewer001]

you mean EFC ? and no, mine is not a total zero....but my parent's still can't afford to fork over all the money required for nursing school.

[Student4_life]

Yeah EFC, glad you knew what I ment. Anyways I asked because the HRSA is rarely awarded to students with an EFC above zero, it happens, but zeros are served first and there are way more zeros than available scholarships.

That being said there are plenty of other scholarships out there that are based on merit and not need, from local hospitals, to state awards, to university awards to ROTC.

Sorry for side tracking your thread...

[bbrewer001]

gotcha. I was just curious to see if it was even worth investing the time into.

I can't seem to find any good scholarships, of course prob b/c I'm in between the scholarship deadlines :anbd:

[decembergrad2011, BSN, RN]

Hospitals will sometimes extend scholarships in the form of work contracts, meaning that they pay your tuition while you're in school, and then you commit to work a defined amount of time for them afterward. Most major hospitals in my city have some type of scholarship program like this because it's a good way to attract nurses. Sometimes these same institutions will pay off your loans through employee benefits programs, but I'm not as familiar with the details.

I've heard that these programs may be facing budget cuts or eliminated entirely in a lot of areas due to the economy, so it may not be an option for you. You can look into PHS' junior and senior co-step programs as well - a good choice if you are interested in government work such as with Indian Health or Federal Bureau of Prisons.