The HRSA nursing scholarship is available now. I just submitted my application although I'm probably a long shot.
How to Apply for a Scholarship
If you're interested in pursuing a career in healthcare, you may be eligible for a scholarship through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The HRSA Scholarship Program is designed to support students in various healthcare disciplines who are committed to serving underserved communities and helping to address the shortage of healthcare professionals in those areas.
HRSA offer scholarships to help pay for health professions' education.
All Scholarship awardees will provide a one-year service commitment for each year of scholarship support received.
The application cycle typically opens in late Winter or early Spring and closes in late Spring or early Summer, so be sure to check the website regularly for updates.
Scholarship requirements:
To be eligible for the HRSA Scholarship, you must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited program that leads to a degree in one of the following disciplines:
Nursing (including RN, ADN, BSN, and graduate-level nursing programs)
Nurse Practitioner
Certified Nurse-Midwife
You must also be a U.S. citizen, a national, or permanent resident.
Have no federal judgment liens and service commitment.
If you meet the eligibility criteria, you can apply for scholarship through the HRSA's online application system.
Scholarship award covers:
Tuition and Eligible Fees
A monthly stipend for living expenses
An annual other reasonable costs payment
If you have any questions about the program or the application process, the HRSA offers resources and support to help guide you through the process. Don't miss out on the opportunity to receive financial assistance while pursuing your dream of a career in healthcare and serving those in need.
Random question to anyone who entered a program at a different school from where you did your prerequisites...did your school list your cumulative GPA from the previous school(s) or did they leave it blank?
The credit check has to do with delinquent federal debt. and If they said they would make the decision by Aug 23 I would add a couple weeks to that . . . . on the hrsa website it says you'll get acceptance letters by September 30 --- last years went out two weeks later than that.
Specializes in care for my grandma with Altzheimer's.
krazievi, I agree, they definitely seem to be more on the ball than last year and I'm pretty sure the September 30th is the rejection date, not the date they've ever expecting to start informing recipients.
I can understand how people advise caution though, as I read ALL those posts from last year and it seemed an interminable amount of time to wait.
Also, thanks twois. I hate it when people try to turn an interesting discussion into some sort of fight
I certainly meant no offence, and none seemed to be taken, and some of the replies really made me think. I already fully supported the idea of giving it to someone even with SUPER HIGH tuition in their last year, because, after all, they're getting a 2 year commitment for one year's tuition and stipend.
I didn't understand the second degree people, because I thought they had to essentially start over and go all four years.
I know to go from your RN to BSN is relatively easy, that's why that route appealed to me. Get done in 2 years, then able to work, can take the rest of the BSN work online/evening/accelerated and go from there ... But from what I saw, there was nothing like that to go from say a BA in English to an BSN. I only needed 3 classes for my BA when I dropped out of college to start my business, and I have my AS, but even to transfer next year (after a year of my 2 year nursing program) from my ASN to any of the BSN schools in my general geographic area I'd still have to go at least 3 more years, and at some all 4. They really won't transfer ANY of the actual nursing courses and most require science classes that my school doesn't, (ie organic chemistry with lab) that must be taken before transferring. I grant you, I didn't do an extensive search, just looked at Penn, Pitt, Misericordia and the UW in Seattle, but they all work the same way. I'd love to know more about these accelerated programs. I thought they only had them for LPNs or RNs.
Oh, and that may be where many of us thought you couldn't be second degree, I know they said they wouldn't pay for RNs to complete their BSNs.
The one nitpicky thing I'm worried about if I do get the scholarship (and I hate how ungrateful this sounds) is that I think the way my school calender is I may very well only get 7 months of stipend instead of 9 or ten, then 1 for summer. Even though I'll only have had maybe 10 or 11 weeks off all year. As I understood it either from the website or the posts here from last year, they only pay stipend if you're in school 15 days in a month. I had classes in July that end tomorrow (the 11th), then I start back the 30th, so only 13 days this month, just shy of the 15. Then I know we end around the 12th on December, so I'll lose that month too. I'm afraid to look at January and May. I'm almost positive May worked out the same as August even though I was attending in summer. So I may be a REAL bargain for them because they may only have to stipend me for 3 months in fall, and even if I'm lucky only 4 in Spring. Since it starts in July, I'll only get 1 for this summer and even next year, I'd have to go for 3 months to get 2.
Again, if they want to give me half what they've offered, I'll be eternally grateful, but my little mental calculator can't help but figure these things out and worry over them L@M
Specializes in care for my grandma with Altzheimer's.
bigbadb : I'm pretty sure I filled in the GPA portions of mine, and they just signed it. I know I put my GPA from my current school, and if I put in a previous one I guarantee you I guesstimated because I've been to 5 other schools (1 to get my AS, 1 where I almost finished my BA, and 3 quick stops along the way that I had to drop out of due to money)
AND big smooches to the several people who all logged in just to make me feel better about the credit checks. I love you all !!! :redpinkhe:redbeathe:redpinkhe
L@M
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Random question to anyone who entered a program at a different school from where you did your prerequisites...did your school list your cumulative GPA from the previous school(s) or did they leave it blank?