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.
I would like to get this scholarship but I have to admit, it worries me too. If one were to not be able to get a job in a shortage area, that is a LOT of money to have to pay back!
I'm already in that situation with a scholarship I got for teaching. Because there are no jobs in my area, I have to pay it back.
Yes, but virtually every hospital in the country qualifies as an eligible NSP facility with regards to the "nursing shortage". Even for profit hospitals in high income zip codes qualify. The amount of and types of eligible facilities that qualify for the NSP are much different than most of the other HRSA programs, since the study they based their funding off of found a nursing shortage in pretty much every corner of the country. There is a link that HRSA has that lists different kinds of facilities and what kind of shortage they have, and that does not actually apply to the NSP. They have a seperate list.
So basically, getting a job in a facility that qualifies shouldn't be an issue for the most part. It is smart, though, for one to call and get info about the places they would like to work at, so you can be for sure as to whether or not getting a job there is possible.
question......does this mean that awardees will receive the stipend payment from july to july regardless if they are attending summer session??? that what it looks like to me, but if anyone else knows differently...let me know.
"the first payment for new awardees will be made no later than october 7, 2010 and will include stipend payments retroactive to july 1 and the one-time payment for other reasonable costs."
"for the 2010-2011 academic year, the monthly stipend will be $1,269.
the stipend is disbursed at the end of each month; payments are not considered late until the 7th of the following month.
the first stipend payment is issued in october and includes a lump sum payment for all months of the fall term (july through october) in which the student has spent 15 days or more attending classes in the scholarship-supported nursing program.
Has anyone's credit been checked? Like the stipend there are several places where the dates on when we will be notified are different....just wandering.
My credit hasn't been checked yet....I think we might be expecting too much that we will be notified by the end of July....I would guess more like September. I hope to hear in July, good luck to you all!!
Just talk to someone at the call center and they don't know crap. Just a heads up if you don't have great credit that might effect your application. The women said that the credit check portion is up to the person who is reviewing the application. So, basically it is based on more then what is stated on the website (i.e. defaulted federal loans etc.) Good luck to you all! I hope that my credit doesn't prevent me from getting the award because I will have to leave school and I'm half way done
Woah if that really is the case and they look at your credit for more then just defaulted loans I am in trouble. That's crap, especially since there was no place to explain why your credit could be bad. I just had a baby and got laid off....oh well...I guess if its meant to be it will be.
When I called and asked if our credit score would also be used as a determination of whether we got the scholarship the guy kinda laughed and said if that were the case, they wouldn't be awarding very many people...
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Yes, but virtually every hospital in the country qualifies as an eligible NSP facility with regards to the "nursing shortage". Even for profit hospitals in high income zip codes qualify. The amount of and types of eligible facilities that qualify for the NSP are much different than most of the other HRSA programs, since the study they based their funding off of found a nursing shortage in pretty much every corner of the country. There is a link that HRSA has that lists different kinds of facilities and what kind of shortage they have, and that does not actually apply to the NSP. They have a seperate list.
So basically, getting a job in a facility that qualifies shouldn't be an issue for the most part. It is smart, though, for one to call and get info about the places they would like to work at, so you can be for sure as to whether or not getting a job there is possible.