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.
When you guys are saying that you are forwarding the email and/or contacting your school, who exactly are you contacting? I know there was a representative listed on the initial NSP application but I can't remember who it was! Would I want to get in touch with someone from the nursing program, bursar's office, or from the office of financial aid?? Perhaps all three....!
Er...well....I wouldn't say that I am waiting for people to do stuff for me if I don't contact them (insinuating perceived helplessness??). As someone pointed out earlier, we aren't supposed to know about this step. If Sir VJ hadn't made the mistake of forwarding the email to the students, nobody would be contacting their schools to make sure they respond to the request for information...
I contacted vj and was told to forward the email to my financial aid counselor and he also asked for my financial aid counselor's contact info. Who cares if we weren't suppose to know about this step. I'm glad he sent it out by accident. It's your choice whether you want to contact your school's financial aid dept. but I most definitely would!
Well, it's going to be almost pointless for me to even contact anyone in the financial aid office at my school. No one is going to have any idea what I'm talking about, and I am going to just talk in circles to the people there, so I'm not going to bother. Like Britt said, we weren't even supposed to know about that email, so I'm just going to go on with life the way I would have if we hadn't received that email. Thanks for the 411 though. At least it will help those who may have an easier time with their schools.
YOU HAVE FREE WILL......you guys do whatever you think you need to do. I did my part AND MY FORMS WERE FAXED. You know, sometimes things happen for a reason and I am glad that email was sent by accident. Maybe it was meant to be.
Even though my financial aid office is THE SLOWEST ever to respond by email or even talk to by phone (at least an hour wait) I forwarded my email from JV. I want this scholarship SO BAD that I am willing to take useless steps to make it easier for the HRSA people.
BTW, anyone from Kentucky gotten any "you have the scholarship" emails? I haven't found a soul so far! Also, anyone who got the JV email got the "you have the scholarship" email so far? Last week it looked like most people got in on Tuesday so I am praying tomorrow is my (and the rest of us developing ulcers) day! :anbd:
sooo I accidently emailed that j.v. guy that sent out the form that was suppose to go to our school. Seriously it was by accident. I was trying to forward his email to my financial aid counselor and accidently hit reply instead. So he emailed me back and told me my school has not sent in the form and ask for my financial aid counselor's name and contact info. He said that the form does not need to be sent in by the 28th that "we can give them a couple more days" QUOTE and that I didn't have to worry! woooow...So I everyone who got that email definitely get in touch with your schools financial aid dept and make sure they send that in!
I sent mine in to my business office. I am so grateful that I go to a small University where you can talk to almost anyone. She sent me an email 2 hours later saying she would take care of it by tomorrow. This is all so confusing though because from reading what JV said back to you it would seem that those of us that were sent the accidental email were the ones that the schools were suppose to fill them out for so why is it that some of us only got the school form email. I know that it was not a mass emailing from the system because I changed my email with them Tuesday and the JV email came to my old address so it must have already been on a list or something.
I sent mine in to my business office. I am so grateful that I go to a small University where you can talk to almost anyone. She sent me an email 2 hours later saying she would take care of it by tomorrow. This is all so confusing though because from reading what JV said back to you it would seem that those of us that were sent the accidental email were the ones that the schools were suppose to fill them out for so why is it that some of us only got the school form email. I know that it was not a mass emailing from the system because I changed my email with them Tuesday and the JV email came to my old address so it must have already been on a list or something.
I sent mines to my financial aid counselor who also sent it to the business office...JV seems to be very chill about the whole thing though!
I'm just not going to worry about this and whether or not my school got the email or not. I attend a very large school. Even though it was a community college (until just recently when they started offering Bachelor degrees), we have more students enrolled than just about all of the state universities, with 55,000 students. My school's twitter page had a message today "There are long waiting periods in our financial aid offices. We have a high volume of students and are trying to provide the best service". That, coupled with the fact that no one there is going to know anything, or have any idea who would, is just going to be a nightmare.
I have peace that whatever needs to get done, will. People in the past have been awarded this scholarship without having to contact their schools and people will be awarded this scholarship this year without having to do so as well.
The VJ guy said himself they have other resources to get the info they need if its not there by the due date. He's probably very chill with the whole thing because it isn't whats going to make or break us in getting the scholarship. I honestly don't think that they are going to penalize us for the school not returning documents on time, and I would probably bet the farm on that, so I'm not going to worry. If I had a financial aid contact or went to a smaller school, I would call, but I don't, so all I can do is wait the same way I would have done had we not received that email. It's nice to see that at least some of you can get somewhere with your school.
Even though my financial aid office is THE SLOWEST ever to respond by email or even talk to by phone (at least an hour wait) I forwarded my email from JV. I want this scholarship SO BAD that I am willing to take useless steps to make it easier for the HRSA people.
BTW, anyone from Kentucky gotten any "you have the scholarship" emails? I haven't found a soul so far! Also, anyone who got the JV email got the "you have the scholarship" email so far? Last week it looked like most people got in on Tuesday so I am praying tomorrow is my (and the rest of us developing ulcers) day! :anbd:
Was there such a line in the emails "you have the scholarship"? Am I missing something? I received the banking info email and the accidental one from JV. Was there another email I don't know about?
No and now HRSA is not answering the phone and I did not get that return phone call in 72 hours. I'll give it another try tomorrow but I can tell you that I won't be deleting my spam box again any time soon. Thanks for thinking of me.
Britt7
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When you guys are saying that you are forwarding the email and/or contacting your school, who exactly are you contacting? I know there was a representative listed on the initial NSP application but I can't remember who it was! Would I want to get in touch with someone from the nursing program, bursar's office, or from the office of financial aid?? Perhaps all three....!