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.
Has anyone called to find out if they have started sending out letters? I am just curious. This is about the time they started sending them out from when the first person got their email last year.
Let me just say: Those people at HRSA's call center don't know baloney! Everyone gets a different answer every time. The one I got yesterday sounded like she was chewing gum and texting her boyfriend while she was talking to me.
Do y'all remember the character "Bon Qui Qui" off of the MadTV skits? Sounded something like her. (Google a "Burger King" one--they're hilarious)
I identified myself and asked her to clear up the tuition question. (My personal situation is that I attend a Community College where I have received a scholarship to cover my tuition and books. The good news is that I get Pell refunded to me. I don't know if every school operates in that way.)
My question (and I think I knew the answer before I called) was "Can my school bill you for the tuition, and if it's already covered, can it be refunded to me?" And I explained that I had gotten another scholarship that would cover my tuition.
So she smacks her gum and says, "So you don't want the HRSA scholarship then?"
My heart fell to the floor. I almost dropped the phone. "Of COURSE I want it, it has a monthly stipend and an Other Reasonable Costs allowance paid directly to me!"
Then she says, "Well why would you want that if you've won all these other scholarships and Pell?"
I almost just hung up the phone.
I reiterated to her that I DEFINITELY WANTED THE SCHOLARSHIP, and explained again the reasons why.
"Ohhhhhhh, she said, "lemme go an aks." (it was pronounced exactly like that).
I was afraid she'd tell someone I didn't want the scholarship or something, but she did come back and say, "Um, yeah...you can still keep this scholarship if you get it. It don't matter if you got other scholarships or not."
That was good enough for me, and I didn't want to mess anything up, so I just hung up and resolved not to ever, ever call back unless it's a dire emergency or I call the analyst identified in the email I received directly. These call center employees are low-level peons and they just can't help it...they're not really informed. She also said it would be September 30th before we knew anything, and it sounded exactly like she was reading from the same manual we all have.
I had to take an oval-shaped purple pill (NOT a Nexium) after that phone call (I have an Rx...it's how I've been coping).
LOL Sun.dance! Welcome to the club! Every once in a blue moon you get someone up there that can actually answer your questions... generally though.. you may as well consult your friendly "magic" 8-ball!! Or, you could always call and ask my three-year-old, his answers will be just as good, except he'll leave you laughing instead of angry!
Woah Sept 30th?!? That one guy who emailed said it was going to be by Aug 23rd. And I swear I read where someone said they were going to start being sent out last Friday. But maybe I am going CRAZY. Good thing I already had my mental health rotation....Do some self prescribing...lol
LOL Sun.dance! Welcome to the club! Every once in a blue moon you get someone up there that can actually answer your questions... generally though.. you may as well consult your friendly "magic" 8-ball!! Or, you could always call and ask my three-year-old, his answers will be just as good, except he'll leave you laughing instead of angry!
OK, so she wasn't quite as bad as Bon Qui Qui, but I felt like I was dealing with someone who lacked basic communication skills! Really, I was just trying to lighten the mood on the board...everyone seems so stressed, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't biting nails right now.
I'd give anything to have my son again at three (he's 13 now)...and he'd always say the craziest things. Good luck to you and everyone on here...we need it!
Woah Sept 30th?!? That one guy who emailed said it was going to be by Aug 23rd. And I swear I read where someone said they were going to start being sent out last Friday. But maybe I am going CRAZY. Good thing I already had my mental health rotation....Do some self prescribing...lol
Hey, take that Sept. 30th thing with a grain of Salt...Heck, it may turn out to be right (because the PDF guide does give that date as the very latest we'll be notified, I think)...but looking at last year's thread, we are WAY ahead of them and I have this feeling we'll be getting our letters much, much earlier. :w00t:
Well I am hoping the Aug 23rd date or before is correct. That guy must be over a lot to send out that email. I guess we could always email JV but then I don't know if he knows. He is the only one who seems to respond to questions.
woah sept 30th?!? that one guy who emailed said it was going to be by aug 23rd. and i swear i read where someone said they were going to start being sent out last friday. but maybe i am going crazy. good thing i already had my mental health rotation....do some self prescribing...lol
some1 posted that they called hrsa (one day last week) and the rep said they'll start sending things july 31st...
another email did say that we would be notified by august 23rd. whenever we get notified i'll be happy as long as its by the 23rd, my bill needs to be cleared on the 28th.
Well I am hoping the Aug 23rd date or before is correct. That guy must be over a lot to send out that email. I guess we could always email JV but then I don't know if he knows. He is the only one who seems to respond to questions.
Yes, emailing JV does seem like a very good idea...any takers? LOL
Yes, emailing JV does seem like a very good idea...any takers? LOL
Aw, leave the poor guy alone! We were never supposed to have him as a contact in the first place and you know he's gotta be ridiculously busy right now on top of having people trying to get information out of him. And he's probably not directly involved in the selection/notification process, either.
If your loans are going to take a few weeks to process and your tuition's due right around the 23rd, just get the process started - if you get the scholarship, they get sent right back, and the worse case scenario is that you get hit for whatever small fees come from taking out the loans. But isn't that better than getting booted from your classes for nonpayment? (I dunno how your schools work, but if my fees aren't paid when tuition's due, I'm un-registered!)
Mine will be paid I took them out, but according to my school I have to cancel them before they get sent to school otherwise they are mine. Which stinks because I can send them back but then I will be stuck with the fees they take out...but yes it would be better then not getting school paid at all.
We were never supposed to have him as a contact in the first place and you know he's gotta be ridiculously busy right now on top of having people trying to get information out of him. And he's probably not directly involved in the selection/notification process, either.
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Are we even sure they started sending them out Friday?