Nurse Corps Scholarship Program
Deadline:
June
Eligibility:
High school and college students (see comments)
Comments:
High school seniors who have been accepted to a nursing program and college students enrolled in one. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has a Nurse Corps Scholarship Program.
You must be enrolled or admitted to an accredited nursing program in order to be eligible.
In addition, there is a requirement for a 2-year full-time commitment at an eligible health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses. Scholarships are awarded competitively and consist of payment for tuition, fees, other reasonable costs and a monthly support stipend.
Funding preference goes to undergraduate applicants who have a zero EFC (Expected Family Contribution).
Eligibility:
1. Be a U.S. citizen (either U.S. born or naturalized), U.S. national, or a Lawful Permanent Resident.
2. Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full or part-time student in an accredited nursing degree program at one of the following:
a. AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE SCHOOL OF NURSING: A department, division, or other administrative unit in a junior college, community college, college, or university which provides primarily or exclusively a two-year program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to an associate degree in nursing or to an equivalent degree and is an accredited program;
b. A COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF NURSING: A department, division, or the administrative unit in a college or university which provides primarily or exclusively a program of education in professional nursing and related subjects leading to a degree of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of nursing, graduate degree in nursing, or to an equivalent degree, and including advanced training related to such program of education provided by such school and is an accredited program; OR
c. A DIPLOMA SCHOOL OF NURSING: A school affiliated with a hospital or university, or an independent school, which provides primarily or exclusively a program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to a diploma or to an equivalent evidence of completion and is an accredited program.
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