Award Notice
220 eligible applicants were selected to receive FY 2006 Nursing Scholarship Program funding. They were notified by telephone and required to submit signed contracts by 5 pm on September 15.
Applicants not selected for funding will receive written notification by October 31. |
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About
the Nursing Scholarship Program |
In exchange for
at least two years service at a health care facility with a critical
shortage of nurses, the Nursing Scholarship Program pays
- U.S. citizens
or nationals (permanent residents are not eligible)
- enrolled
or accepted for enrollment as a full-time or part-time student
in an accredited school of nursing in a professional registered
nurse program (baccalaureate, graduate, associate degree, or diploma)
- free from
any Federal judgment liens
- free from
existing service commitments
- not in default
of any Federal debt
- more applicant eligibility information from
the 2006 Applicant Bulletin
Preference is given
to qualified applicants with the greatest financial need who are enrolled
full-time in an undergraduate nursing program. We
estimate that 220 new qualified applicants will be selected to receive
the scholarship in FY 2006 and that all will be from the first funding
preference group:
- who have
a zero Expected Family Contribution (EFC) on the Free Application
for Federal Student Assistance (FAFSA),
- have agreed
to complete their nursing programs as full-time students beginning
in the Fall 2006 semester, and are enrolled or accepted for enrollment
in an undergraduate nursing program.
- more
funding preference information from the 2006 Applicant Bulletin
Last
Year (Academic Year 2005-2006) |
- Nearly 3,500
applications were received.
- 210 scholarships
were awarded (total $9.8 million).
- More than
500 qualified applicants received first funding preference (zero
EFC and enrolled full time in an undergraduate nursing program)
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