93.303: Nurse Corps Scholarship
Alternate Name: Nurse Corps Scholarship Program Nurse Corps SP
Overview
Program Number
93.303
Status
Active
Last Modified
Aug. 29, 2022
Date Posted
Aug. 29, 2022
Objective
The Nurse Corps Scholarship Program's objective is to increase the supply and maldistribution of registered nurses (RN) and nurse practitioners (NPs) in eligible health care facilities across the nation, with a critical shortage of nurses by providing service-obligated scholarships to nursing students.
Type of Assistance
C - Direct Payments for Specified Use
Applicant Eligibility
The applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a fully accredited academic institution with a graduate, baccalaureate, associate degree or diploma nursing program located in a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. Territory. The applicant must be free of any Federal judgment liens, not have breached a prior service obligation, is not excluded, debarred, suspended, or disqualified by a Federal agency, and have no conflicting service obligations. Financial need is also reviewed as part of the eligibility determination. The applicant must submit an application and a signed contract, agreeing to accept payment of scholarship funds and provide health care services in a health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses for a minimum of two years.
Beneficiary Eligibility
United States citizens, or nationals, enrolled, or accepted, for enrollment in a fully accredited graduate, baccalaureate, associate degree or diploma nursing program.
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Additional Information
Grant Awards
Nurse Corps Scholarship direct grants
Grant Opportunities