| Scholarship Name: |
NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program |
| Agency: |
NURSE Corps |
| Description: |
NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program puts registered nurses (including advanced practice nurses and nursing faculty) on a rewarding career path while paying off 60 percent of their unpaid nursing student loans in just 2 years – and an additional 25 percent of the original balance for an optional third year. In return, NURSE Corps members fulfilling a service obligation at any one of thousands of nonprofit hospitals, clinics and other facilities located in designated primary medical care or mental health Health Professional Shortage Areas across the U.S.
NURSE Corps members enjoy the same the competitive pay and benefits negotiated with their employer as non-members. |
| Qualifications: |
To be eligible to apply, you must be a licensed registered nurse (nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nurses are encouraged to apply) or nurse faculty, have completed your training (diploma, associate, baccalaureate or graduate), and be employed full time (at least 32 hours per week) at an eligible critical shortage facility.
You must be a U.S. citizen (born or naturalized) or National and Lawful Permanent Resident and your education must be from an accredited school of nursing located in a U.S. State.
Funding preference is based on your financial need and the facility where you work. |
| How to Apply: |
Please visit the website below and read the Application and Program Guidance PDF file. |
| Deadline: |
05/02/2013 |
| Contact Name: |
Barbara Heywood |
| Contact Address: |
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| Contact Phone: |
(775) 684-4047 |
| Contact Fax: |
NA |
| Contact Email: |
bheywood@health.nv.gov |
| Website: |
http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/repayment/nursing/index.html |
