Applicant Information Bulletin: School Year 2009-2010
Funding Preferences and Awards
The NSP for the 2009-2010 school year is expected
to be very competitive. The Program anticipates more
applicants for scholarship awards than there are funds
available. Students may want to apply for other funding
sources also, due to the expected competitiveness
of the NSP.
Funding Preferences
for the 2009-2010 School Year
The following funding preferences will be used to
make NSP awards:
- First funding preference
will be given to qualified applicants who have a
zero expected family contribution (EFC) and are
enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited
undergraduate nursing program as full-time
students. See the “Student Aid Report” section
of “Submitting the Application”.
- Second funding preference will be given
to qualified applicants who have a zero EFC and
are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited
graduate nursing program as full-time
students.
- Third funding preference will be given
to qualified applicants who have a zero EFC and
are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited
undergraduate or graduate nursing program
as part-time students.
If funds remain available, qualified applicants who
have an EFC that exceeds zero will be grouped according
to their EFC in increments of $500 from highest to
lowest need (i.e., applicants with EFC of $1-$500,
applicants with EFC of $501-$1,000, etc.). These
groups will be funded; to the extent funding remains
available, in order of decreasing need. Within each
group, applicants who are enrolled or accepted for
enrollment in an undergraduate nursing program as
full-time students will be funded first, applicants
who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a graduate
nursing program as full-time students will be funded
second, and the remaining qualified part-time applicants
within the eligible undergraduate or graduate nursing
program will be funded third.
If there are insufficient funds to award a contract
to all qualified applicants who meet a given funding
preference, applicants will be selected randomly within
that preference level until all funds are expended.
Please note that the ranking of selectees will
not be disclosed.
Notification of Selection
Individuals selected for awards will be notified
by e-mail, no later than September 30, 2009. To accept
the award, the selectees must respond by the deadline
in the notice of award email. If the selectee does
not respond by that deadline, the offer of award expires
and the award will be offered to an alternate.
Individuals selected for an award must attend
classes during the 2009-2010 school year, and class
attendance must begin on or before September 30, 2009.
Individuals whose class attendance during the 2009-2010
school year will begin after September 30, 2009, MUST decline the award.
To ensure timely receipt of NSP communications, applicants
should keep their email addresses up-to-date during
the application process. Applicants must
log in to their accounts on the NSP website to update this information.
Notification of Alternate Status
Individuals selected as alternates will be notified
by e-mail no later than September 30, 2009. Alternates
will be notified of selection for an award as selectees
decline their awards. Please note that the ranking
of alternates will not be disclosed.
Notification of Non-Selection
Individuals not selected for an NSP award will be
notified via e-mail no later than October 30, 2009.
Declining Scholarship Support
Selectees may decline awards without penalty (permitting
the promotion of alternates to selectee status) by
mailing or faxing to the NSP a signed letter declining
the award offer by the deadline date specified in
the notice of award email.
Once a selectee declines the offer of award, the
award will be offered to an alternate. There
will be no opportunity to reclaim the award.
A decision to decline the scholarship award is final
and cannot be changed under any circumstances.
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