• tuition
• required fees
• other reasonable costs, including required books, clinical supplies, laboratory expenses, etc.
• monthly stipend ($1,269 for the 2009-2010 school year)
• more about scholarship benefits from the Applicant Information Bulletin
• more about fulfilling the service obligation from the Applicant Information Bulletin

• 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)
• begin classes for the Fall term on or after July 1 and no later than September 30
• free from any Federal judgment liens
• free from existing service commitments
• not delinquent on a Federal debt
• more about applicant eligibility from the Applicant Information 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 2008 and that all will be from the first funding preference group:

• have a zero Expected Family Contribution (EFC) on the Student Aid Report from the Free Application for Federal Student Assistance (FAFSA) and
• are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an undergraduate nursing program as full-time students
• more about funding preferences from the Applicant Information Bulletin

• 4,894 eligible applications
• 574 applicants with first preference for funding
• 172 applicants given scholarship awards