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Applicant Information Bulletin: School Year 2009-2010
Applicant Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following requirements in
order to be eligible for scholarship awards.
- U.S. Citizenship
Scholarship applicants must be citizens or nationals
of the United States (U.S.) to receive Nursing Scholarship
awards. Nationals are individuals who owe permanent
allegiance to the U.S. and were born in certain outlying
possessions of the U.S. (e.g., American Samoa and
Swains Island) on or after the date of formal acquisition
of such possession by the U.S. All applicants
must submit documentation to verify U.S. citizenship
or status as a U.S. national (e.g., a copy of a birth
certificate, a certificate of citizenship, passport
or naturalization certificate) with the application
material. Permanent residents of the U.S.
are not eligible to apply.
- Enrollment in Accredited Nursing Schools
and Programs
The nurse education program must be accredited by
a national nurse education accrediting agency or State
approval agency recognized by the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education. Currently, these agencies
include the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(CCNE), the National League for Nursing Accrediting
Commission (NLNAC), Kansas Board of Nursing, Maryland
Board of Nursing, Missouri Board of Nursing, Montana
Board of Nursing, North Dakota Board of Nursing and
New York Board of Nursing.
To be considered for a scholarship award for the
2009-2010 school year, applicants must be enrolled
or accepted for enrollment in a nursing degree program
and must begin classes for the Fall term on
or after July 1, 2009, and no later than September
30, 2009, in one of the following:
- AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE SCHOOL OF NURSING -
A department, division, or other administrative
unit in a junior college, community college, college,
or university which provides primarily or exclusively
a two-year program of education in professional
nursing and allied subjects leading to an associate
degree in nursing or to an equivalent degree and
is an accredited program;
- A COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF NURSING - A department,
division, or other administrative unit in a college
or university which provides primarily or exclusively
a program of education in professional nursing and
related subjects leading to a degree of bachelor
of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of nursing,
graduate degree in nursing, or to an equivalent
degree, and including advanced training related
to such program of education provided by such school
and is an accredited program; or
- A DIPLOMA SCHOOL OF NURSING - A school
affiliated with a hospital or university, or an
independent school, which provides primarily or
exclusively a program of education in professional
nursing and allied subjects leading to a diploma
or to equivalent training and is an accredited program.
PLEASE NOTE: STUDENTS ENROLLED IN LPN PROGRAMS,
SELF-PACED STUDY PROGRAMS (ON-LINE), BRIDGE PROGRAMS
AND DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP
AWARD.
Full-Time or Part-Time
Enrollment
Applicants may be enrolled as full-time or part-time
students; however, a funding preference will be
given to full-time students. See “Funding Preferences and Awards.”
A student will be considered full-time if the student
meets the nursing school program's definition of a
full-time student. A less than full-time student will
be considered part-time if the student is enrolled
on at least a half-time basis. Students who are
enrolled on a less than half-time basis are ineligible
to participate in the NSP.
ALL STUDENTS - PLEASE NOTE: Individuals planning
to be on a leave of absence from school such that
they will not begin class attendance on or before
September 30, 2009, should not submit an application
this year, but may apply next year. Please be advised
that any non-required or unrelated courses
will not count toward the schools’ required hours
in determining full-time or part-time status.
Schools and Programs Must be Located in a State
The schools and educational programs for which scholarship
support is requested must be in a State (includes
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Territory of Guam, the
Territory of American Samoa, the Republic of Palau,
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated
States of Micronesia). Students attending schools
outside of these geographic areas are not eligible
for Nursing Scholarships, even though they may be
citizens of the United States.
Submission of Signed Contract
To be eligible for an NSP scholarship, the statute
requires that an applicant sign and submit a contract.
The contract is for the 2009-2010 school year with
contract extensions for up to 3 subsequent school
years, not to exceed a total of 4 school years of
NSP scholarship support. The 2009-2010 contract,
if countersigned by the Secretary or his/her designee,
obligates the applicant to the minimum 2-year service
commitment. Therefore, applicants are strongly encouraged
to sign the 2009-2010 contract and an optional contract
for the 2010-2011 school year, if the applicant will
need additional support for all or part of the subsequent
school year (2010-2011). The contract(s) must be
signed by the student through the date of graduation
in order for the student to receive support through
the date of graduation. Before an applicant decides
not to request scholarship support through his/her
graduation date, the applicant should read the Continuing
Support after the 2009-2010 School Year section
of this Bulletin.
No Judgment Lien for a Federal Debt
An applicant must be free of any judgment lien against
his/her property arising from a debt owed to the United
States. Debtors with judgment liens for Federal debts
are ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance.
Please be advised that a credit check will be conducted
as part of the application process.
No Exclusion or Disqualification from Covered
Transactions
The receipt of funding under the NSP is a “covered
transaction” pursuant to Title 2 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 180, as adopted by HHS pursuant
to 2 CFR Part 376. Before entering into a scholarship
contract, the applicant is required, under Subpart
C of Part 180, to report certain information, which
is described in the “Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Disqualification
and Related Matters.”The applicant should sign
the Certification that is applicable to his/her situation.
Individuals who are currently excluded (suspended
or debarred) or disqualified by any Federal agency
from participating in covered transactions are ineligible
to receive an award under the NSP. Individuals with
reportable problems other than exclusion or disqualification
may, or may not, be selected to participate in the
NSP, based on the Program’s consideration and evaluation
of the applicant’s circumstances.
As a condition of participating in the NSP, a participant
must agree to comply with the requirements of Subpart
C of Part 180, which include providing immediate written
notice to DAA if the applicant learns that he/she
failed to make a required disclosure or that a disclosure
is now required due to changed circumstances.
No Conflicting Service Commitments
Applicants, except military reservists, who are already
obligated to a Federal, State or other entity for
professional practice or service after academic training
are not eligible for NSP awards. An exception may
be made if the obligating entity provides documentation
that there is no potential conflict in fulfilling
the service commitment to the NSP and that the NSP
service commitment will be served first.
A scholarship recipient who meets the above exception
should not expect to serve in a State, community,
or medical facility to which the recipient already
owes a commitment for service. The NSP cannot
make any such advance placement commitments to NSP
recipients.
Scholarship recipients, except military reservists,
who subsequently enter other service commitments and
are not immediately available after completion of
their degrees to fulfill their scholarship service
commitments, will be subject to the breach-of-contract
provisions described later in this Bulletin.
Members of a Reserve Component of the Armed Forces
Individuals in the Reserve component of the Armed
Forces or National Guard are eligible to participate
in the NSP. However, reservists should understand
the following:
- First, military training or service performed
by reservists will not satisfy the NSP service commitment.
If a participant's military training and/or service,
in combination with the participant's other absences
from the service site, exceed 7 weeks (28 work days)
per service year, the participant should request
a suspension. See Waiver,
Suspension or Cancellation of The Commitment.
for more information. The NSP service commitment
end date will be extended to compensate for the
break in NSP service.
- Second, if the critical shortage facility
where the reservist was serving at the time of his/her
deployment is unable to re-employ that reservist,
the participant must transfer to another critical
shortage facility to complete his/her remaining
NSP service commitment. Any expenses associated
with the participant’s transfer are wholly the responsibility
of said participant. In some cases, a participant
may be asked to sign an employment contract with
the facility, which extends beyond the completion
date of his/her NSP service commitment.
CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, DISQUALIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS
Pursuant to 2 CFR 180.335 (2006) as implemented by 2 CFR 376.10 (2007), an applicant applying to enter into a covered transaction (which includes an application to participate in this program) is required to notify the Federal agency office if the applicant knows that he or she:
- Is presently debarred, suspended, excluded, or disqualified from participation in covered transactions by any Federal agency or department;
- Within the 3-year period preceding the application, has been convicted of, or had a civil judgment rendered against him or her for any of the following offenses:
- commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) transaction or a contract under a public transaction;
- violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes; or
- commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, receiving stolen property, making false claims, or obstruction of justice;
- Is presently indicted or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, or local) with the commission of any of the offenses set forth above; or
- Within a 3-year period preceding the application, has had any public transaction (Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause or default.
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On-Line
Application: Complete and submit by 5 pm ET May 14
BCRSIS
Online Banking Form: Complete and submit by 5 pm ET May 14 if you
meet the first funding preference
Supplemental
Forms (PDF - 382 KB): Complete, print, sign and mail. Must be received
or postmarked by May 14
Documentation: Compile and mail. Received
or postmarked by May 14
Mail to:
Nursing Scholarship Program
c/o HRSA Call Center
12530 Parklawn Drive, Suite 350
Rockville, MD 20852 |
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