Applicant Information Bulletin: School Year 2009-2010
Submitting the Application
In order to be eligible for a Nursing Scholarship
award, all applicants (regardless of funding preference)
must submit an electronic application no later
than 5:00 p.m., ET on May 14, 2009. No
extensions on the deadline will be granted. Applicants
who meet the first funding preference must complete
their applications, as set forth below, by providing
banking information and supporting documentation.
Applicants who do not meet the first funding preference
should complete their online applications but not
submit banking information and supporting documents
at this time. Should sufficient funds be available
to make awards beyond the first funding preference,
applicants will be notified and given an opportunity
to complete their applications.
Submission of Banking Information
For applicants who meet the first funding preference,
banking information must be submitted electronically
through the BCRSIS by 5:00 p.m., ET on May 14,
2009. In addition, a copy of the “BCRSIS Receipt
of Submission” must be printed, and submitted with
the supporting documentation.
To submit banking information through BCRSIS and
print the “BCRSIS Receipt of Submission”.
If an applicant is unable to print a copy of the “BCRSIS
Receipt of Submission,” please complete the following
2 steps:
- Contact the HRSA Call Center to log a help-ticket
toll-free at 1-800-221-9393 (TTY: 1-877-897-9910),
Monday-Friday (except Federal Holidays), 9:00 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m., E.T.
- Complete the Banking Update Form (PDF - 112 KB).
The completed form must be received or postmarked
by May 14, 2009. Please mail the completed form
to: Division of Applications and Awards, Scholarship
Branch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8-37, Rockville,
MD 20857.
Only HRSA Staff can enter changes to the electronic
banking information once it has been submitted and
a “BCRSIS Receipt of Submission” has been printed.
If changes are required, you must complete the Banking
Update Form
and mail the completed Banking Update Form to the
Division of Applications and Awards, Scholarship Branch,
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8-37, Rockville, MD 20857.
Required Supporting Documentation
For applicants who meet the NSP first funding
preference, all supporting documentation described
below must be postmarked by May 14, 2009.
Required supporting documentation includes:
Verification of Acceptance/Good Standing Report
and Data Collection Worksheet for Tuition and Fees
- Students have the sole responsibility of ensuring
that the worksheet is submitted and provided as part
of the application packet.
No applicant will receive an award until he or she
is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited
nursing program during the 2009-2010 school year (applicant
must begin the Fall term on or after July 1, 2009,
and no later than September 30, 2009). Applicants
are required to use the Verification of Acceptance/Good
Standing Report and Data Collection Worksheet for
Tuition and Fees form (Verification Report/Data Collection
Form), which is available from the online application.
The Verification Report/Data Collection Form must
be completed and signed by the applicant’s nursing
program and bear the nursing school’s raised seal
or school stamp if the seal is not available. FAXES
OR PHOTOCOPIES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The school identified
in the Verification Report/Data Collection Form, submitted
by May 14, 2009, will be the applicant’s “initial
school of record.”
Please note: If there are discrepancies between
the information on the on-line application and the
Verification of Acceptance/Good Standing Report, that
application will not be considered for an NSP award.
Applicants who have not been accepted for enrollment
in a nursing degree program and are therefore unable
to provide the Verification Report/Data Collection
Form by May 14, 2009, are not eligible. ONCE THE
APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS PASSED, NO CHANGES WILL BE
ACCEPTED IN THE APPLICANT’S CHOICE OF SCHOOL OR PROGRAM
PRIOR TO AWARD. Applicants who elect to enter a different
school and/or program after the application deadline
should contact the NSP immediately and withdraw their
application. These individuals would be free to reapply
for scholarship support in a subsequent school year.
If the Verification Report/Data Collection Form states
that there are conditions (not yet fulfilled) for
acceptance into the school and/or program, other than
standard contingencies that apply to all admitted
applicants, applicants will not be eligible for consideration
for an award for the 2009-2010 school year. All contingencies
or conditions, other than standard contingencies,
for acceptance must be met and reported to the NSP,
in writing, no later than May 14, 2009.
The Verification Report/Data Collection Form also
collects tuition and fees data for the applicant’s
initial school of record, for each school year of
the applicant’s nursing program. This data will be
used to determine the dollar value of the scholarship
award for each school year contract the applicant
has requested and is eligible to receive. The data
is to be filled out by the academic institution.
However, the student has the sole responsibility of
ensuring that the worksheet is submitted and provided
as part of their application.
Authorization
to Release Information
The Authorization to Release Information is required
in order for the NSP to obtain information about the
applicant’s/participant’s school enrollment from his/her
nursing school.
Student Aid Report
As explained above, a funding preference is given
to students of greatest financial need. To evaluate
financial need, the NSP will use the Department of
Education's Expected Family Contribution (EFC) determination.
To receive an EFC determination, applicants must submit
a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to the Department of Education. In response to the FAFSA, the Department of Education
will provide the applicant with a Student Aid Report
(SAR), which will contain the EFC determination.
PLEASE NOTE: It takes a minimum of 2 weeks
from the date of submission to receive an original
FAFSA. Therefore, it is recommended that you complete
the FAFSA form before completing the NSP application,
or as soon as possible.
Signed Contract
When signing the contract, applicants are
encouraged to sign contracts for all years required
to complete the nursing program in which the participant
is enrolled or accepted for enrollment when applying
for the scholarship. See “Continuing
Support After the 2009-2010 School Year.”
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Questions? CallCenter@hrsa.gov or 1-800-221-9393 (TTY: 1-877-897-9910), Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), 9 am to 5:30 pm ET.
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