The Health Resources and Services Administration, an office of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, offers approximately 500 full-tuition scholarships to nursing students every year through the HRSA Nursing Scholarship Program. In addition to completely paying for a student's tuition and associated educational expenses, this program also offers a monthly stipend of $1,326. In exchange, a student must work in the United States as a nurse after graduation at a health care facility that is deemed to have a critical shortage of nurses. The service obligation is for a minimum of 2 years. In order to be eligible, a student must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who is not delinquent on a federal debt. Preference is given to students seeking a bachelor's degree who can demonstrate financial need. Interested students should visit the HRSA website for more information about the program.
HRSA
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 2085
800-221-9393
www.hrsa.gov
The Illinois Department of Public Health provides full-tuition scholarships to nursing students through its Nursing Education Scholarship Program. This program pays for up to $1,603 of tuition for students pursuing a nursing degree at a community college, and up to $4,942 of tuition for students at a four-year institution. In addition, the program provides a student with $5,943 as a cost-of-living stipend. This program may support a student for up to five years, depending on the degree sought. Upon graduation, a student must work at an Illinois facility as either a nurse or a nurse educator. In order to be eligible, a student must be a resident of Illinois and must be able to demonstrate financial need. Interested students should contact the Center of Rural Health at the IDPH for more information. The annual deadline for application is May 31.
Illinois Department of Public Health
Center for Rural Health
Nursing Education Scholarship Program
535 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761-0001
217-782-1624
www.idph.state.il.us
Global Scholarship Alliance offers full-tuition scholarships to both American and international nursing students through several different programs. This scholarship group also provides students with a free laptop. These scholarships are available to students pursuing a master of science degree in nursing, a bachelors of science degree in nursing or a post-masters certificate. In order to be eligible, students must be admitted to a university that is a GSA partner. Interested students should visit the Global Scholarship Alliance website for more information and to download an electronic application.
4500 Cooper Road
Suite 101
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
513-665-4544
Fax: 513-793-3341
info@globalscholarship.net
www.globalscholarship.net