WHERE TO START ?

Find out if you qualify for federal student aid or a federal student loan. The first step is filling out an application at http://studentaid.ed.gov. The programs below are merely a starting point on your search for tuition assistance and should not be considered the only source for financial aide information.

Nurse Education Assistance Loan Program (NEALP)

The Ohio Board of Regents, State Grant and Scholarships Department also offers a nursing education loan repayment opportunity. The Nurse Education Assistance Loan Program (NEALP) offers financial assistance to Ohio students enrolled in an approved Ohio nurse education programs. To learn more about this opportunity and program, contact the Ohio Board of Regents, State Grants and Scholarships Department at 1-888-833-1133. Local: 614-466-7420 FAX: 614-752-5903 or visit their web site at: http://regents.ohio.gov/sgs/nealp/

Ohio Nurses Foundation Scholarships

The Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) offers the following nursing education scholarships and loan opportunities from the The Ohio Nurses Foundation:

• Students returning to school to Major in Nursing
• Generic Nursing Student scholarships
• RNs majoring in Nursing

For an application and more information, contact: Ohio Nurses Foundation
Attention: Gingy Harshey-Meade - 4000 East Main Street Columbus, OH 43213

Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) Nursing Scholarship Program

The purpose of the Nursing Scholarship Program (NSP) is to provide scholarships to nursing students in exchange for a minimum 2-year full-time service commitment (or part-time equivalent), at an eligible health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses. Scholarships are awarded competitively and consist of payment for tuition, fees, other reasonable costs and a monthly support stipend.

Recipients of the NSP award are required to fulfill their NSP service commitments within the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Federated States of Micronesia.

[Click Here for Details from the HRSA Website]
http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/scholarships/Nursing/index.html

Nurse Reinvestment Act

In response to the national nursing shortage, the Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002 was signed into law in August 2002. The Act amends Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act: Nursing Workforce Development (the primary authorization of existing Federal nursing programs) and authorizes new programs to increase the number of qualified nurses and the quality of nursing services in the U.S. Funding to implement the new programs was appropriated by Congress in February 2003. Grant application materials are now available for the NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM authorized under Title VIII, Section 846A as amended by the Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002.

Applications download: www.bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/
(or) by Mail:
Division of Nursing NFLP
Parklawn Building, Room 9-36 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville MD 20857

Nursing Loan Repayment Plan

Nurses who want to take advantage of a federal program to help pay off nursing education loans. The Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP) is aimed at giving nurses an incentive to practice in “critical shortage areas” by repaying a percentage of their outstanding student loans for their nursing program. The deadline to apply to NELRP is February 15, 2012 at 5:00 pm EST.

To learn more about NELRP eligibility and requirements, visit: http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/repayment/nursing/guidance.pdf