HRSA Scholarship Application for Nursing Students Fall 2024


Event Location: Online
Event Start Date & Time: Tuesday April 02, 2024 02:12 PM
Event End Date & Time: Friday May 31, 2024 02:12 PM

HRSA Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students (SDS), William Paterson University,  School of Nursing, Award Application

The William Paterson University School of Nursing has received the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students grant, a five-year, $3.25 million grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant aims to increase primary care workforce diversity throughout rural and urban communities. Annually, $650,000 will be used for scholarships for full-time undergraduate students enrolled in the nursing major. Scholarships are awarded to students who meet the HRSA guidelines for disadvantaged backgrounds. To apply, students must complete this application form and write a 250-word essay indicating their interest in working as a primary care nurse in a medically underserved community, which they must upload within this application below.

About the scholarship

The Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services supports this Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program as part of an award totaling $3.25 million, which is zero percent financed by nongovernmental sources. 

Eligibility Criteria

Only students accepted to Nursing Major at William Paterson University are eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Please click the link below to apply for this scholarship 

https://wpunj.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ac1EIodFu0aysqq

The deadline date to receive applications is May 31st, 2024

Date Submitted: 04/02/2024
Submitted By: Nursing / Lydia H Albuquerque
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