Several USN scholarships are available to students. You must complete the FAFSA application and check with the program you are interested in for deadlines and information. There are many outside scholarships available, here are a few that the Financial Aid Office suggests applying for:
All Students:
- Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
Application Deadline: Visit the WICHE site for application deadline
Eligibility Requirements:
• Please visit the WICHE site for more information
- JVS (Jewish Vocational Services) Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 2011-2012 information coming soon
Eligibility Requirements:
• Jewish, permanent and legal resident of Los Angeles County
• US Citizen or US permanent resident
• Minimum 2.7 GPA (Pass or Not Pass)
- USA Funds Access to Education Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2011-2012 information coming soon
Eligibility Requirements:
• Enrolled full/half –time between fall 2010 through February 1, 2011
• Have an adjusted gross family income of $35,000 or less as documented on a 2009 federal 1040 income tax return which the applicant is claimed as a federal tax exemption
• US Citizen – US Permanent Resident – Asylum grated – Alien paroled into the US for at least one year – Conditional entrant (if I-94 was issued before April 1980) - Student Writing Competition In Law, Medicine & Bioethics
Deadline - End of business day on January 10, 2011 - Eligibility Requirements:
- Must have a baccalaureate degree or equivalent from an accredited institution
- Must be currently enrolled in a accredited law, medical, podiatric, nursing, dental, health science or healthcare program in the US or Canada
- Paper Requirements:
- Must not exceed 5,000 total words
- Related to research done by the author
- Paper may deal with any aspect of legal medicine, including medical licensure and regulation of the profession, business aspects of medical practice, liability of physicians, hospitals, managed care organizations, and pharmaceutical manufacturers, public health law, the physician-patient relationship, care of special patients, food and drug law medical research, forensic science and the history of legal medicine
- Paper must be submitted by email (ONLY) TO INFO@ACLM.ORG
- CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR OTHER CRITERIA'S FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP http://www.aclm.org/resources/swc/pdfs/swc%202011.pdf
Nursing Students:
- National Association of Hispanic Nurses Scholarships and Awards
Application Deadline: 2011-2012 information coming soon
Eligibility Requirements:
• Must be a member of NAHN
• Provide estimate of educational expenses
• Provide an official transcript from Nursing Program
- NBNA Scholarship Program (National Black Nurses Association, Inc.)
Application Deadline: April 15, 2011
Eligibility Requirements:
• Enrolled in a Nursing Program with at least one full year of school remaining (1st year students only)
• Must be a member of NBNA and a member of a local chapter (if one exists in your area)
• Must be able to provide documented evidence of:
o Participation in student nurse activities and
o Involvement in the African American Community, i.e., letters, news clippings, awards, certificates, ect.
- Minority Nurse Scholarship Programs
Application Deadline: 2011-2012 information coming soon
Eligibility Requirements:
• Be a racial or ethnic minority
• Enrolled in 3rd or 4th year accredited BSN program
• Have a GPA 3.0 or better
• Be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident
- St. Rose Dominican Hospitals (CHW) - See the USN Financial Aid Office
Application Deadline: See the USN Financial Aid Office
Eligibility Requirements:
• Must be currently enrolled or accepted to the USN Registered Nurse Program
• Must maintain a cumulative GPA at all time
• May only participate in one nursing financial support program at a time
• Agree to work for a predetermined amount of time following graduation and licensing
- Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc.
Application Deadline: January 14, 2011
Eligibility Requirements:
• Current enrollment and matriculation (has been admitted into the nursing program) a state-approved nursing program leading to an degree
• Involvement in student nursing organizations and community health activities
• US Citizen or US Permanent Resident
• Student graduating prior to December are ineligible to apply (1st year student only)
Pharmacy Students:
- The McKesson Pharmacy Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: Check back at the website for updated guidelines and applications
- National Association of Chain Stores Foundation (NACDS) Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: Please check the website
Eligibility Requirements:
• Enrolled as a full-time pharmacy student in an accredited US College or school of pharmacy
• Must have completed at least one professional year of pharmacy school to apply (no 1st year students)
• Must have had experience in chain community pharmacy, as well as the desire to pursue a career in chain community pharmacy (experience may be current or recent employment)
• NO previous NACDS Foundation Pharmacy Student Scholarship recipient; however, previous applicants are welcome to reapply
- Hispanic College Fund Pharmacy Scholars Program
Application Deadline: February 16, 2010
Eligibility Requirements:
• Must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident of Hispanic background
• Must demonstrate financial need
• Must have completed one-year of pharmacy school or are in their second year of pharmacy education for the 2010-2011 academic year
Pharmacy and Nursing students:
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students
Coming Soon: the 2010-2011 HRSA Scholarship Application
GRANTS
Grants are free money and do not have to be repaid. Normally grants are awarded to students with high financial need. Federal formulas determine who can be awarded these grants. The most common grant is called the Pell Grant. You must complete the FAFSA application to determine eligibility. The Pell Grant is only available to Undergraduates working toward their first Bachelor's degree who also demonstrate a high financial need.
LOANS
Loans are funds that are borrowed and must be repaid. There are several different types of loans for students, including federal and private. Stafford Loans are federal loans for Undergraduates and Graduates and eligibility is based on financial need. Grad PLUS Loans are available for Graduate students and eligibility is based on credit. Loans are available (PLUS Loans) for parents of Dependent Undergraduate students, eligibility is based on credit. Private Student Loans are also available based on credit. Plan carefully if you choose to borrow a student loan. If you are offered a student loan as part of your financial aid award, you have the option to accept, reduce, or decline the loan. While loans may be necessary in order for you to attend college, students should borrow conservatively.
Aggregate Loan Limits: Borrowers of federal Title IV loans are subject to aggregate loan limits. There is a cap on the total amount a student is allowed to borrow. It is very important for students to be aware of their lifetime loan totals and their aggregate loan limits. Students need to borrow conservatively, consider how much they will need to borrow in the future, and know when they will reach their aggregate limit. Students can access their Title IV loan information at NSLDS and receive a comprehensive review of all Federal Family Education Loan Program Loans, Direct Loans, Perkins Loans, and Pell grants they have received. Students must have a PIN to access their information.
Undergraduate Limits:
Subsidized Stafford - $23,000
Combined Unsubsidized & Subsidized Stafford - $31,000 Dependent students/$57,500 Independent students
Graduate/Professional (MBA & AEODO/MBA*) Limits:
Subsidized Stafford - $65,500
Combined Subsidized Stafford & Unsubsidized Stafford - $138,500
Graduate/Health Professional (Pharmacy) Limits:
Subsidized Stafford - $65,500
Combined Subsidized Stafford & Unsubsidized Stafford - $224,000
*AEODO/MBA is not eligible for Health Professional Limits because residents receive a post-doctoral certificate in Orthodontics and a Master in Business Administration.
