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Monday, June 7, 2010

USA: Virginia's Nurse Practitioner Nurse Midwife Scholarship Program

Overview

Virginia scholarship program for students enrolled in nursing education programs to become nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. Student recipients must agree to engage in full time practice in a designated medically underserved area for a period of years equal to the number of annual scholarships received. The scholarship recipient may pre select a medically underserved area where service employment will take place at any time prior to entering practice.

Eligible candidates

To be considered for a Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife Scholarship, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1.Residency in Virginia for at least one year.
2.Acceptance or enrollment as a full time student in a nurse practitioner/nurse midwifery program in the State of Virginia or a nurse midwifery program in a nearby state.
3.Demonstration of a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in graduate and/or undergraduate courses.
4.Have submitted a completed application form, and official grade transcript of graduate and/or undergraduate courses, and a statement of intent to practice as a nurse practitioner/nurse midwife in an undeserved area of Virginia following graduation.
5.Submission of two reference letters.
6.Submission of all materials to the Office of Health Policy and Planning prior to the established deadline.

Failure to comply with any of the above will cause the applicant to be ineligible for a nurse practitioner/nurse midwife scholarship. Applicants will be graded and ranked by the scholarship committee, and the most qualified candidates will be awarded the scholarships.



Amount of funding

It is important that all applicants fully understand the conditions of accepting a Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife Scholarship. These awards are not gifts. Student recipients must agree to engage in full time practice in a designated medically underserved area for a period of years equal to the number of annual scholarships received. The scholarship recipient may pre select a medically underserved area where service employment will take place at any time prior to entering practice. This selection may be altered 90 days prior to beginning practice, at which time the recipient must choose from the current list of medically underserved areas and must receive approval from the State Health Commissioner or his designee of the practice location. The practice facility must provide services to persons who are unable to pay for the service and must participate in all government sponsored insurance programs designed to assure access to medical care service for covered persons.

Therefore, if a student received a one year scholarship award he must repay that amount by working continuously in Virginia for one (1) year. Full time employment must begin within two (2) years of the recipient's graduation date from the program. Voluntary military service, even if stationed in Virginia, cannot be used to repay scholarship awards.

Application

process Applications and guidelines are available online from May 1 to June 30 every year. Applications must be postmarked no later than June 30 for the academic year, beginning in the Fall of that calendar year. Applications and/or transcripts postmarked after the above date will not be considered for scholarship awards. The application is available online at

http://www.vdh.state.va.us/healthpolicy/primarycare/ incentives/nursing/np.nm_guidelines.htm.

For more information contact:
Aileen Harris
Phone: 800.694.7349
E-mail: incentiveprograms@vdh.virginia.gov

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.



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