National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program

 

As funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program’s objective is to increase the supply of primary care physicians, dentists, certified nurse midwives, primary care nurse practitioners, and physician assistants and, if needed by the National Health Service Corps, other health professionals in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) within the U.S. by providing service-obligated scholarships to health professions students.

Deleted 04/02/2020 (Archived.) 93.400 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Health Resources and Services Administration Direct Payments for Specified Use Not Applicable. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Title II, Public Law 111-5. , Title II, Public Law 111-5. At the time of award, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national. The applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited school in a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. Territory as a full-time student in a course of study leading to a health professional degree. The applicant must be eligible for Federal employment, be free of any Federal judgment liens, not be excluded, debarred, suspended or disqualified by a Federal agency, and have no conflicting service obligation. The applicant must submit an application and a signed contract to the National Health Service Corps agreeing to accept payment of scholarship in exchange for providing full-time primary health services in a Health Professional Shortage Area. U.S. citizens or nationals enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited school in a State, the District of Columbia or a U.S. Territory in course of study leading to an eligible health professional degree. Applicants should review the individual HRSA Application and Program Guidance issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Applicants are required to submit their applications electronically through https://programportal.hrsa.gov. NHSC SP awards are very competitive; the Program anticipates more applicants for scholarship awards than there are funds available. All qualified applications are forwarded to an objective review committee and scored numerically. Based on the advice of the objective review committee, the HRSA program official with delegated authority is responsible for final selection and funding decisions. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Notification to successful and unsuccessful applicants is made no later than September 30th. Not Applicable. Renewal applications are not necessary for students in compliance; contracts may be multi-year funded through graduation (up to 1 to 4 years, if the applicant signs the contract through the graduation date). By statute, first priority will be given to any applicant for such assistance, who has previously received a scholarship under this section or under section 758 of the PHS Act. Second priority will be given to students who are from a "disadvantaged background", and third priority will be given to all students who have characteristics which increase the probability they will continue professional practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area when they complete their service obligation. Service-obligated scholarships for full-time students of allopathic (M.D.) and osteopathic (D.O.) medicine, dentistry, primary care nurse practitioner, nurse midwifery, and primary care physician assistants. Other health disciplines may be included if needed by National Health Service Corps. Scholarships pay tuition and required fees to the school, a monthly stipend to students for living expenses and a single annual payment to the student to assist with other reasonable educational expenses. Reasonable expenses may include books, supplies, equipment, uniforms, travel for the provision of clinical services, etc. Program requires 1 year of service for each year of scholarship support with a minimum 2-year service commitment after graduation, post graduate training and licensure. A maximum of 4 years of support may be awarded. Service sites are selected by the scholarship recipient from the list of high priority sites in HPSAs identified by the NHSC.

Refer to the NHSC Scholarship Program Guidance for specific requirements.
(http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/spapplicationguide.pdf). All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Annual reports by schools indicating average student educational expenses. The academic institution where the student is enrolled must complete and submit a Verification of Enrollment Form each semester.

The employing facility must complete and send a semi-annual In-Service Verification form verifying that the participating health professional is providing service. The certification includes a signature by an appropriate official of the facility. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable. No audits are required for this program. No Data Available. This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. Each award covers up to 1 to 4 years of support, as requested. No awardees may receive more than 4 years of support. Stipends and payments for other reasonable costs are released through Direct Deposit to the recipients’ account through PSC. Tuition and fees are paid directly to the recipient’s school. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Stipends and payments for other reasonable costs are released through Direct Deposit to the recipients’ account through PSC. Tuition and fees are paid directly to the recipient’s school. See Regional Agency Offices. National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program, Division of National Health Service Corps, Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 8C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Phone: (301) 594-4400. Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services 5600 Fishers Lane Room 8C-26, Rockville,, Maryland 20857 Phone: (301) 594-4400. http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/ 75-0351-0-1-550. (Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 14 $0; FY 15 est $0; and FY 16 est $0 No Data Available. Please see application process at http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/ Not Applicable.