What does the Nursing Scholarship Program mean when it says participants must make “at least a two-year service commitment”?
Individuals who receive the Nursing Scholarship are required to serve, at a minimum, a two-year full-time service obligation (or its part-time equivalent). NSP participants who receive less than 2 years of scholarship support will still owe the equivalent of 2 years of full-time service. The service obligation is extended by one year for each full-time year of Nursing Scholarship support received beyond two years. For more information, see Understanding the Contract and Length of the Service Commitment. The Nursing Scholarship Program hopes that participants will remain at their service sites and continue serving those in need even after the service commitment is fulfilled. Participants who have satisfactorily completed their service commitment and are working at eligible public or nonprofit private facilities may apply to the Nursing Education Loan Repayment program to obtain funds to repay a portion of the outstanding balance on qualifying education loans.
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