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To apply for the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (NHSC SP), you must follow each of our requirements.
Before You Apply | Application Sections | After You Apply | Award Notification | Contract Service Commitment
Start the application process early. Allow time to collect all required and supplemental documentation.
The answers in your application must match your supporting documents.
You must submit a complete online application by the application deadline.
We will not:
A complete application consists of:
When you apply, you will do so within the BHW Customer Service Portal. So, you must first create a profile.
The following provides an overview of the application requirements. Refer to the NHSC Scholarship Program Application and Program Guidance for the complete set of requirements and instructions.
In the BHW Customer Service Portal, you will complete each of the following sections:
Recommendations should include a description of the recommender’s relationship to you, and a discussion of your
Note: You must certify to the accuracy, truthfulness, and completeness of your application and information you enter in the online application.
You must upload all supporting documents at the time of the online application submission. Each document must include your name, discipline and the last four digits of your social security number.
We may require you to submit additional documents if your responses on the online application indicate that they're relevant.
Only submit these if applicable:
You will receive confirmation once you submit the online application.
You'll be able to view the overall status of your application and download a copy of your submitted application, including supporting documents.
You may only make edits to your application, and resubmit it, prior to the application deadline. If you don't resubmit your application by the final deadline, we won't consider you for a scholarship award.
You may withdraw your application at any time prior to the Secretary of HHS (or their designee) countersigning your contract.
The application review process occurs over several months. During this time, we will provide updates via email and on the online application status page, as applicable. It is your responsibility to ensure your contact information is correct.
We use various selection factors and funding priorities to evaluate applicants of NHSC SP, and eventually determine who receives awards.
Note: We do not consider the number of years of scholarship support you request when determining whether you will receive a scholarship award.
If we select you for a scholarship award, we will notify you via email or letter no later than September 30.
To accept the award, you must respond by the deadline in the Confirmation of Interest email/letter. If you don't respond by the deadline, your offer of award expires and we will offer it to someone else.
For those that respond by the deadline, we will ask you to:
Note: You must decline the award if you will not begin classes on or before September 30 of your application year or you will be on a leave of absence from school through September 30 of your application year.
We may select you for an award and you may decide not to accept it. You may decline the scholarship support without penalty.
Note: A decision to decline the scholarship award is final and cannot be changed under any circumstances.
If you don't receive a scholarship award, we will notify you no later than September 30.
Your NHSC SP service begins once you sign the contract and the Secretary of HHS or their designee countersigns it.
The Secretary of HHS (or their designee) may terminate your initial contract or an optional contract for subsequent years if you meet a set of requirements. Review them in the application and program guidance.