The 2024 National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program Application will close at April 25, 2024 at 7:30 PM EDT.
It is a good idea to have a copy of the 2024 NHSC SP Application and Program Guidance (APG) available and all required documentation and forms prepared before you start your application so you are not trying to track down information at the last minute. Waiting to start your application on the day of the deadline may delay the processing of your application. You will need to have electronic copies of your essays and the following required supporting documents, all of which must be uploaded online.
For any assistance please contact the Customer Care Center at 1-800-221-9393 (TTY for hearing impaired: 1-877-897-9910), Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), 8:00 am to 8:00 pm ET or Contact Us.
For all questions pertaining to application eligibility, please refer to the 2024 NHSC SP Application and Program Guidance or contact the Customer Care Center at 1-800-221-9393 (TTY for hearing impaired: 1-877-897-9910), Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), 9:00 am to 5:30 pm ET or Contact Us.
The questions in the Assurances and Eligibility Section determine eligibility to participate in the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program. If an individual does not pass the initial screening portion of the online application they will not be eligible to apply. Please refer to the 2024 NHSC SP Application and Program Guidance for eligibility constraints.
You can update your contact information on the General Information Section until the online application has been submitted. After submitting the online application, you will be able to make changes to your address, email and/or phone number on the Account Settings page.
Your SSN is used to verify that each applicant only fills out one application. When your SSN is saved, it will be used to check if it is on record for a current or defaulted participant of any scholarship or loan repayment program within BHW. If your SSN is found to have an existing service obligation or have defaulted on a service obligation at BHW, you will not be able to proceed.
If you do not see your school, please select the “Other” value in the school drop down menu. The application will then provide you the ability to enter your school in a text field. Fill out the remaining fields completely and continue with the application. A member from the NHSC SP will contact you regarding the accreditation status of your school. While you will be able to proceed with the application, you will NOT be able to submit your application until your school's accreditation has been verified.
You are required to certify to the accuracy, truthfulness and completeness of your application and information you entered in the online application.
All supporting documents must be uploaded via the online application. If you do not have an electronic form of a document you can scan it, save it, and upload it. Please note that the documents should be saved and uploaded individually into the specific field they address, and only one document is allowed per required section.
Once an application is complete, any notifications regarding status and awarded applicants will be sent via email to your preferred email address. It is your responsibility to maintain current and accurate contact information. Information can be edited by logging into the Online Application portal and viewing Account Settings.
You can edit and resubmit your application up until the deadline.
Log into the Online Application portal and navigate to the application home page. There will be a link that displays a read-only version of the online application that you submitted.
Yes you may, however, if you are accepted to both, you will need to decide to which program you will commit. Once the commitment is made, you will automatically be made ineligible for the other program. Before making a decision, you should review the benefits of each program.
You do not upload your Letters of Recommendation. When you arrive at this section of the application you are to enter in your recommenders name and e-mail address. You will not be able to proceed with your application until you provide this information. The recommender will be sent a link to access the Recommender Portal. Upon navigating to the page via the link, they may upload a signed letter of recommendation with the student's Applicant ID #, into the portal. The application will not be complete until the letter of recommendation has been uploaded by the official. You WILL NOT be notified if the recommender does not complete the letter only if the recommender does.
If the original recommender cannot provide a recommendation letter, you must cancel the original recommender's request and submit the name of the alternate official selected to complete the letter of recommendation. Once the letter has been uploaded into the portal, the application can be submitted for processing. The academic official's recommendation letter must contain the student's Applicant ID # generated when the applicant creates their account. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS SHOULD NOT BE USED in any supporting documents including recommendations.