http://www.nursing.virginia.edu A Nursing RSS Feed 2008 - 2009 UVa School of Nursing Information Systems lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) TerminalFour SiteManger http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html Admissions Online Chatroom is available on most Tuesdays (graduate programs)  and many Wednesdays (BSN programs) read more lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) Nursing, Education, Public Universities, UVa --6.0 School of Nursing Tuition and Fees or UVA Tuition and Fees Hourly Rates Financial Aid Fact Sheet Undergraduate Financial Aid Graduate Financial Aid The Graduate Financial Aid application will be sent to students after admissions decisions are made. Loan Application Nursing Alumni Association Scholarships UVa Office of Student Financial Services International Scholarships lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) Nursing, Education, Public Universities, UVa --10.0 Undergraduate Students The Office of Student Financial Services, located at 918 Emmet Street, assists students who demonstrate a need for financial aid and who submit complete applications by the deadline. Most forms of financial aid to undergraduate students are administered through the Office of Student Financial Services. These include grants, scholarships, loans, work-study programs, part-time employment and other special programs. The School of Nursing Office of Admissions and Student Services maintains some information on government and private programs that aid students. In addition, the Office of Admissions and Student Services coordinates the awarding of more than 50 undergraduate need-based nursing scholarships each year. Once an offer of admission is made, a financial aid application for undergraduates will be sent via email or US mail. For all of the financial aid programs listed above, students are required to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to the College Scholarship Service. Information about all these sources of financial aid is available in the current Undergraduate Record or on the UVa Financial Aid website. Please pay particular attention to published deadlines. Some merit awards (financial need not considered) are available, funded by the Nursing Alumni Association.   lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) Nursing, Education, Public Universities, UVa --2.0 Graduate Students The School of Nursing Office of Admissions and Student Services offers tuition assistance to students needing financial aid. A limited number of Institutional Fellowships are available to graduate students of outstanding merit. In addition, Federal Nurse Traineeships are available to students in the Masters  or DNP programs, subject to certain restrictions. Nurse Faculty Loans are also available to MSN, DNP and PhD students who are thinking of becoming faculty in the future. To be eligible for University scholarship or loans, students need to be enrolled in at least 6 credits per semester.  No aid is available to those enrolled in less than half time (1-5 credits). All students seeking financial support must complete three applications/forms:  the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), an electronic University Financial Aid Application (eUFAA), and the School of Nursing financial aid application.   Information on filling our the University and School financial aid applications will be emailed to students offered admissions.  Graduate teaching assistantships are also available to students in the traditional MSN, DNP and PhD programs. These Teaching Assistant positions offer tuition assistance as well as stipend support. New Clinical Nurse Leader students are not eligible to be Graduate Teaching Assistants. Some merit awards for graduate students (financial need not considered) are available, funded by the Nursing Alumni Association. lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) Nursing, Education, Public Universities, UVa --6.0 Non-University Aid Graduate students who are considering nursing faculty positions should apply for the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP). The University administers special student loans for the NFLP -- recipients who become become full-time faculty after graduation will have up to 85% of the loan principal cancelled. There is also a special interest rate of 3% for NFLP recipients. Full-time MSN, DNP or PhD students can borrow up to the cost of tuition & books each year. You can download the NFLP application and information. Students applying for or enrolled in the PhD in Nursing or the Doctor in Nursing Practice (DNP) programs can apply for the Virginia Doctoral Nursing Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program administered through the University of Virginia.  Full-time doctoral students are eligible to borrow up to $25,000 per year for their coursework phase of their programs. These loans would be cancelled if you worked as a full-time faculty member at any nursing program in Virginia (public or private). The application deadline is May 15.  Doctoral students offered admissions will be emailed the application  Scholarship Aid from the Commonwealth of Virginia (for BSN, MSN, Post-MSN, DNP & PhD students who are Virginia residents). Applications and information for these three scholarships can be found here: Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship Program for RN students (due June 30) Virginia's Nurse Practitioner or Midwife Scholarship Program (due June 30) Commonwealth of Virginia Nursing Scholarship Program: Supporting Our Nurse Educators (due July 30) The Discover Nursing website offers a directory of more than 200 scholarships available for individuals studying nursing. All students are encouraged to apply for these nursing scholarships. lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) Nursing, Education, Public Universities, UVa --4.0