About HPSP

Alert NEW DEADLINE UPDATE: Applications received now through Sep 30, 2024, will be considered for a Spring 2025 start date. Extensions will not be granted after this time.

• Nursing (CNA, LPN, LVN, ADN, BSN, and MSN)
• Nurse Practitioner (NP) Mental Health *
• Physician Assistant (PA)
• Physician Scholarship (MD/DO)
• Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS)
• Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist (DRT)
• Social Worker (MSW)
• Psychologist (Doctoral Degree) *** (See below)
• Pharmacy Technician
• Pharmacist (Pharm.D.) **** (See below) – Coming in January 2024.

* Psychiatric Mental Health NP (PMHNP) only.

*** School Psychology degrees are not eligible for this scholarship.

**** Only those applicants will be considered who are interested in specialized pharmacy and willing to complete 2 years of post graduate training.

Scholarship Details:

• Full-time students:
  • Tuition and Fees – The HPSP award pays a participant’s school tuition and approved fees through direct payment to the school. HPSP assistance includes topping off any existing grants and scholarship to ensure 100% of tuition and required/mandatory fees are paid.
    Required/Mandatory Fees are defined as those fees assessed by the college or university to all students in the academic program for which the scholarship was awarded. General Guideline: If the fee is optional, the fee is not required by all participants in the plan of study, or if the student at any time can opt out of the fee, they do not qualify for reimbursement.
  • Stipend – HPSP will pay a monthly stipend directly to the participants. The payment is made for each month a participant is enrolled in coursework, beginning with the first month of the school year. The current stipend amount is $1,302 per month.
  • Book Stipend – HPSP will pay an additional stipend to help cover books, paper, pens, pencils, computers, etc. This stipend is usually paid out annually during the July/August timeframe while under scholarship.

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