Scholarships for Service
Teaching
The state of North Carolina offers several scholarship programs to assist students
interested in pursuing a career in Teaching.
North Carolina Teaching Fellows: The North Carolina Teaching Fellow Scholarship Program is available to North Carolina high school seniors and qualifying high school juniors who would like to teach at a public school in North Carolina.
Prospective Teacher's Scholarship Loan Program: The Prospective Teacher's Scholarship Loan Program is a competitive merit based scholarship loan program available to qualified individuals who are pursuing college degrees to become teachers in the public schools of North Carolina.
Future Teachers of North Carolina Scholarship Loan Fund: The Future Teachers of North Carolina Scholarship Loan fund is available to college junior or seniors planning to teach math, science, or special education or English as a second language in North Carolina's public schools.
North Carolina Principal Fellows: The North Carolina Principal Fellow Program is available to individual who have four years of teaching experience and have been admitted into a Master's program in School Administration.
Maynard Scholars: The Maynard Scholarship is a four year scholarship offered to high school seniors. Recipients are expected to teach in one of the Maynard counties.
Nursing
The state of North Carolina offers several scholarship programs to assist students interested in pursuing a career in Nursing.
Nurse Education Scholarship Loan Program (NESLP)
This program was first funded by the 1989 North Carolina General Assembly as part of a series of initiatives designed to reduce the shortage of practicing nurses in North Carolina. NESLP is administered by the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority. NESLP awards are available through the financial aid offices of North Carolina colleges and universities that offer nurse education programs which prepare students for licensure in North Carolina as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or a Registered Nurse (RN).
Eligibility
- Financial need
- Academic achievement
- North Carolina resident for tuition purposes
NESLP maximum awards range from $3000 to $5000, depending upon the student's demonstrated financial need, cost of instruction, other financial assistance, and the amount of funding available through NESLP. The maximum award for students enrolled in Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and Practical Nurse Education (LPN) programs is $3,000. The maximum award for students enrolled in a baccalaureate (BSN) program is $5,000.
Recipient enters into a contract with the State of North Carolina to work full time as a licensed nurse in North Carolina. A minimum of six months consecutive full-time employment with one employer is required to qualify for service cancellation. Loans not repaid through service must be repaid in cash. The interest rate for cash repayment is 10% from the date of disbursement. Student has up to seven years to repay loan in service or ten years to repay loan in cash.
Nurse Scholars Program
Created by the 1989 General Assembly, this program was designed to address the shortage of trained nurses practicing in North Carolina. NSP is administered by the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority and is a competitive, merit-based scholarship/loan program available to students who have chosen to enter the nursing profession. An 11-member Nurse Scholars Commission selects recipients for the award on the basis of superior academics, leadership potential, and desire to practice nursing on a full-time basis in North Carolina. Financial need is not a criterion. Half of the award is made available to recipients in the fall semester and the remainder in the spring semester. The NSP scholarship/loan is renewable, subject to legislative funding, up to three years. Up to 400 NSP scholarships/loans are awarded annually. The NSP scholarship/loan recipient enters into a contract with the State
of North Carolina to work full time as a Registered Nurse in North
Carolina. Twelve months of service as a full-time nurse cancels one year
of NSP funding support received. Service repayment must be completed
within seven years from graduation. The interest rate for cash repayment
is 10% and cash repayment must be repaid within ten years from
graduation.
Eligibility
- Minimum weighted grade point average of a 3.0
- North Carolina resident for tuition purposes.
- Plan to enter a nursing program at a participating college or university in the state of North Carolina or hospitals that offer nurse education programs which prepare students for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
- Be enrolled on a full-time: 12 credit hours per semester, unless thy are enrolled in a RN to BSN program. RN to BSN students may be enrolled part-time.
- ADN applicants must be admitted into an ADN nursing program in order to receive funding.
Award Amount
The amount of the award is based upon the type of nurse education sought.
- 3,000 per year for an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
- 3,000 per year for a Hospital Diploma in Nursing
- 5,000 per year for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- 2,500 per year for a part-time RN student in a RN to BSN degree program
Health, Science, and Mathematics
The state of North Carolina offers several scholarship programs to assist students pursuing careers in Health, Science, or Mathematics.
North Carolina Student Loan Program for Health, Science, and Mathematics
The North Carolina Student Loan Programs for Health, Science, and Mathematics is available to North Carolina residents pursing degrees or other recognized credentials in selected health , science, and mathematics programs.
ECU Noyce Scholars Program: The East Carolina University Mathematics and Science Education Noyce Scholars Program is available to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a major in mathematics or science, and a teacher licensure.
