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Financial Aid for Graduate Nursing Students

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Otterbein is prepared to help you answer the big question standing between you and advancing your career: How are you going to pay for your education? Graduate students are eligible for consideration for a variety of loans.

  • National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program: www.bphc.hrsa.gov/nhsc or 1-800-221-9393. Provides for the repayment of educational loans for NP students made in exchange for a commitment to work in a medically underserved area. Applications available for fall, deadlines approximately March. Need to be in last year of program.
  • National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program: www.bphc.hrsa.gov/nhsc or 1-800-638-0824. Applications available in fall, deadline usually in March. Provides scholarship and stipend for NP students, work in NHSC site for specified period of time after graduation.
  • Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. 555 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019. Provides scholarships for Registered Nurses for masters degree, ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. Criteria is academic excellence. Contact 1-212-399-1428 or www.n-e-f.org.
  • Kappa Lamba Scholarships: applications available in the Spring in the Nursing Office.
  • Mid-Ohio District Nurses Association Scholarship: call 614-486-8685.
  • The Ohio Nurses Association offers annual scholarships for nursing students. For details see www.ohnurses.org.
  • Professional Nurse Traineeships: call Dr. Eda Mikolaj (614) 823-1614.

Applying for Financial Aid at Otterbein

1. Obtain your PIN number from the U.S. Department of Education
2. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (Otterbein's School Code is 003110)
3. Complete the Institutional Aid Form for Graduate Students

There is NO COST to apply for financial aid or to complete the FAFSA.

Additional information can be found on the Otterbein College Financial Aid site. Also review our suggested financial aid timeline.

The process can be completed online; however Financial Aid packets are available from the Graduate School upon request. Contact us at 614-823-3210 with questions.