There are several forms of financial assistance offered to DePaul Nursing students. Federal Advanced Nursing Education Traineeships are available for full-time graduate nurse practitioner and first-year nurse anesthetist students. The School also distributes grant and donor funded scholarships based on need.
Since 2008-2009, graduate students have been eligible for teaching assistantships during the last year of their program. Students are also eligible for the Federal Student Loan program, State Public Health Scholarships, and Federal Public Health Service Loan Payback programs, to name a few.
For an overview of the financial aid process, please review this
Powerpoint.
Federal Assistance
Graduate students are eligible for subsidized and unsubsidized student loans as well as private loans for tuition, fees, books, and living expenses while a student. Completion of the free
Federal Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA) is required for all forms of federal assistance including student loans, scholarships and traineeships. Once completed and submitted, a copy of the report must accompany all applications. A renewal form is required each year. Contact the
Financial Aid Office for more information.
State Assistance
Graduate students are now eligible for the State of Illinois Nursing Education Scholarship Program. Please check the
Illinois Center for Nursing website for more information.
School Assistance
Students interested in Advanced Nursing Education Traineeships or other funds distributed through the School for nursing students should fill out the
Application for Tuition Assistance Form. This form must be correctly filled out and submitted by August 1st (for the fall) or April 1st (for the spring) in order for the student to be considered. A FAFSA report must be attached to the form when it is submitted. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Other Forms of Assistance
Discover Nursing: This site sponsored by Johnson & Johnson searches for scholarships for nurses and nursing students by state, application deadline, GPA, or ethnicity.
The Paul & Saisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans: The program provides scholarships of up to two years are available to legal residents (green card), naturalized citizens, or children of two naturalized citizen parents for graduate study providing up to $20,000 maintenance and half tuition. Prospective or 1st year students are especially encouraged to apply. Applications available in the DePaul Nursing Office or on-line.
We also encourage students to look for further assistance at the following sites: