There is full tuition funding available through the Nurse Faculty Loan Program for individuals who want to pursue a career as nursing faculty.
The University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing & Health Science receives funding from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to operate a student loan fund to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty. Up to 85% of the principal and interest of the NFLP loan may be forgiven after a student completes the PhD program or DNP program in advanced nursing education and works as a full time tenure-track or clinical-track faculty member in a School of Nursing.
To be eligible for the Nursing Faculty Loan Program, applicants must:
- Be a U.S. Citizen or national of the U.S.
- Be a full-time student in good standing in an advanced nurse education master's or doctoral program
- Have no judgment liens entered against him/her based on the default on a Federal debt. 28 U.S. C. 3201 (e)
To apply, please complete the following forms:
- The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Nursing Faculty Loan Program Application
The FAFSA is available through the USD Office of Financial, (619) 260-4514. The FAFSA is also available at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ The Nursing Faculty Loan Program Applications are available through the USD Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science. Please call (619) 260-4548 or e-mail cmm@sandiego.edu to request the forms.