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Hahn School of Nursing & Health Science » Faculty & Administration » New Forgivable Federal Loan
NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM (NFLP)

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:

  1. Be a U.S. Citizen or national of the U.S.
  2. Be a full-time student in good standing in an advanced nurse education master's or doctoral program
  3. 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:

  1. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  2. 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.