- Essay Question: Describe your motivating factors in providing healthcare to underserved communities in support of the Nurse Corps Scholarship Program mission. Provide specific personal and professional experience demonstrating your interest in positively impacting underserved communities (i.e., supporting or participating in a federal pipeline program (see Definitions), community service, internships, etc.).
If you have successfully completed participation in any federal pipeline program, please highlight your experiences in the essay and consider having a reference from one of the pipeline programs write one of your required letters of recommendation.
Response to the essay should not exceed one and half pages single spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font. We recommend that you use a standard word processing tool (e.g., Microsoft Word, Word Perfect) to respond to the question. The applicant must include the applicant ID number generated by the application as the only identifier. The applicant should not include a name, address, or email address on the essay response.