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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (HPSP) - Physician Assistant

***THIS IS A SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT***

***THIS IS NOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO OBTAIN A JOB WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.***

Scholarship Application Identification Number: 1919450

 

***THIS IS A SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT***

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS SET UP TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS FOR A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE APPROVED EDUCATION PROGRAM, YOU WILL BE PLACED IN A POSITION FOR WHICH THE EDUCATION RECEIVED HAS PREPARED YOU. 

***THIS IS NOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO OBTAIN A JOB WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.***

The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to individuals pursuing a program of study leading to a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.  This program will help alleviate the health care workforce shortages in VA by obligating scholarship recipients to complete a minimum of 2 year service obligation at a VA health care facility after graduation and licensure/certification.

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/

Students with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is providing scholarship opportunities for U.S. citizens seeking degrees in Physician Assistant Studies. 

The Health Professionals Scholarship Program (HPSP) awards scholarships to students pursuing a program of study leading to a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies in order to increase the supply of Physician Assistants for VA and the Nation.

Awards of scholarships under the HPSP are subject to the availability of funds, and VA may award a full-time student a scholarship a maximum of 4 years. VA may also award a part-time student a scholarship a maximum of 6 years.

VA will give priority consideration to applicants entering their final year of education or training and will consider Veterans first among all equally qualified candidates.

After completion of their education, participants must serve as a full-time clinical VA employee for a minimum of two years in medical services of the participant's discipline in an assignment or location determined by VA while participating in the HPSP. This obligated service would begin on the date on which the participant obtains any required applicable credentials and when appointed as a full-time clinical VA employee in a position for which the degree prepared the participant.

Other terms and conditions apply. For more information on this program, please see the HPSP Applicant Information Bulletin or visit VA Careers at http://www.vacareers.va.gov

Travel Required
  • Not Required
Relocation Authorized
  • No
 
Job Requirements
Key Requirements
  • You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this scholarship
  • Subject to a background/suitability investigation
  • Unconditionally accepted or currently enrolled in qualifying degree program
  • You must sign a service obligation agreement upon accepting the scholarship
  • You must sign a mobility agreement upon accepting the scholarship
Qualifications

In order to qualify for this Scholarship Program, you must be a U.S. citizen, unconditionally accepted for enrollment or currently enrolled in a program of study leading to a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies. After completion of your education, you must serve as a full-time clinical VA employee for a minimum of two years. If you are under a service obligation to serve at another entity or obligated under any other Federal program, you will be ineligible for the HPSP Scholarship Award.

 

For the purposes of the HPSP, VA recognizes a master's that meets the core curriculum and supervised practice requirements in Physician Assistant Studies.

PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

 

Veterans' Preference: Eligible veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of DD-214(s) showing all dates of service as well as character of service (honorable, general, etc.). Additionally, veterans with service-connected disability of 10% or more must also submit a copy of their official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying their service-connected disability and/or their receipt of compensation for service-connected disability. If the military member is within 120 days of separation and does not yet have a DD214, the member may instead submit any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed.
Veterans with service-connected disability of less than 10%, non service-connected disability, and Purple Heart recipients, as-well-as those claiming derived preference for a spouse, widow or widower, or natural mother, should refer to and submit a completed " SF15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," (go to http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf) and required documentation with your application materials.

For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx.

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Has anyone gone through this scholarship program that can tell me a little more about it? I know they would pay your tuition and possible stipend for living expenses? Is the pay comparable to the private market, and/or job listings on the VA website for salary? Is it really worth the min 2 year service agreement for loans vs. a possible better paying private market job where you could just pay of your loans quickly? It states Location negotiable, but do you get to pick your specialty at all?  

 

 

Any insights would be great!

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Has anyone gone through this scholarship program that can tell me a little more about it? I know they would pay your tuition and possible stipend for living expenses? Is the pay comparable to the private market, and/or job listings on the VA website for salary? Is it really worth the min 2 year service agreement for loans vs. a possible better paying private market job where you could just pay of your loans quickly? It states Location negotiable, but do you get to pick your specialty at all?  

 

 

Any insights would be great!

Do they pay for all your tuition for the entire program or only one year? I did not see where the amount or terms of funding were disclosed. Thanks.

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Do they pay for all your tuition for the entire program or only one year? I did not see where the amount or terms of funding were disclosed. Thanks.

I didn't see that either. If it is like NHSC scholarship program, the scholarship covers all tuition and gives a stipend for living expenses. If that is the case, I'm sure if you are applying in your final year of school(which the add puts preference on applicants) that they won't retroactively cover your previous year of PA school. I know if you get the NHSC scholarship going into school, they will pay for all of your tuition for all the years up to 4 years, and how ever many years you had the scholarship, that is how many years you put into service. This scholarship is a minimum of 2 years even though you would only get one years worth of tuition applying in your final year. Maybe there are some lucky people that get all of their schooling covered applying going into school.

 

I wonder if someone applies for the scholarship and gets accepted, then the terms would become more clear and you can accept or pass on the scholarship? Maybe there is someone we could email for additional information?

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This is the email I received in response to my questions about the scholarship. 

 

 

 

Once you graduate and are placed within VA, your pay will be the same as other PAs in the VA with equivalent experience and education. Locality also plays a part in total pay.

 

This program is not retroactive in payment. Payments start Fall 2017.

 

As part of the acceptance into HPSP, the applicant must sign a mobility agreement stating that they are willing to relocate at their own expense for placement at the discretion of VA. While we do work with you in the placement process to meet our needs and yours, there is no guarantee. We request your top 5 placement options 6-months prior to graduation and work with you to try and place within your Top 5 list but once again, there are no guarantees.

 

We top off any existing grants and scholarship up to 100% tuition and approved fees. There is also a monthly stipend of $1125 while you are in school as well as a once a year stipend of $1125 for books.

 

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Thank You,

Scott

 

Scott Dixon

Program Specialist,

     Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professionals Scholarship Program (VIOMPSP)

     Health Professionals Scholarship Program (HPSP)

VHA Scholarships and Clinical Education (10A2A4)

Office: (623) 465-0650

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When you sign the mobility agreement, you give them a top 5 list 6 months before you graduate?  Is the mobility agreement within the united states? Could you go to another country for your service obligation? thanks

Not sure. You could email them and ask. Also for those that haven't been following this same thread on the Financial Aid section, the deadline for the scholarship has been extended to 5/1/2017. Applicants will know if they receive the scholarship early June.

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