Almortega Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hey guys I just sent an email inquiring about the scholarship. Looks like the application process was between march and February of last year. I have already applied to the Navy HPSP but would totally choose the VA over the Navy. Hopefully the two different deadlines do not conflict with one another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelseythorton Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Any tips for someone applying this year? (deadline is next week) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbuser Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I am also looking for some tips, but as far as I can tell the deadline is 5/1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarfire Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Did anyone else apply this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganKB Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I submitted my application package on May 1st (I know, really last minute). I received an e-mail on May 4th that my application was among the best qualified and was referred to the next step in the selection process. I’m not a veteran and I’m just starting my PA program in a couple weeks. Has everyone received this same e-mail? Anyone have any idea when the final announcement will be made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futurepadude Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 On 5/8/2018 at 8:52 AM, MeganKB said: I submitted my application package on May 1st (I know, really last minute). I received an e-mail on May 4th that my application was among the best qualified and was referred to the next step in the selection process. I’m not a veteran and I’m just starting my PA program in a couple weeks. Has everyone received this same e-mail? Anyone have any idea when the final announcement will be made? Hey Megan, I also applied last minute. I received the same email on the fourth that I have been 'referred' to the selection committee. I haven't heard anything new yet, so I guess it will be a waiting game. I start my PA program in August and I am also not a veteran lol So best of luck to us both! Let me know if you hear anything and I will do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammylittle12` Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I applied at the beginning of March and I have still not been notified. According to the scholarship coordinator my application has already been scored and reviewed by the scholarship committee. He said they are only notifying people graduating in 2018, and will wait to notify those graduating in 2019 and 2020 because they are giving preference to people graduating in 2018. I'm graduating in 2019 and I'm a veteran with greater than 10% disability. He said I should probably hear something by the end of May or early June. I'll let you guys know either way. Good luck to everyone who applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almortega Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 21 hours ago, Futurepadude said: Hey Megan, I also applied last minute. I received the same email on the fourth that I have been 'referred' to the selection committee. I haven't heard anything new yet, so I guess it will be a waiting game. I start my PA program in August and I am also not a veteran lol So best of luck to us both! Let me know if you hear anything and I will do the same. I was told by the guy in charge that it would not be worth my while to apply because there is only enough funding for people who have a year left of school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futurepadude Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) On 5/10/2018 at 6:37 PM, Almortega said: I was told by the guy in charge that it would not be worth my while to apply because there is only enough funding for people who have a year left of school. I was told that they're showing preference to second year PA students but Scott Dixon still encouraged me to apply because additional funding may become available. Either way, I doubt i'll get it. Who knows, I am a veteran but I wont start my program until August. Best of luck to everyone. Has anyone heard of how many slots they have this year for the scholarship? Edited May 15, 2018 by Futurepadude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammylittle12` Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 I was officially offered the scholarship today and it sounds like they will be offering about 30 to 40 scholarships this year. I hope you guys get some good news soon as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkngj Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Anyone else hear anything? I was referred on but have not heard anything else yet. Congrats on those who were notified! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkngj Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 5:21 PM, sammylittle12` said: I was officially offered the scholarship today and it sounds like they will be offering about 30 to 40 scholarships this year. I hope you guys get some good news soon as well. Sammy, how were you contacted? Snail mail, email, or phone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 On 5/30/2018 at 11:49 AM, mkngj said: Sammy, how were you contacted? Snail mail, email, or phone? I was offered a scholarship as well and the correspondence has been via email. Per our conference call, there were only 19 scholarship initially awarded for PA. If anyone declines their award, or more money becomes available, they will offer them to other applicants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarfire Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I was notified about my alternate status (one of nine) today. No idea if anyone actually turns down the scholarship haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkngj Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Same, I got the alternate email as well. I don't know who would turn it down but I hope they do! lol I wonder if they apply for more funds? Anyone know if anyone from last year's alternate list got chosen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurePA717 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I was also notified about my alternate status in early June! I have tried looking for info if more funding would become available or if there was any sort of alternate list like this last year but can't seem to find anything helpful. Has anyone else heard anything more recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkngj Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I didn't know they had an alternate list last year. Do you know if anyone was chosen from it? And no, I haven't heard anything yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurePA717 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, mkngj said: I didn't know they had an alternate list last year. Do you know if anyone was chosen from it? And no, I haven't heard anything yet Oh, sorry! I had been trying to look at different forums to see if I could find out if there was an alternate list last year but I wasn't able to find anything. Looks like the waiting game continues haha Good luck to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildernessMedPA Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Could anyone who received a scholarship last year comment on how the process has gone so far? I got lucky this year and signed the contract, but I'm nervously awaiting the recruitment process. Does anyone have experience working at a VA as a PA, are there some specialties that are better than others for PAs? Any guidance is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmelville Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Can anyone direct me to where I can start on this application for this upcoming year? I have tried looking for it and found the website, but not any details on applying...Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFTN28 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 On 11/3/2018 at 10:36 PM, jmelville said: Can anyone direct me to where I can start on this application for this upcoming year? I have tried looking for it and found the website, but not any details on applying...Thank you! The application is closed. I guess it'll open back up in March? Could be wrong, and the application will be posted on USAjobs.gov when available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyLAX9 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I will be starting my didactic year of PA school in August and I just working on this application and I was hoping somebody who has applied before could answer this a question: In the preliminary questions they ask about being able to perform a clinical tour at the VA while you are enrolled in your program. Is this referring to doing one of your clinical rotations at a VA site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFTN28 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 17 hours ago, JohnnyLAX9 said: I will be starting my didactic year of PA school in August and I just working on this application and I was hoping somebody who has applied before could answer this a question: In the preliminary questions they ask about being able to perform a clinical tour at the VA while you are enrolled in your program. Is this referring to doing one of your clinical rotations at a VA site? So the application is available for 2019? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammylittle12` Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 3:36 PM, JohnnyLAX9 said: I will be starting my didactic year of PA school in August and I just working on this application and I was hoping somebody who has applied before could answer this a question: In the preliminary questions they ask about being able to perform a clinical tour at the VA while you are enrolled in your program. Is this referring to doing one of your clinical rotations at a VA site? Yes, you are required to do one of your clinical rotations at a VA hospital. It can be any rotation. My school already had an agreement with a VA hospital so it was easy for me. Reach out to Mr. Dixon, the coordinator, if you think it might be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyLAX9 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) On 3/3/2019 at 8:54 AM, msfpa01 said: So the application is available for 2019? Yeah! The application opened towards the end of February. Thanks @sammylittle12` I checked with my program and they said they do have a few rotations set up with the VA already! Edited March 4, 2019 by JohnnyLAX9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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