Contact the financial aid office at the participating NC college or university offering the level of nurse education instruction desired. Recipients must execute a promissory note. Recipient enters into a contract with the State of North Carolina to work full time as a licensed nurse in North Carolina. A minimum of six months consecutive full-time employment with one employer is required to qualify for service cancellation. Loans not repaid through service must be repaid in cash.
Student has up to seven years to repay loan in service or ten years to repay loan in cash.
Created by the 1989 General Assembly, this program was designed to address the shortage of trained nurses practicing in North Carolina. The first recipients were funded for the 1990-91 academic year. NSP is administered by the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority. Recipients must be US Citizens and NC residents. Financial need is not a criterion.