Undergraduate

How do you demonstrate need?

Start by filling out your FAFSA and CSS Profile.

When you apply for financial aid at Penn, you’ll also fill out the Penn Financial Aid application. With all of this information the Office of Student Financial Services (SFS) determines each family’s ability to pay the costs of a Penn education. Once a family’s financial need has been determined, Penn meets 100% of the demonstrated need of each family throughout their student’s undergraduate years with various types of financial assistance.

The Office of Financial Aid at Penn Nursing can provide additional support to you throughout this process.

Scholarships and Grants

We offer a number of scholarships and grants specific to the School of Nursing. You’ll find information on the awards available to our BSN students, including scholarships and loan forgiveness programs.

This endowed program provides financial aid for exemplary undergraduate and graduate nursing students, supplementing their education with tailored learning to become nurse leaders who deliver exceptional evidence-based care, design research, inform policy, spark innovation, and advocate for social justice, world-wide.

Applicants who are eligible will be notified to apply. Visit this page to learn more.

These awards range from $500 to $2500, and are based on where a student lives. Students who qualify need to provide proof of residency—like an RN license, driver’s license, car registration, or voter registration—in one of the following areas: Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, Chester, or Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania; New Castle County in Delaware; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem, and Mercer Counties in New Jersey.

If you are a Penn Nursing Health Care Management (NHCM) student you can apply for this funding at any time during the five years you are in the NHCM Program. You can choose to apply for $20,000 for a one year work commitment or $40,000 for a two year work commitment after you graduate. Students who receive the award will be expected to find employment working at/with the Medically Underserved Area/Population of their choice (MUA/P).

Please review the FAQs for more information and instructions on how to apply.

Understanding Aid

We’ve gathered some additional information on common financial aid topics.

Work study programs are a great way to help finance your education and are often part of financial aid packages. Open work study positions are listed through the Penn Student Employment Office.

Undergraduate students in our program do need to demonstrate financial need to be eligible for work study. If you know that you need work study, but will be unable to work it, you can have your work study funds converted into a loan. Student Financial Services can give you more information on this.

If you receive financial aid or loans (or a combination of the two) into your student billing account, and the amount is in excess of your tuition, you will get the overage as a refund in early September. We no longer issue paper checks, so you’ll receive your refund electronically. Please set up direct deposit through Penn In Touch to ensure you receive your refund.

We are here to help

Come see us!

We offer walk-in hours on Wednesdays from 11am to 1pm, but please feel free to drop in at anytime during the first two weeks of classes while you get used to your schedule. And, just a tip, it’s good to be on the lookout for helpful emails from Nursing Financial Aid staff, Antoinette and John.

Contact Financial Aid

Amy Gutmann Leadership Scholars

The George H & Estelle M Sands Scholarship Fund Loan Forgiveness Program

Independence Blue Cross Nurses for Tomorrow Scholarship

The Melissa Sengbusch Inspirational Scholarship Fund

Nursing/Wharton Impact Scholars Loan Program Supported by J & J

The Scholars Educational Loan Forgiveness (SELF) Program Scholarship

Work Study

The Refund Process

Direct Loans

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