cpsylist: FW: FW: Health Professionals Scholarship Program

[Ellen McWhirter]

Greetings all,
Here is some information related to funding for VA careers, shared by one of our awesome grads Dr. Nina Hidalgo, who works in the VA healthcare system in Portland. Please read & share!
Ellen

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Ellen Hawley McWhirter, Ph.D.

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From: Hidalgo, Nina J. (Portland) <Nina.Hidalgo at va.gov<mailto:Nina.Hidalgo at va.gov>>
Date: Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 11:07 AM
Subject: FW: Health Professionals Scholarship Program
To: ninajamh at gmail.com<mailto:ninajamh at gmail.com> <ninajamh at gmail.com<mailto:ninajamh at gmail.com>>
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Nina J. Hidalgo, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Center for Integrative Pain Care (Formerly NW Pain)
VA Portland Health Care System
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IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS, PLEASE CALL THE 1-800-237-8255, AND PRESS 1. OR GO TO YOUR NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM.
From: Indest, David W (Portland) <David.Indest at va.gov<mailto:David.Indest at va.gov>>
Sent: Thursday, February 3, 2022 10:16 AM
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Subject: Health Professionals Scholarship Program


This is a great opportunity to recruit current students to a future VA career and has been expanded to include doctoral Psychology students.  Please share with any trainees, training directors, professors, and supervisors who can help get the word out about this amazing opportunity.


The Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) will be offering scholarships to doctoral level psychologists for FY2022. Current doctoral students who wish to dedicate a portion of their early career to service in  VA may apply for scholarship at any year of training in exchange for that same amount of time as a VA employee. You can read more about the scholarship program here: https://va-ams-info.intelliworxit.com/hpsp/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fva-ams-info.intelliworxit.com*2Fhpsp*2F&data=04*7C01*7C*7C451a5ba6fc164845ee0508d9e7414921*7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf*7C0*7C0*7C637795089882732779*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000&sdata=6otBekaXGLqfXOuS8QOsRDmXxrCe8cqty7Kx*2FApCF1k*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!C5qS4YX3!V9NPI_S4d0DzOiVloMaZ8P2nV-zKfLSoqlBu50nTZ5XXvp8e9ST5PvvLtb_mA3XmY9g$>



The program is currently taking new applications for Summer/Fall 2022 classes.
The Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) provides financial assistance to students receiving education or training in a direct or indirect health-care services discipline (Title 38 and Hybrid Title 38 occupations); and assists in providing an adequate supply of such personnel for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). HPSP helps the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) meet its need for qualified health care professionals for which recruitment or retention is difficult.
In FY2022 (October 2021 – September 2022) scholarships will be offered in the following areas:
•        Nursing
•        Physician Assistant (PA)** (See below)
•        Physician Scholarship (MD/DO)
•        Medical Technologist (MT)
•        Nurse Practitioner (NP) Mental Health
•        Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist (DRT)
•        Social Worker (MSW)
•        Psychologist (Doctoral Degree) *** (See below)

**  HPSP scholarships awarded to Physician Assistants (PA) trainees will only be awarded to Physician Assistant (PA) trainees who have veteran status.
*** School Psychology degrees are not eligible for this scholarship.  Will accept applications starting 01/2022.

Eligibility:
•        Eligible applicants must be enrolled in, or accepted for enrollment in, an academic program located in the United States that prepares graduates to meet the VA qualification standards for employment in the occupations listed above.
•        Applicants must be citizens of the United States and pass a background investigation

Covered Expenses:
•        Full-time students:
•        Tuition, authorized required fees, stipend, and annual education expense payment
•        4 years to complete education
•        Part-time students (current VA employees only):
o   Tuition, authorized required fees, stipend, and annual education expense payment (Award amounts are based on ratio of full-time attendance)
o   6 years to complete education

Service Obligation:
•        Upon completing their educational program and licensure/certification, participants work as permanent, full-time VA employees in the occupations for which the scholarship was awarded.
o   Participant service obligation: Full-time student – 2 to 3 years; Part-time student – 1 to 3 years
o   Physician – 18 month service obligation for each year of support.
o   Participants sign a Mobility Agreement to relocate at their own expense if required to fulfill their service obligation

Application Process:
•        The HPSP Scholarship Portal is open year-round. Applications will be evaluated, and selections made throughout the scholarship cycle.  Click the “APPLY HERE” button at the top of the page to start the application process.  If you have questions, contact us at HPSPTeam at va.gov<mailto:HPSPTeam at va.gov>


David Indest, PsyD
Chief of Mental Health and Homeless Operations
VISN 20, VA Northwest Health Network
360-619-5901
Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255, Press 1
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