Dental scholarship 2013

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Hey all,

I'm attending UOP starting this summer. I'm applying for HPSP currently through Navy and it looks promising.

However, I'm wondering how competitive it would be to get a 3-year scholarship through NHSC?

I've heard before that there are very few scholarships for dental school and it's almost impossible. Any hard data I could look at?

Is applying for a 3-year rather than 4-year a good or bad thing as far as chances of getting the scholarship?

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Hey all,

I'm attending UOP starting this summer. I'm applying for HPSP currently through Navy and it looks promising.

However, I'm wondering how competitive it would be to get a 3-year scholarship through NHSC?

I've heard before that there are very few scholarships for dental school and it's almost impossible. Any hard data I could look at?

Is applying for a 3-year rather than 4-year a good or bad thing as far as chances of getting the scholarship?

There are 5 or 6 NHSC scholars currently attending UoP, so I don't think it affects your odds one way or the other. You can always check out the published guidance for more info.

http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/spapplicationguide.pdf

They listed 253 total awards for 3200 applications, for 2011. I want to say that maybe 30-40 of those were dental scholarships, but don't quote me on that. I was only half listening during that phone conference... 9am EST schedules ftl, when you're in CA.

The bureaucracy is a bit irritating to deal with, but thus far, it's been a good experience. As far as I'm concerned, a 3 years scholarship worth upwards of $400k is a very good deal.