Below is what the email they sent me had to say. I will be very surprised if those that receive this email are not awarded the scholarship assuming they comply with the request. I mean, why would they bother requesting me to fill out a W4 form/bank info if they gonna reject me?? Just my 2 cents. Anyone disagree?
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Hello,
We are writing to inform you that your application for the 2011 National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (NHSC SP) has been forwarded for final review. The final review process requires you to submit additional information. To remain a NHSC SP finalist, you must complete the five steps listed below within five (5) calendar days of receiving this email. Please note that this email is ONLY being sent to applicants who are being considered in the final review process. Following these steps DOES NOT guarantee that you will receive a scholarship. This email only indicates the additional steps you must complete in order to remain a finalist.
Please complete the following five steps within the next 5 days. If you do not complete these steps within the timeframe given, your application will no longer be considered for an award.
If you still wish to be considered for a scholarship, please complete steps 1 through 5 and fax all requested materials back to the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Team at the same time. All materials can be faxed with the attached fax cover sheet to 301-XXX-XXXX and must be received by the deadline to remain eligible for award..
If you are no longer interested and would like to withdraw your application, you only need to complete step 1, declining the scholarship via the online application portal.
Step 1: Confirm or Decline on the Online Application Portal
Please log onto the Online Application Portal: https:// and confirm or decline your continued interest in receiving an NHSC Scholarship. Please complete this step even if you wish to decline any further interest in the scholarship program to help expedite offering a scholarship to another potential candidate.
Step 2: Complete Banking Information
Using the link below, please follow the instructions to create a login and enter your banking information into the BCRSIS system. You will be provided with a banking receipt at the end of the process. Print off the receipt and include it in the documents to be faxed to the Division of National Health Service Corps (DNHSC).
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Step 3: Sign Contract
The scholarship contract is attached to this email; you must Print, Sign and Fax back the contract. If you are requesting more than one year of support, you MUST sign the contract for each school year for which you are requesting funding. For example, if you are requesting funding for four years, you will sign the contract four times, once for the initial year and again for each of the three optional years listed on the contract. See the "Optional Contracts" section at the bottom of the contract. If you are requesting funding for just one year (2011-2012), then you only sign the contract on the first line in the designated space provided above the "Optional Contracts" section. You should not sign for any of the optional contract years unless you are requesting funding for those years. Please see the 2011 NHSC Scholarship Program Guidance on the online portal for more details regarding funding selection and your obligation to the National Health Service Corps. The contract is not valid until it is signed by the Secretary's designee.
Step 4: Complete W-4 Form
Using the link below, please Complete, Print, Sign and Fax an IRS W-4 form. The downloadable PDF form has active fields that can be populated before printing. This information is needed in order to properly withhold taxes from the monthly stipend if you are selected for award.
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Step 5: Complete Cover Sheet