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Yes. But maybe not the full amount. As I’ve mentioned previously, they throw in an extra $2k or so for a new laptop. I’m not sure if that amount would count toward that, but the whole purpose of the ORC payment is to cover other costs of attendance not included in the tuition payment.
They do not. They allow you to do it and defer your service, but they will not pay anything for it.
Usually a week or more. It’s not the fastest process.
If you didn’t get a summer EVF and believe you should have, you should reach out to them either on your portal or by calling them. You can also wait until the Webinar and ask your questions if they don’t address it during the presentation.
Yes, it is taxable income.
$1,315.17 after taxes and FICA
That sounds correct. The NHSC fiscal year is from July to June, so that is usually the timeline that they work under. They will give you stipend back to July no matter what.
You should not have to submit any invoice. The NHSC calculates ORC based on the amounts that the school reports for cost of attendance.
When is the webinar?
I don’t know. They used to have a conference, but that ended 10+ years ago and was replaced by a webinar. They should send out an email about it soon. It usually happens before your deposits come in so they can explain everything.
i think its oct 4, 2-3:30 pm EST
Well I’ll be in an exam so if anyone could take some notes that would be helpful
probs doing last min stuff since today's deadline for notifcations
Yes or taking out extra loans
ohh i see. then do you know if we can apply for in-school scholarships, based on merit/honor to use for our extra stipend?
Yes as long as the total doesn’t go above the school’s COA.
thank you! and i guess i'm not sure if you'd know but if i received a disadvantaged tuition grant and health professional loan for my fin aid before i received the NHSC SP, am i still allowed to keep them?
That’s pretty specific into something I never had to deal with, but I know that is in either the guide or the documentation that you should have gotten as a new scholar.
they said itll be recorded
Not necessarily true. You can. And most scholars that I know personally did. Unless they changed something, but I HAD to in order to pay my rent. The stipend was just simply not enough.
i feel like they changed a couple of things this year 🙁
I'd definitely talk to the financial aid office at your school about this... Mine told me I can take out addition loans for living expenses if needed, I just need to tell them (financial aid office).
probs soon. since they were recording during the webinar
What do you mean they aren’t going to pay for any costs after fall 2022?
omg i guess i worded it kind of incorrectly
Hmm. That doesn’t sound right. I would talk to your financial aid department and come up with a plan like @zacheman suggested because there shouldn’t be any reason why you can’t.
my fin aid advisor was the one who advised me to adjust my spring loans after seeing that NHSC SP wouldnt reimburse after fall 2022
I’m not convinced things are changing. They’ve always said things like that, but it’s never actually worked out that way. You just might have to navigate things differently for your personal situation.
i hope you're right. i'm just worried about the potential risk of not getting reimbursed after fall 2022 if i still borrow more loans for spring 2023 semester
Yes and no. Technically yes, but maybe not. My first year, they didn’t count the stipend toward my COA. At the start of year 2, I got an email scolding me saying that I shouldn’t have gotten the extra loans because I was receiving the stipend. Then they said if they catch it happening again, they would take back everything they over-dispensed. After that, I could only take out loans for the amount it took to get me up to the COA, which wasn’t much, but at least let me pay rent.
so if stipend doesn't count towards COA, are we allowed to take out additional loans to cover the rest of COA (living expenses)? cuz im hearing confliciting things about even being able to borrow additional loans
