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2025-2026 Vocational Nurse Scholarship Program

Department of Health Care Access and Information · 157101

Eligibility details

Must start training program by September 30, 2025, be enrolled in a minimum of 6-semester units, or its equivalent, until program completion, graduate after January 31, 2026, not have an existing service obligation with other entities, including other HCAI programs, not be in breach of any other health professional service obligation, maintain a GPA of 2.0 or greater until program completion.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

The Vocational Nurse Scholarship Program (VNSP) makes awards to eligible applicants currently accepted or enrolled in a certificate, diploma, or accredited Associate degree program that prepares them to become a Licensed Vocational Nurse for a scholarship of up to $4,000 in exchange for a 12-month service obligation practicing and providing direct patient care in an eligible geographic or approved site designation within six months of graduation.

Funding geography: For a facility to qualify, it must be in an eligible geographic or site designation.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.