The Tuition Benefit Program is a an offer to incoming students to pay for the CHSN tuition in exchange for an agreement to work in a Health Alliance hospital or business unit for two years as a registered nurse. This award is applied to The Christ Hospital School of Nursing tuition each term. An application to this program will be sent to all accepted applicants.

The Tuition Benefits Program is a loan, which is forgiven over the two-year period of employment. Students who do not complete their nursing program must repay the portion of the loan that has been applied to their account. A Tuition Benefit Agreement must be signed in order to participate in this program.

The alumni association awards a limited number of scholarships for tuition and fees from the Lydia W. Jackson Trust Fund to first-year students entering the school. Any person qualifying for entrance into The Christ Hospital School of Nursing is eligible to apply.  The scholarship ranges from $3,000 to $5,000.

This scholarship was established in 1975 through the bequest of C. Elton Richards, M.D. Each year the C. Elton Richards Scholarship Fund awards a limited number of $2,000 scholarships to second-year students based on the criteria of scholastic ability.

These scholarships, ranging from $500 to $3,000, are given to The Christ Hospital each year by the disbursing trustees of the Charles Fleischmann Endowment Fund. The funds are available to second-year students who have demonstrated a high scholastic standard in addition to financial need.

This scholarship was established in memory of Elizabeth Dumm, '34, a TCHSN alumnus and former faculty member. This scholarship is awarded every year to one or more second-year student(s). These scholarships are available to cover Cincinnati State Technical and Community College tuition.

The Genevieve Kepler Rudolph Scholarship

Named for a 1926 graduate who was one of the area's earliest occupational health nurses, this scholarship is awarded to a second-year student based on grade point average and a demonstrated interest in community or occupational health nursing.

The Shirley Murphy Toepfert Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship, named for a 1956 graduate who served as president of our alumni association for 15 years, is awarded annually to a second-year student.

Schmidlapp Fund

Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to apply for a Pell Grant. To be eligible for a grant, students must demonstrate financial need as indicated by the expected family contribution. The maximum grant in 2002 - 2003 was $4,000.

The subsidized Federal Stafford Loan is a need-based loan on which the government pays the interest while you are a student. Eligibility for the loan is dependent upon your Cost of Attendance (COA) less your Expected Family Contribution (EFC). The difference is your "financial need."

The unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan is not a need-based loan. However, you must complete the FAFSA to determine first if you qualify for the subsidized loan. Because the government does not subsidize or pay the interest while you are in school, you have the option of paying the interest or deferring the interest until you graduate or withdraw from the school.

This loan is for parents of dependent undergraduate students. The FAFSA does not have to be filed since eligibility is not based on the establishment of need.

Ohio Instructional Grant (OIG)

The Ohio instructional Grant is available to eligible students who are residents of the State of Ohio.  The grant is awarded on the basis of financial need. You must be enrolled full time (12 credit hours) to be eligible to receive this grant.

Part-Time Instructional Grant Program (PTSIG)

The Part-Time Instructional Grant Program (PTSIG) is granted to students who have been identified as eligible for the OIG grant but are enrolled in our program at less than full-time status.

Nurse Education Assistance Loan Program (NEALP)

The purpose of this program is to provide assistance to Ohio residents enrolled in approved nurse education programs and to encourage these students to practice in a clinical setting in the state of Ohio.  A limited number of awards will be granted to those students who demonstrate the highest financial need.  If the borrower is employed in the clinical practice of nursing for four years, 80% of the loan will be forgiven.

Nursing Student Loan Program

Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services assist students in achieving careers in nursing by providing long-term, low-interest loans to help meet the costs of education.  Students must apply through the school in which they are enrolled.  The maximum loan for the first two academic years is $2,500.  The interest rate is 5 percent for all loans.

Veterans Benefits