College of Nursing: Institutional Policy for Parent Information

ADVANCED PRACTICE MSN, POST-MASTER'S CERTIFICATE, DNP AND PhD AID APPLICANTS
Parent information is not required on either the FAFSA or Institutional Aid Application to determine eligibility for institutional or federal aid. Please refer to the Parent Data and Other Forms Requirement chart on Parent Information main page.

GENERALIST ENTRY MSN (GEM) AID APPLICANTS

Parent information must be included on the FAFSA in order to be eligible for assistance from all Rush-administered funds. These funds include:

• Rush grants and discretionary loan programs

If parent data is not provided, the applicant will be awarded funds from non-institutional aid sources such as the Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, and Federal Grad PLUS Loans.

Federal Perkins and Federal Nursing Loan funds will be awarded to students with preference given to those who have provided parental information and demonstrate financial need. Perkins loans may be able to be cancelled for nursing program graduates.

The Office of Student Financial Aid
600 South Paulina Street, Suite 440 Chicago, Illinois 60612
(312) 942-6256
financial_aid@rush.edu