Becoming Excellent Students in Transition
to Nursing (BEST)
Eligibility Requirements
In order to be eligible for funding through the BEST program, you
must meet the following criteria:
• Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident Alien
• Be matriculated and enrolled Full-Time at Hunter College
• Taking prerequisite courses for the nursing major or being
an accepted Nursing Major
• Complete the 2007-2008 FAFSA
• Minimum GPA 3.0
• Have unmet financial need as determined by the Office of Financial
Aid
• Meet the definition of individuals from the following:
a. Under-represented minority groups: American Indian or Alaskan
Native,
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian, other
Pacific Islander, Asian* (Excluding Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean,
Asian Indian, or Thai)
b. Disadvantaged: Graduate of an educationally disadvantaged high
school.
c. First-generation immigrant (Foreign Born)
*(Excluding Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Asian Indian, or
Thai)
If you meet these requirements, click here for an Application.
Email the application as a Word attachment to cmancha@hunter.cuny.edu,
or print it out and bring it to:
Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
Brookdale Campus
425 East 25th St., Room W425
New York, NY 10010
Questions please contact: Crystal Mancha, Counselor/Recruiter at
(212) 481-5061, cmancha@hunter.cuny.edu.
Application