Table 1 Semi-structured interview guides for nursing students who decided to accept or decline the hospital-sponsored scholarship
Scholarship status | Questions |
|---|---|
Scholarship accepted | 1. What are your thoughts on the hospital scholarship system for nursing students? |
2. Why did you choose to participate in the program? Follow-up questions: What factors did you consider? Did you discuss this with anyone? What was their point of view? | |
3. What is your expectation for the hospital sponsored scholarship? | |
4. As a hospital sponsored student, what concerns you and your family the most? Follow-up questions: What did you do to figure it out and find the solution to it? | |
5. Any thoughts or suggestions you would like to share based on your experience of being a hospital sponsored student? | |
Scholarship declined | 1. What are your thoughts about the hospital sponsored scholarship system for nursing students? |
2. What are the reasons you chose not to participate in the program? Follow-up questions: Did you discuss this with anyone? If yes, what was their point of view? Did you attend any school-sponsored seminars introducing this program? | |
3. If you had a second chance, would you choose to participate in the scholarship program? What would be the reason for your choice? | |
4. Is there anything you would like to share or suggest regarding about being a non-sponsored student? |