New Hampshire State Loan Repayment Program

SLRP@dhhs.nh.gov

New Hampshire State Loan Repayment Program offers loan repayment assistance to certain healthcare professionals who agree to work in medically underserved areas of New Hampshire.

Applicants must agree to a service contract of 3 years full-time, or 2 years half-time.

Eligible professions include:

Tier 1:

• Doctors of Allopathic or Osteopathic Medicine; Psychiatrists; Hospitalists
• General Practice Dentists (DDS and DMD)

Tier 2:

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
• Certified Nurse Midwives
• Physician Assistants
• Masters Level Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (or under supervision toward licensure)
• Clinical Psychologists (PhD or equivalent or under supervision toward licensure)
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers (MA or PhD in Social Work or under supervision toward licensure)
• Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
• Licensed Mental Health Counselors (or under supervision toward licensure)
• Marriage and Family Therapists (MA/PhD - major study in marriage and family therapy or under supervision toward licensure)

Tier 3:

• Registered Dental Hygienists
• Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (or under supervision toward licensure)
• Primary Care Registered Nurses

Contracts are awarded first to applicants who have secured a one-to-one match for each state dollar in the contract. This match can come from the eligible practice site or the community in which the applicant will practice. If an applicant is unable to secure a match, his/her application will be considered in competition with all other unmatched applications received.

• Tier 1: $75,000 for a minimum service obligation of 36 months with an opportunity of an extension for an additional 24 months at $40,000
• Tier 2: $45,000 for a minimum service obligation of 36 months with an opportunity of an extension for an additional 24 months at $20,000
• Tier 3: $30,000 for a minimum service obligation of 36 months with an opportunity of an extension for an additional 24 months at $10,000

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed quarterly. Links to the application instructions and the application packet are available on the program website.

Email a copy of the application to SLRP@dhhs.nh.gov and mail the original to:

NH Division of Public Health Services
Rural Health and Primary Care Section
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6504