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South Carolina Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

 

The next funding cycle is expected to open in 2025.

Sponsor
South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium
Deadlines
Apr 19, 2023
Contact

Kristin Cochran
cochrak@musc.edu
843.792.4431

Purpose

The South Carolina Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program provides educational loan repayment program for qualified behavioral health professionals who contract to practice in rural and/or underserved areas of South Carolina. Recipients must agree to a service contract of 2 years.

Program Handbook

Eligibility

Qualifying Disciplines:

  • Clinical nurse specialists in psychiatry/mental health (APRN, CNS)
  • Nurse practitioners in psychiatry/mental health (APRN, NP)
  • Physician assistants in psychiatry/mental health (PA, PA-C)
  • Psychiatrists, all specialties (MD, DO)
  • Psychologists (PhD, PsyD)
  • Social workers (LMSW, LISW)
  • Licensed professional counselors (LPC)
  • Marriage and family therapists (LMFT)
  • Addiction counselors (LAC, CACII, CCS, MAC, NCACII, ADC, AADC)

A list of eligible practice sites is provided in the Program Handbook.

Geographic coverage
South Carolina
Amount of funding

Up to $25,000 per year for 2 years

Application process

A link to the online application is available on the program website when applications are being accepted.

Tagged as
Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Nurses · Physician assistants · Physicians · Substance use and misuse · South Carolina

Organizations (1)

  • South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium, view details



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