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Funding by Topic: Financial aid for health career education

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Illinois Dental, Pharmacy, and Behavioral Health/Social Work Scholarships for Rural Residents
Spring semester 2025 scholarships for rural residents from Illinois that are attending dental school, pharmacy school, or a graduate level social work/behavioral health program and intend to practice in a rural setting after graduation.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: Nov 18, 2024
Sponsor: Illinois Rural Health Association
NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for researchers that are not employed by the NIH. Loan repayment awards are based on an applicant's potential to build and sustain a research career, not to support specific research.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Nov 21, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
American Indian Medical Scholarship (AIMS)
Scholarships for students of American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian descent that are pursuing careers in nursing, healthcare, and health education. The scholarship is designed to assist students who plan to work on reservations or in hospitals that serve Native populations with the goal of improving healthcare within those communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
Sponsor: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Florida Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program
Loan repayment assistance for nursing personnel who agree to serve in areas of Florida where there are critical nursing shortages.
Geographic coverage: Florida
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
Sponsor: Florida Department of Education
Hawaii Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program (HELP)
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals in Hawaii in return for at least 2 years of service in rural and other medically underserved areas of the state.
Geographic coverage: Hawaii
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
Sponsor: Hawaii and Pacific Basin Area Health Education Centers
University of Nebraska Kearney Health Opportunities Program (KHOP)
Scholarships and professional development opportunities for high school seniors from rural Nebraska who wish to practice in rural Nebraska following the completion of specific health professions educational programs.
Geographic coverage: Nebraska
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
Sponsors: University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska Medical Center
California Advanced Practice Healthcare Scholarship Program
Scholarships for California residents who are enrolled in advanced practice healthcare programs and are willing to work in a medically underserved area of California after graduation.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Dec 13, 2024
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
California Allied Healthcare Scholarship Program
Provides scholarships to California residents who are enrolled in allied healthcare programs and who will agree to work in a medically underserved area of California upon graduation.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Dec 13, 2024
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
California Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship
Scholarships for California students pursuing an Associate degree in nursing in exchange for working in a medically underserved area of California upon graduation.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Dec 13, 2024
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
California Bachelor of Science Nursing Scholarship
Scholarships for California residents who are enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in exchange for working in a medically underserved area of California upon graduation.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Dec 13, 2024
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information