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Funding by Topic: Physicians

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

Iowa J-1 Visa Waiver Program Inactive
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Iowa, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Oct 27, 2023
Sponsors: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Iowa State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Aya Locums Future Leaders in Medicine Scholarship Inactive
Scholarships for students underrepresented in the healthcare professions who are pursuing specific professional and graduate level degree programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 23, 2023
Sponsor: National Medical Fellowships
Connecticut J-1 Visa Waiver Program Inactive
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Connecticut, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Connecticut
Application Deadline: Oct 17, 2023
Sponsor: Connecticut State Department of Public Health
Caring for Communities Grants Inactive
Grants to qualified nonprofit health centers for providing healthcare to disadvantaged communities and populations. Applications from rural communities are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2023
Sponsor: American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF)
Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation Community Grant Inactive
Grants for physician-led, community-based, or statewide programs to improve health in Wisconsin.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2023
Sponsor: Wisconsin Medical Society
Florida Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Inactive
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Florida, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Florida
Application Deadline: Oct 13, 2023
Sponsor: Florida Health
3RNET Recruiting for Retention Academy Inactive
Online educational opportunity to learn about tools and resources that can assist in recruiting qualified providers to rural and underserved areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2023
Sponsor: 3RNET
Kentucky State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
A 50/50 matching program that increases availability of primary healthcare services through repayment of education loans to eligible health professionals practicing in Health Professional Shortage Areas of Kentucky.
Geographic coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2023
Sponsor: Kentucky Office of Rural Health
Washington Family Medicine OB Fellowship Inactive
Fellowship in obstetrics and family medicine which includes 13 four-week rotations that offer the opportunity to learn management of high risk and operative obstetrics. The program is intended for family physicians seeking training in surgical obstetrics, care of high risk and complicated pregnancies, and management of the medical complications of pregnancy. Obstetric fellows will be prepared to serve in a rural, isolated, or underserved location, or to teach obstetrics in a family medicine residency program.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2023
Sponsor: Family Medicine Residency Spokane
California Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program: Primary Care Residencies Inactive
Grants to support family medicine, internal medicine, OB/GYN, and pediatric residency programs in underserved areas of California.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Sep 26, 2023
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information