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Funding by Topic: Surgery

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

Utah Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program
Educational loan repayment assistance for physicians who contract to work in a rural hospital in Utah for a minimum of 2 years.
Geographic coverage: Utah
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Vermont J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 Conrad 30 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Vermont, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Vermont
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Vermont Department of Health, Vermont Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
West Virginia Medical Student Loan Program
Forgivable loans for medical students in West Virginia who agree to practice in an underserved area of West Virginia upon graduation.
Geographic coverage: West Virginia
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, West Virginia University Institute for Community and Rural Health
Hawaii Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program (HELP) Inactive
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
Choose West Virginia Practice Tuition Waiver Program Inactive
Medical school tuition waiver for the differential between in-state and out of state tuition in exchange for agreeing to practice at an eligible West Virginia service site. Participants must serve one year for every year they receive the award.
Geographic coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2024
Sponsor: College Foundation of West Virginia
Small Ambulatory Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives Inactive
Funding to construct, expand, and/or modernize tribal owned small ambulatory healthcare facilities. Facilities must serve American Indian and Alaska Natives and be operated pursuant to a healthcare services contract or compact entered into under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 8, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Illinois Medical Student Assistance Program (RIMSAP) Inactive
Loans and/or recommendations for University of Illinois Medical School students wishing to specialize in family practice or another primary healthcare field and who agree to practice in an approved rural community in Illinois.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
Sponsors: Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois State Medical Society
Minnesota Rural Primary Care Residency Training Grant Inactive
Grant to plan, implement, and sustain rural primary care residency training programs in Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 20, 2024
Application Deadline: Nov 8, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Minnesota International Medical Graduates (IMG) Primary Care Residency Grant Program Inactive
Grants to support primary care residency positions for Minnesota immigrant international medical graduates who agree to practice post residency in rural and underserved areas of the state.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Sep 6, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Minnesota Primary Care Residency Expansion Grant Program Inactive
Funding to plan, create, and/or expand residency training of primary care physicians in Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Sep 6, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care