Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program (HPLAP)
Kevin Jacobson
608.261.1888
800.385.0005 Ext. 2
kmjacobson2@wisc.edu
Through the Health Professions Loan Assistance Program (HPLAP), primary care providers can apply for loan repayment assistance in return for agreeing to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) for a period of 3 years.
The program is also open to physicians and psychiatrists who work in rural areas that are not designated HPSAs.
Healthcare professionals who may apply include:
- Primary care physicians
- Family medicine
- General internal medicine
- General pediatricians
- Dentists
- Obstetricians
- Psychiatrists
- Physician assistants
- Certified nurse midwives
- Nurse practitioners
- Dental hygienists
Physicians, dentists, obstetricians, and psychiatrists are eligible to receive up to $50,000.
Physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, and dental hygienists are eligible to receive up to $25,000.
Physicians and psychiatrists who practice in an rural community may be eligible for up to an additional $50,000 in funds through the Rural Physician Loan Assistance Program.
Links to additional guidance and the online application are available on the program website.
For complete information about funding programs, including your
application status, please contact funders directly. Summaries are provided
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or monitor application status.