Indian Health Service Health Professions Scholarship Program
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Reta Brewer
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The Indian Health Service Health Professions Scholarship provides financial aid covering tuition, required fees, and other educational and living expenses for qualified American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduate- and graduate-level students enrolled in specific health profession degree programs.
Recipients of the scholarship are required to fulfill a service commitment at an Indian health facility one year of service for each year of support, for a maximum of 4 years full-time.
Individuals who are a member of a federally recognized tribe and Alaska Natives are eligible to apply. Applicants must be enrolled in an appropriately accredited school by August 1, 2021 and pursuing a course of study in a health profession.
Eligible programs for the current funding cycle include:
- Bachelor degree programs:
- Nursing
- Master degree programs:
- Nurse midwife
- Clinical social work
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician assistant
- Doctoral degree programs:
- Clinical psychology
- Counseling psychology
- Dentistry
- Nurse anesthetist
- Nurse practitioner (DNP)
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Physician, allopathy or osteopathy
- Physical therapy
- Podiatry
- Chiropractor
Specific eligibility requirements
Some jobs may be limited to certain geographic areas within the Indian Health Service. For questions about potential service obligation sites, contact ihsrecruiters@ihs.gov.
The award will cover tuition, required fees, and other educational and living expenses.
The required commitment is one year of service per year of scholarship support.
Links to additional guidance, program materials, and the online application portal are available on the program website.
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Organizations (2)
- Indian Health Service, view details
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, view details
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