Indian Health Service Health Professions Scholarship Program
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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 students enrolled in a health profession degree program.
Recipients of the scholarship are required to fulfill a minimum 2-year service commitment at an Indian health facility.
Individuals who are a member of a federally recognized Indian Tribe or Alaska Native are eligible to apply. Applicants must be enrolled in an appropriately accredited school and pursuing a course of study in a health profession.
Eligible programs include:
- Nursing BS
- Nurse Anesthetist MS
- Nurse Midwife MS
- Physician Assistant MS
- Clinical Social Work MS
- Nurse Practitioner MS, DNP
- Clinical Psychology D
- Counseling Psychology D
- Dentistry D
- Optometry D
- Pharmacy D
- Physician (Allopathy/Osteopathy)
- Physical Therapy D
- Podiatry D
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 (minimum of 2 years and up to 4 years).
Links to the application handbook and the online application portal are available on the program website.
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