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Nebraska Loan Repayment Program for Rural Health Professionals

Link
View program website
Sponsor
Nebraska Office of Rural Health
Deadlines
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Contact

Rachael Wolfe
402.471.0778
Rachael.Wolfe@nebraska.gov

Jok Akech
531.530.7087
Jok.Akech@nebraska.gov

Purpose

Nebraska Loan Repayment Program for Rural Health Professionals offers loan repayment assistance to certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice between 2-4 years in a state-designated shortage area of Nebraska.

Loan repayment assistance is offered through 2 programs:

  • Nebraska State Loan Repayment Program
  • NHSC Nebraska State Loan Repayment Program
Eligibility

To be eligible students must have be fully licensed by the start date of the loan repayment contract.

Eligible specialties, areas, and facilities may be found on the program website.

Geographic coverage
Nebraska
Amount of funding

$180,000 - $200,000 for doctors and dentists

  • Nebraska State Loan Repayment Program: $60,000 per year for 3 years
  • NHSC Nebraska State Loan Repayment Program: $50,000 per year for 2 to 4 years

$90,000 - $100,000 for other professions

  • Nebraska State Loan Repayment Program: $30,000 per year for 3 years
  • NHSC Nebraska State Loan Repayment Program: $25,000 per year for 2 to 4 years

The local entity must agree to provide a 50% match per year. The actual amount awarded will depend on the health practitioner's student loans, the local entity's local match, and the availability of state funds.

Application process

A link to the online application is available on the program website.

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Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Dental workforce · Food security and nutrition · Health workforce · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Nurses · Occupational therapy · Oral health · Pharmacy workforce · Physical therapy · Physician assistants · Physicians · Primary care · Surgery · Nebraska

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