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The Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP) offers loan repayment to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who agree to serve as faculty at eligible health professions schools for a minimum of 2 years.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens from disadvantaged backgrounds with an employment commitment for a full-time or part-time faculty position for a minimum of 2 years, beginning on or before June 27, 2019.

Applicants must have a degree in one of the eligible health professions disciplines:

• Allopathic medicine
• Osteopathic medicine
• Dentistry
• Nursing (RN or advanced practice RN)
• Pharmacy
• Podiatric medicine
• Optometry
• Veterinary medicine
• Public health (graduate level only)
• Physician assistant
• Graduate behavioral and mental health:
  • Clinical psychology
  • Clinical social work
  • Professional counseling
  • Marriage and family therapy
• Allied health:
  • Dental hygiene
  • Medical laboratory technology
  • Occupational therapy
  • Physical therapy
  • Radiology technology
  • Speech pathology
  • Respiratory therapy
  • Audiology
  • Registered dietitian

The program pays up to $40,000 of the participant's student loans and provides funds to offset the tax burden.

Employing institutions must match the award 1:1 with cash funds, unless the employer has been approved for a match waiver.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.