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Iowa Health Care Professional Incentive Program

Link
View program website
Sponsor
Iowa Department of Education
Deadlines
Mar 31, 2026
Contact

515.281.5294
Online question form

Purpose

The Iowa Health Care Professional Incentive Program offers loan repayment assistance for individuals in specific health professions:

  • Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (Substance Abuse, Behavioral Health, Mental Health)
  • Nurse Educator
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Physical Therapist
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physicians (MD and DO)
  • Registered Nurse
  • Social Worker

Applicants must agree to a full-time, up to 5-year practice commitment in one of the high-need areas in Iowa, as shown on the map on the program website. Part-time commitment can be up to 7 years.

Eligibility

Applicants must be licensed to practice and employed in an eligible healthcare profession and eligible practice area within 6 months of signing a program agreement.

Applicants cannot have previously been awarded funding under any of the other Iowa loan repayment programs listed on the program website.

Geographic coverage
Iowa
Amount of funding

Award amounts by profession are listed on the program website.

Application process

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

Tagged as
Health occupations · Health workforce · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Nurses · Occupational therapy · Physical therapy · Physician assistants · Physicians · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Iowa



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