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West Virginia Health Sciences Service Program

Link
View program website
Sponsor
College Foundation for West Virginia
Deadlines
Mar 1, 2026
Contact

HSSP@wvhepc.edu

Purpose

The West Virginia Health Sciences Service Program awards loan repayment assistance to specific health professions students who agree to practice in an underserved area of West Virginia upon graduation.

Eligibility

Eligible disciplines include:

  • Fourth-year medical students who are entering primary care or emergency medicine residency programs in West Virginia. Primary care includes family practice, general practice, general internists, geriatricians, general pediatricians, obstetricians/gynecologists, and psychiatrists
  • Nurse practitioner
  • Nurse educator
  • Nurse midwife
  • Physician assistant
  • Dentist
  • Pharmacist
  • Physical therapist
  • Doctoral clinical psychologist
  • Licensed independent clinical social worker
Geographic coverage
West Virginia
Amount of funding

Physicians and dentists are eligible for up to $30,000. All other professions are eligible for up to $15,000. The program allocates approximately 15 awards each academic year.

Application process

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

Tagged as
Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Dental workforce · Emergency department and urgent care services · Health professions faculty · Health workforce pipeline · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Maternal health and prenatal care · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Occupational therapy · Oral health · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Pharmacy workforce · Physical therapy · Physician assistants · Physicians · Primary care · Public health · West Virginia



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