Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Financial aid for health career education

Florida Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program
Loan repayment assistance for nursing personnel who agree to serve in areas of Florida where there are critical nursing shortages.

Minnesota State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for maternal health and oral health providers who agree to provide services in an underserved community in Minnesota.

California State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for primary healthcare professionals who provide services in federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas in California.

Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program (HPLAP)
Loan repayment assistance for specific primary care professionals who agree to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Rural Provider Loan Assistance Program
Loan repayment assistance for primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and dentists practicing in an outpatient setting in a rural community in Wisconsin.

Colorado State Dental Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for dentists and dental hygienists in Colorado who agree to serve a certain number of underserved patients each month.

American Indian Medical Scholarship (AIMS)
Scholarships for students of American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian descent that are pursuing careers in nursing, healthcare, and health education. The scholarship is designed to assist students who plan to work on reservations or in hospitals that serve Native populations with the goal of improving healthcare within those communities.

Rural Illinois Medical Student Assistance Program (RIMSAP)
Loans and/or recommendations for University of Illinois Medical School students wishing to specialize in family practice or another primary healthcare field and who agree to practice in an approved rural community in Illinois.

Nebraska Graduate Trainee Support Program
Financial support for master's level students in certain behavioral health programs in Nebraska during advanced practicum or internship experiences that serve rural, public sector, or justice-involved communities.

Choose West Virginia Practice Tuition Waiver Program
Medical school tuition waiver for the differential between in-state and out of state tuition in exchange for agreeing to practice at an eligible West Virginia service site. Participants must serve one year for every year they receive the award.