Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Financial aid for health career education
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
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.
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.
Geographic coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2026
Sponsor: College Foundation of West Virginia
Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2026
Sponsor: College Foundation of West Virginia
NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for researchers that are not employed by the NIH. Loan repayment awards are based on an applicant's potential to build and sustain a research career, not to support specific research.
Loan repayment assistance for researchers that are not employed by the NIH. Loan repayment awards are based on an applicant's potential to build and sustain a research career, not to support specific research.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Nov 19, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Nov 19, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rhode Island Health Professional Loan Repayment Program
Offers loan repayment for specific primary care, dentistry, and behavioral health professionals that have made a commitment to practice in healthcare shortage communities in Rhode Island.
Offers loan repayment for specific primary care, dentistry, and behavioral health professionals that have made a commitment to practice in healthcare shortage communities in Rhode Island.
Geographic coverage: Rhode Island
Application Deadline: Nov 20, 2026
Sponsor: Rhode Island Department of Health
Application Deadline: Nov 20, 2026
Sponsor: Rhode Island Department of Health
Delaware State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for healthcare professionals who agree to practice in an approved area of Delaware for a minimum of 2 years.
Loan repayment assistance for healthcare professionals who agree to practice in an approved area of Delaware for a minimum of 2 years.
Geographic coverage: Delaware
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2026
Sponsor: Delaware Health Care Commission
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2026
Sponsor: Delaware Health Care Commission
Kansas Bridging Plan
Loan forgiveness for resident physicians working in primary care, obstetrics and gynecology, and psychiatry who agree to a continuous 36-month service contract to work in rural areas of Kansas.
Loan forgiveness for resident physicians working in primary care, obstetrics and gynecology, and psychiatry who agree to a continuous 36-month service contract to work in rural areas of Kansas.
Geographic coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2026
Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2026
Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center
Tribal Agriculture Fellowship (TAF)
Fellowships to help Native students achieve their educational goals leading to careers in agriculture.
Fellowships to help Native students achieve their educational goals leading to careers in agriculture.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2026
Sponsor: Native Agriculture Education Fellowship Program
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2026
Sponsor: Native Agriculture Education Fellowship Program
Maryland Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for individuals providing public service in eligible employment fields, serving low-income residents of Maryland.
Loan repayment assistance for individuals providing public service in eligible employment fields, serving low-income residents of Maryland.
Geographic coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Mar 1, 2027
Sponsor: Maryland Higher Education Commission
Application Deadline: Mar 1, 2027
Sponsor: Maryland Higher Education Commission
Alabama Board of Medical Scholarship Awards
Forgivable loans for students enrolled in an Alabama medical school who agree to practice primary care in a pre-approved community in Alabama upon graduation.
Forgivable loans for students enrolled in an Alabama medical school who agree to practice primary care in a pre-approved community in Alabama upon graduation.
Geographic coverage: Alabama
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: State of Alabama
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: State of Alabama
Alabama Rural Medical Service Award
Service payback loans for Alabama licensed primary care physicians (PCPs) and certified family medicine nurse practitioners (NPs) in return for their practicing in eligible Alabama communities that have a shortage of PCPs.
Service payback loans for Alabama licensed primary care physicians (PCPs) and certified family medicine nurse practitioners (NPs) in return for their practicing in eligible Alabama communities that have a shortage of PCPs.
Geographic coverage: Alabama
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Alabama Office of Healthcare Workforce, Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Alabama Office of Healthcare Workforce, Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Alaska Health Care Professionals Workforce Enhancement Program (HWEP)
Direct incentive payments and loan repayment assistance for a wide range of healthcare professionals in exchange for working in an approved area in Alaska.
Direct incentive payments and loan repayment assistance for a wide range of healthcare professionals in exchange for working in an approved area in Alaska.
Geographic coverage: Alaska
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alaska Department of Health
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alaska Department of Health