Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Health occupations
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Indian Health Service Pre-Graduate Scholarship Program
Inactive
Scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students to enroll in courses leading to a bachelor's degree in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-nursing, and other subjects needed by the Indian health programs.
Scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students to enroll in courses leading to a bachelor's degree in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-nursing, and other subjects needed by the Indian health programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Indian Health Service Preparatory Scholarship
Inactive
Scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students who are enrolled in pre-professional programs.
Scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students who are enrolled in pre-professional programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Montana State Loan Repayment Program
Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for healthcare professionals who agree to practice in Health Professional Shortage Areas of Montana.
Loan repayment assistance for healthcare professionals who agree to practice in Health Professional Shortage Areas of Montana.
Geographic coverage: Montana
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsors: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana Primary Care Office
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsors: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana Primary Care Office
North Dakota Dental Loan Repayment Program
Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for dentists who agree to practice in an area of North Dakota that the State Health Council identifies as having a defined need for services.
Loan repayment assistance for dentists who agree to practice in an area of North Dakota that the State Health Council identifies as having a defined need for services.
Geographic coverage: North Dakota
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsor: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsor: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
North Dakota Federal Loan Repayment Program
Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for certain health professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of North Dakota.
Loan repayment assistance for certain health professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of North Dakota.
Geographic coverage: North Dakota
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsor: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsor: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
North Dakota Healthcare Professional Student Loan Repayment
Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice in an approved area of North Dakota.
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice in an approved area of North Dakota.
Geographic coverage: North Dakota
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsor: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsor: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
Health Professional Scholarship Program Vet Center Scholarship Program
Inactive
Scholarships for specific behavioral/mental health professional students. Recipients agree to a 6 year service obligation at a Vet Center Readjustment Counseling Service site. Applicants from rural, tribal, and other underserved communities are encouraged.
Scholarships for specific behavioral/mental health professional students. Recipients agree to a 6 year service obligation at a Vet Center Readjustment Counseling Service site. Applicants from rural, tribal, and other underserved communities are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
HERO: Helping EMS in Rural Oregon
Inactive
Grants to rural and remote EMS agencies in Oregon to cover in-house training costs or to send staff to training that cannot be offered locally.
Grants to rural and remote EMS agencies in Oregon to cover in-house training costs or to send staff to training that cannot be offered locally.
Geographic coverage: Oregon
Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2026
Sponsor: Oregon Office of Rural Health
Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2026
Sponsor: Oregon Office of Rural Health
Kansas Healthworks Health Care Scholarship
Inactive
Healthcare scholarships for individuals currently enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited Kansas school in a healthcare field. Preference will be given to current hospital employees, particularly those working in a hospital that is licensed for 25 or fewer acute beds.
Healthcare scholarships for individuals currently enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited Kansas school in a healthcare field. Preference will be given to current hospital employees, particularly those working in a hospital that is licensed for 25 or fewer acute beds.
Geographic coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2026
Sponsor: Kansas Hospital Association
Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2026
Sponsor: Kansas Hospital Association
Medicine Pathways for Advancing Tribal Healthcare (M-PATH)
Inactive
A year-long educational program designed to engage and support college students interested in pursuing a career as a physician caring for Indigenous and rural communities. The program includes quarterly virtual group meetings, individual meetings with faculty sponsors and mentors, and a 3-week on-site summer program in Boston at the Brigham and Women's Hospital.
A year-long educational program designed to engage and support college students interested in pursuing a career as a physician caring for Indigenous and rural communities. The program includes quarterly virtual group meetings, individual meetings with faculty sponsors and mentors, and a 3-week on-site summer program in Boston at the Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2026
Sponsors: Brigham Health, Front Line Indigenous Partnership, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2026
Sponsors: Brigham Health, Front Line Indigenous Partnership, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

