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Funding by Topic: Health workforce pipeline

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program
A scholarship for rural dentistry students in Mississippi who agree to practice in underserved rural areas of Mississippi upon completion of their degree.
Geographic coverage: Mississippi
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2024
Sponsor: University of Mississippi Medical Center
AmeriCorps State and National Native Nations Grants
Funding for programs that are designed to improve lives, strengthen tribal communities, and solve local problems through service and volunteering.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2024
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
INMED Reimagine Indians into Medicine (RISE) Summer Academy
A 6-week program for American Indian Alaskan Native students to prepare for the medical school application process.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2024
Sponsors: Northwest Native American Center of Excellence, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane
Kentucky Courier Program
An 8-week, hybrid, rural and public health service-learning program for undergraduate students in Kentucky interested in public health, healthcare, social work, psychology, and related fields. Allows students to gain experience serving medically underserved areas and populations.
Geographic coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: Apr 12, 2024
Sponsor: Frontier Nursing University
American Indians Into Medicine
Funding to implement the Indians into Medicine Program that is designed to attract and recruit qualified Indians into health professions and to ensure the availability of health professionals to serve American Indian/Alaska Native populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 14, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
American Indians Into Psychology
Grants to administer programs that will recruit and provide scholarships to qualified individuals who will become clinical psychologists and provide service to American Indian/Alaskan Native populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 14, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hermes Monato, Jr. Rural Health Essay Prize
An annual award for a rural health essay written by a student or recent graduate of any campus of the University of Wisconsin.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2024
Sponsor: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
East Indiana AHEC Mini-Grants
Grants to support health careers exploration, clinical learning, and continuing education opportunities for high school students, health professions students, and practicing health professionals in rural and medically underserved communities in eastern and southeastern Indiana.
Geographic coverage: East Indiana AHEC service area
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Indiana Area Health Education Centers Network
Hawaii Pre-Health Career Corps
A free year-round educational program for high school and college students in Hawaii who are interested in pursuing careers in health.
Geographic coverage: Hawaii
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Hawaii and Pacific Basin Area Health Education Centers
Illinois Rural Health Experience (RHE) Program
A field experience for health professions students in Illinois to observe rural healthcare providers and their communities.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Center for Rural Health Professions