Rural Health Funding & Opportunities: Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers

Utah Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program
Educational loan repayment assistance for physicians who contract to work in a rural hospital in Utah for a minimum of 2 years.

Geographic coverage: Utah
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health

West Virginia Medical Student Loan Program
Forgivable loans for medical students in West Virginia who agree to practice in an approved area of West Virginia upon graduation.

Geographic coverage: West Virginia
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, West Virginia University Institute for Community and Rural Health

Minnesota Home and Community-Based Services Employee Scholarship Grant and Loan Forgiveness Program Inactive
Funding for home and community-based services providers and individuals in Minnesota to support employee scholarship and loan forgiveness programs for education and training in nursing and other healthcare fields.

Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Dec 12, 2025
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Idaho Rural Nursing Loan Repayment Program (RNLRP) Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses practicing direct care in rural and underserved areas in Idaho.

Geographic coverage: Idaho
Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2025
Sponsors: Idaho Bureau of Healthcare Access, Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program Inactive
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 20, 2025
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Georgia Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who agree to practice full-time in a rural community in Georgia for at least 1 year.