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Funding by Type: Loan Repayment Programs

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

Kansas State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for certain health professionals who agree to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Kansas.
Geographic coverage: Kansas
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Kansas Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Mississippi State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment for eligible health professionals who serve in areas of Mississippi with provider shortages.
Geographic coverage: Mississippi
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Mississippi State Department of Health
Missouri Community Health Foundation Loan Forgiveness Program
Loan forgiveness fund that provides partial or full funding for healthcare professional students from urban and rural Missouri to attend medical, dental, nursing, physician assistant, dental hygiene, optometry, and pharmacy school in the primary care fields.
Geographic coverage: Missouri
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Missouri Community Health Foundation
Missouri Community Health Foundation Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment fund that assists with increasing access to healthcare services in underserved communities throughout Missouri. The Foundation partners with primary care medical, advanced practice nursing, and dental residents during their postgraduate training to provide educational student loan repayment in exchange for service at a Missouri Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) upon completion of training.
Geographic coverage: Missouri
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Missouri Community Health Foundation
Nebraska Loan Repayment Program for Rural Health Professionals
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Nebraska.
Geographic coverage: Nebraska
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
New Hampshire Private Practice Dentists State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for private practice dentists working in approved areas of New Hampshire who agree to serve a minimum of 15% of Medicaid patients and commit to a state contract for 3 years.
Geographic coverage: New Hampshire
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
New Hampshire State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to work in approved areas of New Hampshire.
Geographic coverage: New Hampshire
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
North Carolina Loan Repayment Program (NC LRP)
Loan repayment assistance in exchange for providing comprehensive primary care services in eligible facilities serving high need patients in rural and other approved communities of North Carolina.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Office of Rural Health
Oklahoma Physician Assistant Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for primary care physician assistants who agree to serve at approved sites in rural areas of Oklahoma, with a special emphasis on providing care for Medicaid and Medicare recipients.
Geographic coverage: Oklahoma
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: State of Oklahoma Health Care Workforce Training Commission
Oklahoma Physician Assistant Scholarship Program
Forgivable loans for physician assistant students who agree to serve in a rural community of Oklahoma upon completion of their training.
Geographic coverage: Oklahoma
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: State of Oklahoma Health Care Workforce Training Commission