Rural Health Funding & Opportunities: Loan Repayment Programs

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 16, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Illinois Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for qualified mental health and substance use professionals who agree to practice in underserved and rural areas in Illinois.

Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2023
Sponsor: Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Pennsylvania Primary Care Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for primary care practitioners who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Pennsylvania.

Geographic coverage: Pennsylvania
Application Deadline: Nov 13, 2023
Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Health

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.

Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2023
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce

Georgia Dentists for Rural Areas Assistance Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for dental education student loan debt in return for a commitment to practice in underserved, rural areas of Georgia.

Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2023
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce

Georgia Physician Assistant Loan Repayment Program (PALRP) Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for physician assistants who agree to practice full-time in a rural community in Georgia for at least 12 months.

Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2023
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce

South Dakota State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment for primary care providers, mental health providers, and dental health providers practicing in rural and urban Health Professional Shortage Areas in South Dakota.

Geographic coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2023
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health

Minnesota State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for primary care providers who agree to provide services in an underserved community in Minnesota.

Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Oct 28, 2023
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness for Registered Nurses in Nonprofit Hospitals Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for registered nurses in nonprofit hospitals who agree to practice in a healthcare shortage area of Minnesota.

Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Oct 6, 2023
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Maryland Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for Maryland residents who provide public service in Maryland, such as nurses, counselors, teachers, lawyers, therapists, and social workers that serve low-income, underserved, or underrepresented populations.

Geographic coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2023
Sponsor: Maryland Higher Education Commission

Rural Health Funding by Type: Loan Repayment Programs

Rural Health
Funding by Type: Loan Repayment Programs