NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program

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Below is general information on the NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program. For more detailed information on this program, please visit their website from the link below.

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Program Information
Program Name: NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program
Program Type: Loan Repayment
Program State or Other: National Health Service Corps
Program Funding Source: Federal
Program Description: Students pursuing primary care health professions training in eligible disciplines can receive loan repayment funding through the National Health Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Program.
Eligible Specialties: Medical, Nursing and Dental students; Family medicine physicians who practice obstetrics on a regular basis, Obstetrics/Gynecology. 
Service Requirements: Participants must work at NHSC-approved sites in federally designated HPSAs of greatest need throughout the United States and its Territories. Upon completion of residency, 3 years of full-time or 6 years of half-time service. For Maternity Award: Commit to providing primary health care services in Maternity Care Target Areas with a shortage score of 16 or above.
Deadline/Application Cycle: The 2025 Students to Service Loan Repayment Program application cycle is close.
Amount: Receive up to $120,000 in loan repayment funds payable in four annual installments (up to $30,000 per year) as long as you meet program requirements; up to $40,000 in loan repayment funding to maternity care health professional participants.
Additional Information: This year, we've added an additional $40,000 supplement for eligible maternity care health professionals who commit to providing OB/GYN services in a maternity care target area. 

Contact: 
Health Resources and Services Administration
(800) 221-9393
media@hhs.gov

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