Who It’s For: Texas Physicians serving in one of 22 approved counties. How to Apply: Instructions are available here (PDF). What Loans Qualify: Any student loan used for medical education. How Much?: Up to $30,000 per year. Anything Else I Should Know?: For…
Who It’s For: The Nevada Health Equity and Loan Assistance (HEAL) Program is a state funded student loan forgiveness program geared towards increasing and retaining healthcare professionals in Nevada. How to Apply: You can see requirements and apply online. What Loans…
Arkansas Behavioral Health Loan Forgiveness Program Who It’s For: Mental health professionals serving in behaviourally underserved communities in ArkansasHow to Apply: Details not yet available What Loans Qualify: Any student loans How Much?: Details not yet available Anything Else I…
Who It’s For: Eligible athletic trainers working in Alabama’s public K-12 schools or school systems How to Apply: Apply via the program website What Loans Qualify: Federal student loans How Much?: $7,500 per year of service, or $3,750 per semester of…
Delaware State Loan Repayment Program Who It’s For: Primary care providers within two years of graduation who agree to practice in underserved areas of the state for two years How to Apply: You can find the necessary applications on their website. What…
Who It’s For: Primary care and behavioral health providers who work at private practices in Hawaii in underserved areas who don't qualify for other state loan repayment programs. How to Apply: You can find the application (PDF) on their website…
Who It’s For: Qualified medical professionals practicing in underserved areas of the state of Florida How to Apply: The application is via the program website. What Loans Qualify: Loans incurred for studies leading to medical or nursing degrees or loans incurred…
Who It’s For: Mental health professionals with at least $50,000 in student loan debt who commit to working for at least three years in a New York City hospital. How to Apply: Applications are available on the program website. What Loans Qualify: Any student…
Who It’s For: Healthcare professionals who locate and practice in underserved areas in the stateof Utah for three years. How to Apply: Apply online. What Loans Qualify: Any commercial, government, or government-guaranteed loan taken to pay educational expenses. How Much?: From $750 to $75,000…
Who It’s For: Various different professions, depending on the loan repayment program. See below: Connecticut Student Loan Reimbursement Program (SLRP) - Open through December 2025 Connecticut Green Technology, Life Science, and Health Information Technology Loan Reimbursement Program “Engineering Connecticut” Loan Reimbursement…
Who It’s For: Health professionals working at an NHSC-approved Substance Use Disorder treatment facility with a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) score that would ordinarily be too low to qualify for NHSC funding. How to Apply: The application checklist and application…
Who It’s For: Primary care physicians (PCPs) and family medicine nurse practitioners (NPs) in return for practicing in Alabama rural communities that have a shortage of PCPs. Specific requirements are available on the program website. How to Apply: Apply by contacting armsa@uabmc.edu…
Who It’s For: Alabama residents who either are enrolled full-time in accredited nursing education programs approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing and pursuing graduate degrees to become certified registered nurse practitioners (CRNPs), certified nurse midwives (CNMs), or certified registered…
Who It’s For: Primary care physician assistants in the state of Oklahoma who agree to work in a specific rural and underserved area for at least three years. How to Apply: You can visit the Application and Contract section of the program’s website to…
Who It’s For: Clinicians in various roles providing comprehensive primary care services in eligible facilities serving those in rural and underserved communities with high needs in North Carolina. How to Apply: Only electronic applications will be accepted. You can apply by using…
Who It’s For: Private practice dentists located in a Medicaid-defined priority area. How to Apply: Contact the NH SLRP program at SLRP@dhhs.nh.gov for the application. What Loans Qualify: Any loans (including federal, state, and private) that were used to pay for…
Who It’s For: Applicants newly hired into a high-need occupation within North Dakota. How to Apply: To apply for loan repayment, log into the ND SAMS Portal and select the ND Career Builders Loan Repayment application. What Loans Qualify: All Federal Student Loans,…
Who It’s For: Faculty members at health professions schools who come from a disadvantaged background. An employment commitment of at least two years is required for all FLRP applicants. How to Apply: There is a link to the online application…
Who It’s For: Healthcare professionals in the state of Kentucky who agree to work in designated health professional shortage areas for at least two years. How to Apply: You can find all the necessary applications and requirements on the program’s…
Who It’s For: Healthcare professionals in the state of Kansas who agree to work in designated health professional shortage areas for at least two years. How to Apply: You can find all the necessary applications and requirements on the program’s…
Who It’s For: Primary care and psychiatry resident physicians who agree to work in specific approved residency programs in a rural community in Kansas for at least 36 months. How to Apply: An online application should be available during the application…
Who It’s For: Health professionals (nurse practitioners, athletic trainers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, physicians, physician assistants, podiatrists and registered nurses) who graduated from an eligible Iowa college or university and work in a high-need area in Iowa. How to Apply:…
Who It’s For: Physicians, certified nurse practitioners, registered professional nurses, certified nursing assistants, and licensed practical nurses who work in an approved Illinois veterans’ home for at least 12 months. How to Apply: You can download the necessary application on…
Who It’s For: Health care providers working in designated health professional shortage areas can apply to receive funding to repay qualifying educational loans. Participants must see underserved patients at an approved clinical site for the entire service obligation. How to Apply:…
Who It’s For: Health professionals who agree to work full-time at a certified Service Obligation Site How to Apply: Check the Application Package section of the program’s website. What Loans Qualify: Most federal, state, and private loans will qualify, so…
Who It’s For: Highly qualified Primary Care, Dental, and Mental Health Care health professionals willing to work in a health professional shortage area in the state of Delaware, for a minimum of two years. How to Apply: You can find…
Who It’s For: There are multiple programs for health professionals in Georgia that are willing to provide health services to rural or other health professional shortage areas. These options are listed below, including a link for the relevant program’s flyer…
Who It’s For: Primary care and behavioral health providers who work at non-profit organizations in designated health professional shortage areas in the state of Hawaii. A 2-year commitment is required to qualify. How to Apply: You can find the application…
Who It’s For: Health practitioners working for a nonprofit or public entity within a federally-designated health professional shortage area. You will need to work at least 40 hours a week, for at least 45 weeks per year, over the course…
Who It’s For: Fully trained and licensed dentists willing to work in a rural or underserved area and willing to allocate at least 35% of their patient load to the underserved (elderly, very young children, nursing home residents, Medicaid, Dental…
Who It’s For: Recent graduates from a dental school who are eligible to practice dentistry in California and agree to serve in an dental professional shortage area for at least three years. How to Apply: Click the “Apply” link on…
Who It’s For: There are actually several programs that you can review on this website. In general, these programs are available to California residents who work in specific medical or dental fields and commit to working in designated health profession…
Who It’s For: Physicians who are either in residency or no more than two years out of residency at a qualified rural community. They must agree to practice primary care in that community for four years in order to qualify…
Who It’s For: Fully licensed medical professionals who make a two-year commitment to work in federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas or Arizona Medically Underserved Areas. How to Apply: You can access the application system and requirements on their website…
Who It’s For: Health care professionals willing to work in federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas in the state of Alaska. How to Apply: You can find the most recent application forms directly on their website. You will also need…
Who It’s For: Registered and advanced-practice nurses who work full time in an eligible critical shortage area, or nurse faculty members who work at an accredited school of nursing. How to Apply: There is an application cycle for this program…
Who It’s For: Highly qualified health professionals working in specific biomedical and behavioral research careers. How to Apply: Complete the online application process. What Loans Qualify: Most federal, state, and institutional loans, although not Parent PLUS loans. Private loans may…
Who It’s For: Nurse educators who have worked in an approved Illinois institution for at least 12 months. How to Apply: Each year you wish to apply for this program, you must submit a Nurse Educator Loan Repayment Application to…
Who It’s For: Health professionals licensed in Illinois as a primary care physicians (residency trained or board eligible osteopathic or allopathic physicians trained in family practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, internal medicine pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology; nurse practitioners, physician…
Who It’s For: Physicians in a number of fields (primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics) who work in state-designated primary care and mental health care shortage areas. Preference is given to applicants who attended medical school at the University…
Who It’s For: Students in their last year of dental or medical school who agree to at least three years of service at an NHSC-approved health professional shortage area. How to Apply: Follow the instructions outlined here. What Loans Qualify:…
Who It’s For: Licensed primary care clinicians in specific eligible disciplines at an approved site in a health professional shortage area. How to Apply: Follow the instructions outlined here. What Loans Qualify: Federal, state, and private loans that were taken…
Who It’s For: Health professionals at Indian health program facilities who work in specific, high-need disciplines. American Indians and Alaska Natives receive priority consideration for this program, when all other factors are equal. How to Apply: You can begin the…
Who It’s For: Medical, dental, and mental health professionals in the state of New Hampshire who agree to work in a health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You can access the application directly on…
Who It’s For: Primary care physicians, physician assistants, and family nurse practitioners in the state of North Carolina who agree to work in a health professional shortage area for at least five years. How to Apply: You can apply online…
Who It’s For: Mental health professionals in the state of North Carolina who agree to work in a Primary Care setting in a health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: To apply for a SLRP…
Who It’s For: Professionals in a wide variety of healthcare related fields in the state of North Dakota. There are multiple programs, each with its own rules, but generally speaking, they require you to work in the named field (usually…
Who It’s For: Dentists and dental hygienists in the state of Ohio who agree to work in a health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You can visit the Workforce Programs section of the program’s…
Who It’s For: Primary care physicians in the state of Ohio who agree to work in a health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You can visit the Workforce Programs section of the program’s website…
Who It’s For: Dentists in the state of Oklahoma who agree to either teach at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry or work in a health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You can…
Who It’s For: Primary care physicians in the state of Oklahoma who agree to work in rural and underserved areas. How to Apply: You can find the Application (PDF) on the program’s website. What Loans Qualify: This program should benefit…
Who It’s For: Registered nurses who are New York State residents, have a master's degree or doctorate, and work as a nursing faculty member or adjunct clinical faculty providing classroom or clinical instruction at a nursing school in New York…
Who It’s For: Physicians in New York State who have completed their residency within the past five years and are willing to commit to working in a designated work shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You…
Who It’s For: Medical, dental, and mental health professionals in the state of Michigan who agree to work in health professional shortage areas for at least two years. How to Apply: You can find all the necessary applications and requirements…
Who It’s For: Healthcare professionals in the state of Louisiana who agree to work in designated health professional shortage areas for at least three years. How to Apply: You can find the application on the program’s website, along with a…
Who It’s For: Dentists who agree to practice in underserved areas in Maine for at least two years, renewable for an additional two years. How to Apply: Applications are available online in February of each year. Applications for the 2023…
Who It’s For: Professionals in a wide variety of healthcare related fields in the state of Minnesota. There are multiple programs, each with its own rules, but generally speaking, they require you to work in the named field (usually in…
Who It’s For: Primary health care professionals in a variety of medical, dental, and mental health professions who agree to work in a state- or federally-designated health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You can…
Who It’s For: Physicians, nurses, and physician assistants who have been newly hired to work in a Massachusetts community health center, and agree to a 2-year commitment. How to Apply: You can find application material on the program’s website. What…
Who It’s For: Medical professionals in the state of Maryland who agree to work in designated health professional shortage areas or medically underserved areas for at least two years. How to Apply: You can find all the necessary applications and…
Who It’s For: Practicing dentists employed full-time providing care to at least 30% Maryland Medical Assistance Program (MMAP) recipients in Maryland. How to Apply: You can find the 2023 application (PDF) on the Maryland Department of Health website. What Loans…
Who It’s For: Primary care physicians who agree to practice for four consecutive years in a health professional shortage area or a secure correctional facility. How to Apply: You can find the application on the program website, but only during…
Who It’s For: Health care professionals in the state of Wyoming who agree to work in health professional shortage areas for at least three years. How to Apply: You may find application information on the website when applications are active…
Who It’s For: Health care professionals in the state of Wisconsin who agree to work in health professional shortage areas or rural areas for at least three years. How to Apply: You can apply online for these programs. What Loans…
Who It’s For: Health care professionals in the state of West Virginia who agree to work in health professional shortage areas for at least two years. How to Apply: You may use the contact information at the bottom of the…
Who It’s For: Primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and dentists who agree to a service obligation of at least one year at an underserved area of West Virginia for each year of funding. How to Apply: You may…
Who It’s For: Medical students with financial need who agree to practice in an underserved area of West Virginia. They may practice in the fields of family medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, general surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics or psychiatry. How to Apply: You…
Who It’s For: Students in the final year of a doctoral or graduate education in several health professions fields (including but not limited to primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants, dentists, pharmacists, and physical therapists) at West Virginia degree programs…
Who It’s For: Health care professionals who agree to work a minimum of three years, 24 hours per week at an eligible site in Washington State. How to Apply: You should be able to find application information on the program…
Who It’s For: Health care professionals who work at non-profit organizations in designated health professional shortage areas in the state of Virginia. A 2-year commitment is required to qualify. How to Apply: You can visit their application page for all…
Who It’s For: Health care professionals in the state of Vermont who agree to work in health professional shortage areas for a set obligation period, typically 12-24 months. How to Apply: You can find application forms on the program website…
Who It’s For: Nurses with a master’s or doctoral degree who work as a faculty member at an eligible institution in the state of Texas. How to Apply: You can find the application on the program website, but only during…
Who It’s For: Mental health professionals who agree to work for five consecutive years in a mental health professional shortage area and provide direct patient care to Medicaid enrollees and/or Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees. How to Apply:…
Who It’s For: Health professionals in the state of Tennessee who agree to work in a health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You should be able to access the necessary application information on their…
Who It’s For: Physicians, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives in the state of South Dakota who agree to practice full time in an eligible rural community for at least three consecutive years. How to Apply: You can…
Who It’s For: Licensed registered nurses in the state of Rhode Island who work a minimum of 20 hours per week with a responsibility of direct patient care. How to Apply: You can find application information in the “How to…
Who It’s For: Health care professionals in the state of Rhode Island who agree to work at a public or non-profit health care facility in a health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You can…
Who It’s For: Health professionals in the state of Pennsylvania who agree to work in a Primary Care setting in a health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You can find apply directly online, though…
Who It’s For: Health care providers (including physicians, dentists, nurses, mental health professionals, and pharmacists) who agree to work at an approved site in a health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You can find…
Who It’s For: Health care professionals from a broad spectrum of medical, dental, and mental health fields who agree to serve underserved communities regardless of their source of coverage (Medicare, Medicaid, private, etc.) for at least three years. How to…
Who It’s For: Primary care physicians in the state of Oklahoma who agree to work in a specific rural and underserved area for at least two years. How to Apply: You can visit the Application and Contract section of the…
Who It’s For: Primary care health professionals in the state of New Jersey who agree to work in a health professional shortage area for at least two years, up to a maximum of four years. How to Apply: Online on…
Who It’s For: Medical, dental, and mental health professionals in the state of New Hampshire who agree to work in a health professional shortage area for at least three years. How to Apply: Contact the NH SLRP program at SLRP@dhhs.nh.gov…
Who It’s For: Health professionals in the state of Nevada who have no restrictions upon their DEA certificate who agree to serve an assigned community for a set amount of time, usually about two years. How to Apply: Applicants can…
Who It’s For: Medical, dental, and mental health professionals in the state of Nebraska who agree to work in a health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You can access the online application through their…
Who It’s For: Physicians who practice in rural or underserved areas of Montana or provide services primarily to medically underserved populations. How to Apply: You can begin the application process here. What Loans Qualify: Any loans (including federal, state, and…
Who It’s For: Medical and dental professionals in the state of Montana who agree to work in a health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You can find application information directly on their website, although…
Who It’s For: Medical and dental professionals in the state of Missouri who agree to work in a health professional shortage area for at least two years. How to Apply: You can print the application directly off their website. What…
Who It’s For: Nurses (whether LPN, RN, or ARNP) in the state of Florida willing to work in a critical nursing shortage area. How to Apply: Fill out the program’s application packet and send it to the address on the…