NHSC Scholarship Program Application Cycle Now Open Through May 14!

On March 21, The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) announced the opening of their Scholarship Program. The Scholarship Program (SP), unlike the Loan Repayment Program which is open to providers who have finished their training, seeks to select health professions students who are committed to providing care to underserved communities and who want to work in primary health care upon graduation and completion of training. For every year of financial support NHSC provides, the student commits to working at an NHSC approved site in a high-need area for a minimum of two years or up to four years.

Full-time students who are U.S. citizens or nationals must be accepted or enrolled in an NHSC eligible primary care discipline at an accredited school in the U.S. Primary care disciplines include:

  • Medicine (MD or DO)
  • Dentistry (DDS or DMD)
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Certified Nurse-Midwife
  • Physician Assistant

Scholarship award recipients, referred to as scholars, receive tax-free educational payments for up to four years of expenses that include: tuition, required fees, and other reasonable education costs. Additionally, scholars receive a taxable stipend.

Once scholars complete training or graduate, with the help of NHSC staff, scholars choose to serve from a list of hundreds NHSC approved sites in a high-need areas in the U.S. These sites include Federally Qualified Health Centers (also known as Community Health Centers), Rural Health Clinics, Indian Health Service, State or Federal Correctional Facilities, Free Clinics, School Based Health Program sites and many more.

Applicants who would like to learn more about the NHSC SP application process, eligibility requirements, types of NHSC approved sites and required documentation, can visit the NHSC website at: http://www.nhsc.hrsa.gov/scholarships/overview/index.html.  The application cycle will be open through Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

To learn more about working at Colorado Community Health Centers, visit https://www.cchn.org/health_centers.php.

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