National Health Service Corps LRP Application Cycle is now open!
December 27, 2011Check out National Health Service Corps opportunities and discover the potential you have to pay off student loans while serving communities in need!
The 2012 National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (LRP) application cycle is now open. The program offers primary care medical, dental, and mental and behavioral health providers the opportunity to have their student loans repaid for serving communities in need.
Award amounts for this year’s program have been modified to help ensure communities with the greatest need—those with the highest Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores—receive recruitment support to fill much-needed clinical positions. Initial awards amounts are as follows:
| | 2 Years
Full-time | 4 Years
Half-time | 2 Years
Half-time |
| Providers at Sites with
HPSA Score 14+ | Up to $60,000 | Up to $60,000 | Up to $30,000 |
| Providers at Sites with
HPSA Score 0-13 | Up to $40,000 | Up to $40,000 | Up to $20,000 |
With continued service, NHSC providers may be able to pay off all of their student loans.
For additional program details, please see the 2012 NHSC Loan Repayment Program At-A-Glance Fact Sheet and the complete Application and Program Guidance.
Don't miss a great opportunity to serve a community that will benefit from your talent and dedication and receive loan repayment assistance for doing it! For more information, click here.