Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
314
Days
February 28 2025
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Copy of Birth Certificate, Current US Passport, Certificate of citizenship or naturalization
  • Checkmark Application Form
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Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program

Description

Our Health Professions scholarship provides financial aid to qualified American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduate- and graduate-level students. Recipients must be members of federally recognized Tribes and enrolled in an eligible health profession degree program. In exchange for financial aid, scholarship recipients agree to fulfill a service commitment in full-time clinical practice upon completion of their academic or post-graduate clinical training. Health Professions Scholarship: Be willing to sign an IHS Scholarship Program Contract (which can be accessed at the scholarship site) agreeing to a minimum two-year service commitment to practice at an Indian health facility upon completion of your academic and/or post-graduate training. You must be a United States citizen (US-born or naturalized) or US national to be considered for an IHS scholarship. Males 18 years or older must be registered for Selective Service. A copy of a driver's license or a social security card will not be accepted as documentation of citizenship. Health Professions Scholarship: Recipients must be a member of a federally recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native village only.

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a four-year college
  • CheckmarkRestricted by race for American Indian/Alaska Native students

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Copy of Birth Certificate, Current US Passport, Certificate of citizenship or naturalization
  • Checkmark Application Form
For more info, please visit our site
Contact Ms. Reta Brewer
IHS Scholarship Program Branch Chief
reta.brewer@ihs.gov
Tel: 301-443-2349 Address 5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857