Forgivable Loan Postgraduate

New Mexico Health Professional Loan Repayment Program

New Mexico Commission on Higher Education

$33,684
Avg. Amount Awarded
26
Days
May 1 2020
Application Deadline
38
Awarded last year
Yes
Renewable
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New Mexico Health Professional Loan Repayment Program
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Description

Award to provide for repayment of outstanding student loans of practicing health professionals who are New Mexico residents. Must make a two year service commitment to practice full-time in a designated medical shortage area in New Mexico. The following health occupations are eligible: osteopathic physician and physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, allied health care providers, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists.

Amount Details

$12,000
Low Amount Awarded
$25,000
High Amount Awarded
$1,280,000
Total Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be a postgraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university or a four-year college
  • CheckmarkCitizenship requirements: US
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkBoth full-time and part-time students
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of New Mexico
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Dental Health/Services, Health and Medical Sciences, Nursing, Osteopathy

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Contact Theresa Acker
Financial Aid Division
theresa.acker@state.nm.us
Tel: 505-476-6506 Address 1068 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505