Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP)

January 25, 2024

Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP)

The Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP) awards funding for educational loan repayment to eligible health care, mental health and public health professionals in exchange for service in Missouri areas with a shortage in the field.

HPLRP can award up to:

  • $65,000 for licensed health care and mental health practitioners with a doctoral degree
  • $35,000 for licensed health care and mental health practitioners with a bachelor’s or master’s degree
  • $20,000 for public health professionals with a bachelor’s degree or higher
  • $10,000 for licensed health care and mental health providers with an associate degree

Learn More

Applications accepted January 1 – March 1, 2024

For more information, please contact the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC):

Phone: (573) 751-6441

Email: Dhss.LoanRepayment@health.mo.gov

Webpage: Health.mo.gov/living/families/primarycare/hplrp/