Now Open – National Health Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Apply Now

September 26, 2023

Now Open – National Health Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Apply Now

The 2024 National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Students to Service Loan Application cycle is open through December 7, 2023.

If you are a student in your last year of medical, nursing, or dental school, you may be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance from the NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program (NHSC S2S LRP).

In return, you provide at least three years of service at an NHSC approved site in a designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).

Benefits of the S2S LRP:

  • Service
    • By joining thousands of NHSC participants across the country, you have an opportunity to provide primary health services to communities in need.
  • Loan Repayment
    • You will receive funds to repay your outstanding, qualifying, educational loans.
      • NHSC loan repayment funds are exempt from federal income and employment taxes.
      • You will receive up to $120,000 in loan repayment funds payable in four annual installments (up to $30,000 per year) as long as you meet program requirements.
      • In return, you agree to provide three years of full-time clinical practice at an NHSC approved site in a HPSA. (Full time clinical practice means at least 40 hours per week, for at least 45 weeks of service each service year.)
  • Complete Repayment of Qualifying Loans
    • Once you complete the initial three-year service contract, you may be eligible to apply for additional loan repayment funds to pay any remaining educational loans through one-year continuation service contracts.
      • There is no guarantee that you will receive a continuation contract.

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