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NHSC Loan Repayment Programs Toolkit

On this page: Check out these shareable resources that you can use to promote NHSC programs, including:

Newsletter and web content

Use this content to create tailored messages that allow you to share these opportunities with your members. 

How to use: Copy and paste into your email newsletters or add to your web pages.

Got Med School Debt? Get up to $100K in Student Loan Repayment!

Need help paying off your student loans? There’s help. Qualified health care clinicians could receive student loan repayment in return for serving at National Health Services Corps-approved sites.

New this year, the National Health Service Corps has:

  • Increased the award amounts: up to $75,000 for primary care medical and women’s health providers.
  • Added a $5,000 Spanish-language proficiency award enhancement.

The National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program is currently accepting applications. Don’t miss your opportunity! Find out more and apply today!

Learn more about each of the three loan repayment programs below.

  1. NHSC Loan Repayment Program - awards up to $75,000 in exchange for a two-year commitment to provide primary medical, dental, or mental/behavioral health care at approved sites in high-need, underserved areas. All other health professionals can receive up to $50,000 in awards. NHSC LRP recipients are eligible to extend their service and potentially pay off all of their educational debt with continuation contracts
  2. NHSC Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program - provides up to $75,000 in exchange for a three-year commitment from health care professionals who provide substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services at NHSC-approved SUD treatment facilities.
  3. NHSC Rural Community Loan Repayment Program - Providers in rural communities may apply to the NHSC Rural Community LRP, which awards up to $100,000 for three years of service.

Posters

These NHSC Program Funding posters describe the various NHSC programs.

Badges for your website

For web content managers: Badges provide an easy visual way to link our program to your web pages for the most up-to-date content. To embed a badge in your website, copy and paste the source code for each image.

Social media posts

Post these messages to your social media accounts to help increase awareness about the NHSC and its programs to all your followers. You can also retweet or share any of the posts from our social media accounts.

How to use:

  1. Copy and paste these posts to your social media channels.
  2. Edit the posts to tailor the messages as needed for your platforms and audience.
  3. Tag our social media accounts:
  4. Include one of the shareable social media graphics.

Facebook/LinkedIn/Instagram Posts

  • Clinicians: It’s time to start achieving your dreams debt-free. Start your applications today for one of our three loan repayment programs. Apply today: https://bit.ly/3x8ugSr
  • For our two-year NHSC Loan Repayment Program, we’ve increased the award this year to $75,000 tax-free for primary care medical and women’s health providers – giving you more in student debt relief. Find out which program is right for you and apply today: https://bit.ly/3x8ugSr
  • Habla Español?
    Spanish-speaking clinicians: if you’re applying to one of our three loan repayment programs, you may be eligible to receive an additional $5,000 in student debt relief for providing Spanish-speaking services to communities in need. That could mean up to $105,000 in debt relief, depending on the program! All tax-free!

    Read about our programs and apply today: https://bit.ly/3x8ugSr

Shareable social media graphics

How to use: Save the image file (JPG) to your computer. Then use the images in presentations, post to social media, or send in an email.

Facebook, LinkedIn and X graphics

Instagram

Feature article

How to use: Copy and paste into your publications to provide an in-depth overview of these opportunities with your students and members.

The National Health Service Corps: Reduce or Pay Off Your School Debt

U.S. map with NHSC logo and diverse group of health care providers faces in the map and background.

March 2024

For more than 50 years, the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) has been building healthy communities by connecting highly qualified health care providers to underserved areas nationwide. The NHSC provides scholarship and loan repayment to skilled health care workers in exchange for providing health care to high-need rural, urban, and tribal areas that are designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).

NHSC scholarship and loan repayment programs provide a unique career path for service-minded health professionals who want to be part of the communities they serve. More than 18,000 NHSC physicians are currently in the community building trust and long-lasting relationships with over 19 million patients who otherwise may be apprehensive about seeking health care. Over time, these relationships are not only rewarding for the health care provider; they help address health equity and make a difference in the way that the community responds to treatment recommendations. Within their clinics, NHSC health care providers have opportunities to work on integrated care teams and often go on to serve as medical directors or other leadership positions.

The need for health professionals in underserved areas is clear. Nationwide, racial inequities continue to cause health disparities; health care worker shortages are growing; and mental health and substance abuse matters have been on the rise. To address these challenges, the NHSC's programs incentivize clinicians to work in areas of the country that have limited access to care.

The NHSC offers three programs that are designed to offset the expense of education for individuals pursuing health professions in exchange for service in high-need communities:

Scholarship Program

  • Students pursuing primary care health professions training may be eligible to receive full scholarships in exchange for practicing at an NHSC-approved site upon graduation and licensure. The NHSC Scholarship Program typically opens for applications annually in the spring.

Students to Service Loan Repayment Program

  • Medical, physician assistant, nursing, and dental students in their final year of school may be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance in exchange for service at an NHSC-approved site. Eligible students can apply for awards of up to $120,000, tax-free. In exchange, they serve a three-year commitment providing primary care services at NHSC-approved sites in high-need, underserved areas.

Loan Repayment Program

  • Working health professionals may be eligible to receive tax-free loan repayment in exchange for service at an NHSC-approved site. The NHSC Loan Repayment Program is now open for applications until May 9, 2024, and has three award options with different eligibilities, award amounts, and service requirements – original, rural, and substance use disorder.

Don't miss out on an opportunity to apply to these programs! Sign up and get NHSC email alerts for when application cycles open. Please share this information with other health career professionals who may be interested.

The NHSC is a program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Videos

How to use: Copy the video URL and use it in emails, webpages, or social media posts. You can also copy the embedded code and place the video on your website.

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