With a few exceptions, the NHSC helps you schedule, and pay for, travel to job interviews.
You can receive a travel allotment up to $1,200. It covers transportation, hotel, meals, and incidentals.
You must travel to NHSC-approved sites that meet the HPSA score requirement.
In which cases am I responsible for costs?
We won’t reimburse you for any travel expenses within 50 miles of your current residence. You must pay any costs outside of the authorized travel allotment guidelines.
Can I receive additional help?
Some sites help with these travel-related expenses. Confirm with them before making travel plans.
Also, communicate with your Regional Advisor.
The NHSC works with Enterprise Management Services, Inc. (EMS). They specialize in federal travel and relocation logistics.
Typically, standard travel for an interview is three days and two nights.
If you interview at two or more sites in the same area, you may submit a request in advance for one or more additional days. We handle requests like these on a case-by-case basis.
The EMS travel and relocation coordinator arranges job interview travel. This includes:
Yes. If you choose to arrange your own travel, you can submit a request for expense reimbursement upon your return.
Review the allowable expenses with an EMS travel and relocation coordinator prior to traveling.
We must approve all interview travel requests before you travel.
If you want to work in Alaska, Hawaii, or any one of the U.S. territories, contact the regional supervisor to discuss additional requirements:
Note: If you are interviewing with multiple sites during your travel, add all sites to the same interview request.
Note: Confirm you have a valid email address and phone number listed in the BHW Customer Service Portal so EMS can contact you.
We reimburse you after you submit the online expense report to your EMS travel and relocation coordinator. You must include original receipts.
We consider a family member to be anyone relocating with you during your NHSC service.
Yes. We provide $1,200 for a family member to join you on one interview trip.
This covers the cost of transportation, meals, and incidentals, but not hotel costs.
We only reimburse family members for the standard three-day travel. This applies even if we approved you for extended interview travel.
Note: You can’t use the family member allotment for other Students to Service participants, even if they happen to be family members.
NHSC uses the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) mileage reimbursement rate, which includes the cost of gas.
Note: We will not reimburse personal expenses, excluding per diem. Use your travel allotment for job interviews only.
You may wish to travel with another member of your Students to Service class. If so, you must each use your own allotment to cover travel costs to interviews.
On rare occasions, a site’s HPSA score may decrease after you interview.
If you receive a job offer within six months of your interview—NHSC will honor a site’s original HPSA score. This is true even if the score decreases below your HPSA requirement.
Note: Submit a request for all job interviews. You must do this if you want to use the site's current HPSA score for up to six months after your interview.
We require the request:
You’ve secured a job at an NHSC-approved site. Now, learn how NHSC can help manage and reimburse your relocation expenses.