School Administered
Health Professions Student Loans (HPSL)
Who Qualifies: Schools who offer a degree in Podiatry, Dentistry, Optometry Pharmacy, or Veterinary. How to apply: Submit an application to the Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions. Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration. How to apply: Submit an application to the Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions. Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration. Sign up for email updates here. |
Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS)
Who Qualifies: Schools who offer a degree in Allopathic/Osteopathic, Podiatry, Dentistry, Optometry, Pharmacy, or Veterinary. How to apply: Submit an application to the Division of Health Careers and Financial Support (DCHFS). Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration. Sign up for email updates here. |
Nursing Student Loans (NSL)
Who Qualifies: Schools that offer a degree in nursing. How to apply: Submit an application to the Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions. Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration. Sign up for email updates here. |
Primary Care Loans (PCL)
Who Qualifies: Schools who offer a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine. How to apply: Submit an application to the Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions. Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration. Sign up for email updates here. |
Rural Iowa Primary Care Loan Repayment Program
Who Qualifies: Students who attend the Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine or the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. What you get: The program provides loan repayment incentives to individuals that practice in specified locations for up to five years. The maximum award for this program is $200,000, which is paid in five increments toward outstanding Federal Subsidized Stafford, Unsubsidized Stafford, Graduate PLUS and Perkins Loan balances at the end of each 12 month employment period. How to apply: Contact the individual below at the college you are attending:
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