National Health Service Corp Scholarship Opportunity

The National Health Service Corp is seeking applicants who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited health professions training program.  Eligible applicant programs are medicine (MD or DO), dentistry, family nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife or physician assistant.  This opportunity has been expanded to include eligibility for all primary care nurse practitioners.  Applicants are eligible to apply before their first year or after they have finished one or more years of school.

Access the HRSA Funding Opportunities website at http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/scholarship/apply.htm to read the application and program guidance.  To submit an application go to https://healthcareheroes.hrsa.gov/nhscsp.  Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. EDT, June 1, 2010.

For more information contact the HRSA Call Center at 1-800-221-9393 (TTY: 1-877-897-9910), Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), 9:00 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. ET.