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The Indian Health Service Scholarship Program offers American Indian/Alaska Native students three different scholarship options, for more details please download the Application Handbook (PDF - 3926KB).
Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program
The Preparatory Scholarship Program provides financial assistance for American Indian and Alaska Native (federally or state-recognized) students only to enroll in compensatory or preparatory courses leading to entry to health professional schools such as medical, nursing, pharmacy and others. Compensatory courses are those required to improve science, mathematics or other basic skills and knowledge. Preparatory courses are pre-professional studies required to qualify for admission to a health professions program.
Preparatory Scholarship support is paid for 10 months each academic year, with re-application required for each year of continuation. Funding is available for up to two academic years full-time or four academic years part-time. Support covers the costs of compensatory and pre-professional education that enables the student to qualify for enrollment or reenrollment in a health professions school, i.e., freshman and sophomore years of study leading to a bachelor’s degree in a priority health profession, or the four years of undergraduate study required for entry into graduate professional school.
Health Professions Pre-Graduate Scholarship Program
The Pre-Graduate Scholarship Program provides financial support for American Indian and Alaska Native (federally or state-recognized) students only to enroll in courses leading to a bachelor’s degree in specific pre-professional areas such as pre-medicine, pre-dentistry and others as needed by Indian health programs.
Pre-Graduate Scholarship support is paid for 10 months each academic year, for up to four academic years full-time or eight academic years part-time, for studies leading to enrollment in an accredited professional school. Re-application is required for each year of continuation.
Health Professions Scholarship Program
The Health Professions Scholarship Program is for American Indian and Alaska Native students, who are members of their Tribe (federally recognized only), enrolled in health professions and allied health professions programs. Students incur service obligations and payback requirements on acceptance of funding from this program. Priority is given to graduate students and junior- and senior-level students unless otherwise specified.
Health Professions Scholarships are awarded for a one year period (12 months of support), with re-application required for each year of continuation. Stipends are paid for the 12-month period beginning each year from August 1 through July 31 for health and allied health professional education up to four years full-time or up to eight years part-time.