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Application & Award Deadlines

Applications Accepted & Evaluated
  — Monthly from January through September 30 each award year. The application deadline is the Friday of the second full week of each month.

Notice of Awards Mailed
  — On the last working day of each month.

Service Period
  — Begins no later than September 30.

LRP Announcements

October - December Payment Schedule
Due to the implementation and conversion to the new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Unified Financial Management System (UFMS), the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program (IHSLRP) will be making advance payment for all upcoming payments that are scheduled to be disbursed from October - December 2007. If you are scheduled to receive payment during this period, please note the payment will be received prior to October.

If you did not receive your payment before October, please notify the IHSLRP immediately at 301-443-3396.


You Are: A health care professional seeking a fulfilling career with challenges, rewards and a sense of purpose, working with people who truly need you.

We Are: IHS — an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services — serving more than 1.6 million American Indians and Alaska Natives in a network of 48 hospitals, more than 230 clinics and a system of Tribal and Urban programs.

The IHSLRP Is: Your ticket to financial freedom and the fulfilling career you’ve envisioned for yourself.

Want to learn more? Explore the opportunities IHSLRP has to offer. Your financial freedom starts here — freedom to help you do what you want with your career and your life.