National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program awards will be made on an ongoing basis for eligible applicants whose applications are complete and who are working at an approved NHSC LRP site.

All applicants selected to participate in the Loan Repayment Program will be notified by September 30, 2009.

Determination of which clinicians will receive an NHSC LRP contract award will be made using the following criteria:

1. Commitment to Remaining in Underserved Area and Disadvantaged Background Status. The NHSC is seeking clinicians interested in remaining in a HPSA beyond their service commitment under the NHSC LRP.
   Clinicians will have an opportunity to provide information to support their commitment as part of their NHSC LRP application submission. Documentation from the educational institution they attended will be required as proof of disadvantaged background.
2. HPSA Score. The higher the HPSA score for the site where the clinician will be serving, the better the chances for receiving a loan repayment award. Clinicians serving in sites with a HPSA score of 17 or above will be funded upon determination that their application submission was complete and eligible. Applications from clinicians at HPSAs with a score of 16 or below will be funded after all eligible applications with a HPSA score of 17 and above are funded. Those applications will be funded by decreasing HPSA score, only to the extent funding remains available. The HPSA score that will determine funding will be the HPSA score in place for the site in which the clinician is working or will be working when the application is received.
3. Date of Receipt of a Complete Application. It is important to submit a complete application package as soon as possible. Applications received earlier may have a better chance of receiving an NHSC LRP contract award. However, incomplete applications will not be reviewed or considered for funding.  The NHSC will not accept submission or re-submission of incomplete, rejected, or otherwise delayed applications after the deadline. Therefore, it is in the clinician's best interest to submit a fully completed application package that includes all necessary documentation to ensure the best chances for a NHSC LRP contract award.

For complete information on the NHSC LRP application process, please see the Applicant Information Bulletin.