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Does My Profession Qualify?
Please see the Federal Register Notice link under "Updated Documents" below to find a list of professions that we currently fund. If your profession and degree is one that is listed, you may apply to the IHS Loan Repayment Program. At any time during the application process, you may be asked to submit a copy of your diploma or transcripts indicating degree(s) earned.

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.

Updated Documents

Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Application Handbook (PDF - 1284KB)
Indian Health Service (IHS) Indian Health Manual
Federal Register Notice (PDF - 60KB)

Career Opportunities

Explore IHS career opportunities at IHS Public Health Professions.

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.