The CDA Foundation Student Loan Repayment Grant provides recent dental or specialty graduates with up to $105,000 toward reducing their student debt. In return, recipients commit to practicing a minimum of three years in an underserved community in California. So far, the Foundation has awarded nine Student Loan Repayment Grants equating to over 27,000 people receiving $8,469,000 in care. The deadline to apply is August 15.
For additional information, or to apply for the Student Loan Repayment Grant, please visit the Foundation website at http://www.cdafoundation.org/access_to_care/student_loan_repayment_grant_program/.
State Loan Repayment Program: Applications Accepted Now
The National Health Service Corps/State Loan Repayment Program (NHSC/SLRP) recently received an ARRA grant for $2 million to assist with repayment of outstanding government and commercial loans for expenses incurred during undergraduate or graduate education. $50,000 in funding is available on a first-come, first-serve basis for qualified primary healthcare providers who commit to a two-year service obligation at a public or private non-profit facility that is located in a Health Professional Shortage Area.
This special NHSC/SLRP cycle ends September 29, 2010 or when funds are expended, whichever comes first. Qualifying primary care professionals include Allopathic or Osteopathic Physicians specializing in Family Medicine, General Pediatrics, General Internal Medicine, General Psychiatry or Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Certified Nurse Mid-Wives, Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Licensed Mental or Behavioral Health Professionals.
For more information and an application go tohttp://www.oshpd.ca.gov/HWDD/SLRP.html.
