General Research Loan Repayment Program

The General Research Loan Repayment Program recruits and retains health professionals performing research in fields required by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to carry out its mission by providing educational loan repayment for participants...read more

Genetics and Developmental Biology Research and Research Training

The Division of Genetics and Developmental Biology supports studies directed toward gaining a better understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of inheritance and development. These studies underlie the more targeted research projects supported by...read more

Head Start and Early Head Start

The Head Start program (for children ages 3-5) and Early Head Start program (for pregnant women, infants and toddlers) promote school readiness for children in low-income families by providing comprehensive educational, health, nutritional, and...read more

Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program

The HDR-LRP is the congressionally mandated extramural loan repayment program for minority health disparities research. The objective of the HDR-LRP is the recruitment and retention of highly qualified health professionals to research careers that...read more

Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program for Indians

The Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program provides financial support for American Indian/Native Alaska students to enroll in courses leading to a bachelor degree in specific pre-professional areas (pre-medicine and pre-dentistry). There...read more

Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians

The Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program provides financial assistance for American Indian and Alaska Native students to enroll in courses that will prepare them for acceptance into health professional schools. The course may be either...read more

Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians

The Health Professions Recruitment Programs for Indians provides grants to tribes, tribal organizations, and public or nonprofit private health or educational entities to assist in identifying American Indian/Alaskan Natives with potential for...read more

Health Professions Scholarship Program

The Health Professions Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to American Indian/Native Alaskan students enrolled in health professions and allied health professions. There is a service obligation and payback requirement for these...read more

Immunization Grants

The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program purchases vaccines for children in certain eligibility groups (see below) who can't afford to buy vaccines. Doctors can get these vaccines for their patients who qualify by joining the VFC program in their...read more

Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program

The Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program provides repayment of student loans to health and allied health professions in order to assure an adequate supply of trained health professionals necessary to maintain accreditation of, and provide...read more