Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)

The Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (AFHPSP) offers scholarships to medical students through the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The scholarships provide for full tuition and fees, reimbursement for books and supplies and a monthly living stipend. For more information, contact your local medical programs recruiter, call the numbers below, and/or you may access the information on-line.

Phone Numbers | Web Sites

Army
412-434-8471 or 1-800-USA-ARMY
http://goarmy.com/amedd

Navy
412-395-6392 or 800-742-2972 Ext. 5

http://www.navy.com/careers/healthcare/physicians

Air Force
716-633-1547

http://www.arpc.afrc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=8901

National Health Service Corps

The National Health Service Corp Scholarship (NHSC) is a competitive program that pays tuition, fees and provides a living stipend to students enrolled in accredited medical programs. Upon graduation, scholarship recipients serve as primary care providers between two and four years in a community-based site in a high-need Health Professional Shortage Area that has applied to and been approved by the NHSC as as service site.

Awards are made to applicants most committed to serving underserved people and most likely to build successful careers in Shortage Areas and meet future needs for care throughout the Nation.

For more information about the NHSC scholarship and loan repayment programs go to http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov. Application information is available at the website.

Miscellaneous Scholarships/Grants/Loans

Many organizations offer scholarships, grants, and/or forgivable loans to qualified medical students. Free scholarship searches may be accessed at www.finaid.org and www.EducationPlanner.org. As scholarship, grant and/or loan information becomes available, LECOM students are notified by email.

State and other loan repayment/forgiveness and scholarship program listings may be found at

http://services.aamc.org/fed_loan_pub.

National Health Service Corps

The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) is a program of the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Primary Health Care, which assists communities in providing primary health care to underserved and vulnerable populations. For more information about the NHSC programs call (800) 221-9393 , or access the Internet site at http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/.

Miscellaneous Scholarships/Grants/Loans

Many organizations offer scholarships, grants, and/or forgivable loans to qualified medical students. Students are encouraged to research these awards on their own. A free scholarship search may be accessed at www.finaid.org.

State and Federal Loan Repayment programs and loan and scholarship programs may be found at http://services.aamc.org/fed_loan_pub.

As scholarship information becomes available, LECOM students are notified by e-mail and/or this information is published in the LECOM Student Affairs Newsletter.