State
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
01/15/21
Grants to Minnesota licensed healthcare workers to repay educational loans. Funding is intended to make it financially feasible for healthcare workers in all fields to work in underserved areas of the State. Eligible professions include doctors, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, mental health professionals, and more.
The Minnesota Loan Forgiveness Program provides funds for repayment of Qualified Educational Loans. Qualified Educational Loans include government, commercial, and foundation loans for actual costs paid for tuition, reasonable education and living expenses related to the past graduate or undergraduate education of a health care professional. Previously defaulted loans that have since been completely rehabilitated and are not currently in active default status are eligible.
This is a competitive selection process. Selections are made based on suitability for practice as indicated by personal and professional experience and training noted on an application, as well as preference given to those closest to completing their training. MDH also gives preference to applicants that can demonstrate cultural competencies. The number of applicants ORHPC may select for participation varies annually and is contingent upon the vacancy rate for each profession, and upon available state funding.
GrantWatch ID#: 193165
- Dentist: $40,000/year
- Rural Dental Therapist/Advanced Dental Therapist: $13,000/year
- Urban and Rural Physicians: $29,000/year
- Rural Pharmacists: $24,000/year
- Rural Midlevel Practitioners: $14,000/year
- Nurse Faculty/Allied Health Care Faculty: $11,000/year
- Nurses in Nursing Homes/Assisted Living/Home Care Providers: $6,000/year
- Rural Public Health Nurses: $6,000/year
- Urban and Rural Mental Health Professionals: $18,000/year (Psychologists); $14,000/year (Psychiatric NPs); $9,300/year (LICSW, LMFT, LPCC)
Awarded healthcare profressionals must serve 3 years minimum/4 years maximum in designated areas, as per their specialty.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Apply online: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=mdh
If you have any questions, please contact: health.loanforgiveness@state.mn.us
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