IDPH Allied Health Care Professional Scholarship

Description

The IDPH Allied Health Care Professional Scholarship is available to students who are residents of Illinois and have been accepted for or enrolled in a nurse practitioner, midwife, or physician assistant program located in Illinois. To be considered for this award, you must demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to students who have previous experience with medically underserved populations, demonstrate the greatest financial need, and possess strong academic capabilities. Scholarship recipients must agree to repay the scholarship by practicing in an area in Illinois designated by the Department as having a shortage of primary care providers. Recipients must practice on a full-time basis, one year for each year scholarship funds were received.