Scholarships, fellowships and loan repayment funding opportunities, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/funding/topic_details.php?topic=Scholarships,%20fellowships%20and%20loan%20repayment Scholarship to individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to community service or used the visual arts or media to convey culturally-appropriate health messages on behalf of a disadvantaged population. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Legacy http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1923 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:26:20 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1923 The Ford Motor Company Tribal College Scholarship is offered to American Indian students attending mainstream universities and tribal colleges for American Indian students pursuing undergrad, graduate and professional degrees. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- American Indian College Fund http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2400 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:12:04 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2400 Funding to researchers to attend the Summer Institute on Aging. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institute on Aging http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1447 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:57:12 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1447 Scholarships to outstanding American Indian sophomore students currently enrolled in tribal colleges and universities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- American Indian College Fund http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=955 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:36:32 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=955 To assist dentists in repaying educational loans in order that they may practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) or serve as full-time faculty at the MUSC College of Dental Medicine, without the financial burden of unpaid educational loans. Geographic coverage: South Carolina -- South Carolina Dental Association http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1287 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:27:36 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1287 Scholarships are offered to American Indian students attending mainstream universities and tribal colleges for American Indian students pursuing undergrad, graduate and professional degrees. Geographic coverage: Oklahoma -- American Indian College Fund http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2397 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:37:30 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2397 Students receive low-interest-rate loans. This program is designed to provide doctors to rural communities in Illinois. Students must be willing to specialize in family practice or another primary health care field. Geographic coverage: Illinois -- http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2752 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:21:01 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2752 A summer experience for students who are enrolled in medical school in the United States during the summer between their first and second year of medical school. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2748 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:40:18 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2748 Scholarship help for students in Iowa seeking careers in health care. Geographic coverage: Iowa -- Idaho Hospital Association http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2501 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:26:02 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2501 Financial assistance to Ohio nursing students. Geographic coverage: Ohio -- Ohio Board of Regents http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2493 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:24:27 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2493 Loan forgiveness program for faculty member instructing licensed practical nursing and/or registered nursing course work to future nurses in the State of Ohio Geographic coverage: Ohio -- Ohio Board of Regents http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2494 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:23:57 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2494 Educational loan repayment assistance to primary care clinicians in return for a minimum of two years of full-time practice of their specialties at an eligible practice site located in a medically underserved area of Virginia. Geographic coverage: Virginia -- Virginia Department of Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1223 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:02:09 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1223 Grants for sabbaticals to leaders of nonprofit health organizations. Geographic coverage: California -- California Wellness Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1122 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:36:06 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1122 Scholarship to high-school seniors living in communities near Cargill operations in the U.S. Geographic coverage: Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota or Wisconsin -- http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2398 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:23:40 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2398 College scholarships for parentless teens transitioning from foster care to independent adulthood. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Orphan Foundation of America http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=402 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:02:26 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=402 Support for water stewardship, healthy active lifestyles, community recycling, and education. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Coca-Cola Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=860 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:33:47 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=860 Scholarships for Puerto Rican students or students of Puerto Rican descent. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Hispanic College Fund http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1767 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:10:01 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1767 Registered nurses are offered the opportunity to enter into a contractual agreement to receive loan repayment for up to 85 percent of their qualifying loan balance. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Bureau of Health Professions http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=313 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:49:14 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=313 Loan repayment funding to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals to provide primary health services in selected health professional shortage areas. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Health Service Corps http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=312 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:52:38 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=312 This program honors and funds the efforts of dynamic leaders age 25 and under. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Do Something http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=624 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:37:10 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=624 Scholarships to prepare registered nurses for the nurse educator role by achieving their degrees. Geographic coverage: California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Oregon, South Carolina,Tennessee, Texas, and Washington -- Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1717 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:20:29 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1717 Scholarships to nursing students. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Cherokee Uniforms http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2045 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:38:58 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2045 A retention program that serves as a one stop resource center that provides college students with financial, social and career support that will reinforce on-time graduation, and ultimately lead to a cohort of successful Hispanic professionals. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Hispanic College Fund http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=341 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:02:09 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=341 Grants to provide postdoctoral training for young physicians interested in research and leadership careers in health policy and academic medicine. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=710 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:36:47 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=710 Helps health care professionals working in shortage areas repay their student loans. Geographic coverage: Colorado -- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1777 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:00:07 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1777 To allow for the advancement of EMS personnel. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Association of EMTs http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1718 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:36:23 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1718 Annual award for the University of Wisconsin's best rural health paper regarding networking, cooperatives, and rural communities . Geographic coverage: Wisconsin -- Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1027 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:36:29 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1027 Virginia scholarship program for students enrolled in nursing education programs to become nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. Geographic coverage: Virginia -- Virginia Department of Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1228 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:50:51 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1228 Grants to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Education http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1796 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:22:19 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1796 Supports endeavors to include the arts and humanities, education, human services, medical sciences and health, and the social sciences. Geographic coverage: Giving primarily in ND, particularly in Bismarck and Mandan, and the upper Midwest. -- http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2204 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:52:54 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2204