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Minnesota Rural Public Health Nurse Loan Forgiveness Program

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

Sponsor
Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Deadlines
Jan 6, 2024
Contact

Elizabeth Fenske and Dan Merkl
health.loanforgiveness@state.mn.us

Purpose

The Minnesota Public Health Nurse Loan Forgiveness Program offers loan repayment assistance to Licensed Registered Nurses (RN) with certificates as public health nurses who agree to serve in designated rural areas of Minnesota.

A designated rural area is defined as a city or township that is outside the 7-county Minneapolis/ St. Paul metropolitan area, excluding the cities of Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Cloud.

Eligibility

Licensed Registered Nurses (RN) who hold public health nurse certification are eligible to apply.

Preference will be given to applicants who can demonstrate diverse cultural competencies.

Geographic coverage
Minnesota
Amount of funding

Up to $6,000 per year with a maximum of $24,000.

Application process

A link to the application guidelines is available on the program website.

Apply using the online grants portal.

Tagged as
Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Nurses · Public health · Minnesota

Organizations (1)

  • Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, view details



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