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Who Can Apply:
Anyone who moves to one of Kansas's eligible 95 counties that comes from out of state.Eligibility:
Person who has lived outside of Kansas for 5+ years before establishing residence in a Kansas Rural Opportunity Zone County and have not earned more than $10,000 in Kansas source income in any one year prior.Scholarship Amount:
Up to $15,000 in student loan repayment assistance OR a 100% state income tax creditWho Can Apply:
Eligible clinicians providing pediatric servicesEligibility:
Physicians and behavioral/mental health providers that specialize in pediatrics and agree to work for 3 years in an approved facilityScholarship Amount:
Up to $100,000 in loan repaymentWho Can Apply:
Faculty teaching in a health care programEligibility:
Faculty members of an approved health professions school that come from a disadvantaged backgroundScholarship Amount:
Up to $40,000 in loan repayment assistanceWho Can Apply:
Employee of a government or not-for-profit organizationEligibility:
Employee that has student loans and has made 120 qualifying monthly payments under a repayment plan while working for an eligible government or not-for-profit employer.Scholarship Amount:
Government forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans.Who Can Apply:
Eligible provider with student loansEligibility:
Primary care provider or behavioral/mental health provider that agrees to work for at least 2 years in a Health Professions Shortage AreaScholarship Amount:
Up to $25,000 or $50,000Who Can Apply:
Kansas health care providers in the workforce seeking repayment of student loansEligibility:
Medical, nursing, dental, and behavioral/mental health care professionals at eligible practice sites in Health Professional Shortage Areas in Kansas who agree to work for at least 2 years at an eligible practice site.Scholarship Amount:
Varying amounts depending on profession ranging up to $25,000 annually with additional amounts for up to 5 years.Who Can Apply:
Students pursuing their MD or DO and specialize in anesthesiaEligibility:
3rd or 4th year medical student and a student member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists who agree to teach future physicians about anesthesia in rural areasScholarship Amount:
Stipend up to $500 for travel and lodging expensesWho Can Apply:
US citizens or DACA enrolled in a graduate level US health care programEligibility:
Students from groups that are underrepresented in medicine and studying to become one of the following: Physician (MD/DO), Master of Social Work, Dentist, Pharmacist, Graduate level Nursing, Physician AssistantScholarship Amount:
$5,000 scholarship that can be renewed annually for up to 4 yearsWho Can Apply:
Students pursuing their MD and specializing in primary care, pediatrics, emergency medicine, psychiatry, or OB-GYN.Eligibility:
MD students that specialize in primary care, psychiatry or OB-GYN and agree to practice in an eligible Kansas county for 36 months post-graduation.Scholarship Amount:
Minimum of $26,000Who Can Apply:
Students pursuing their DOEligibility:
DO students pursuing primary care and agree to practice in a rural area of Kansas following graduationScholarship Amount:
$20,000 per year up to 4 yearsWho Can Apply:
Students pursuing their MDEligibility:
MD students pursuing primary care and psychiatry in the state of Kansas following graduationScholarship Amount:
Maximum of medical student tuition and monthly stipendWho Can Apply:
High school seniors entering their first year of college in Kansas. Academically competitive students who are: African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, or Hispanic.Eligibility:
One of the following: ACT score of at least 21, GPA of 3.00 or above, high school rank in the upper 33%, completion of the Kansas Scholars Curriculum, National Merit Corporation selection, or selection by College Board as a Hispanic ScholarScholarship Amount:
Up to $1,850 annually for up to 4 consecutive years