All Programs

National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (NHSC LRP)

  • The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program (LRP) offers primary medical, dental, and mental and behavioral health care clinicians the opportunity to have their student loans repaid, while earning a competitive salary, in exchange for providing health care in urban, rural, or tribal communities with limited access to care.

National Health Service Corps Rural Community LRP (NHSC Rural Community LRP)

  • Enter a brief description here.The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Rural Community Loan Repayment Program (LRP) supports clinicians working to combat the opioid epidemic in the nation’s rural communities.

National Health Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Program (NHSC S2S LRP)

  • Under the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Students to Service Loan Re- payment Program (S2S LRP), medical students (MD or DO), dental students (DMD or DDS) and nursing students (NP or CNM) in their final year of school can receive loan repayment assistance in return for providing health care in urban, rural, or frontier communities with limited access to care.

National Health Service Corps Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program (NHSC SUD Workforce LRP)

  • The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Workforce Loan Repayment Program (LRP) expands access to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment in underserved, high-need communities across the country.

Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (Nurse Corps LRP)

  • The purpose of the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (Nurse Corps LRP) is to provide loan repayment assistance to Registered Nurses (RNs), including Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), in return for a commitment to work at eligible health care facilities with a critical shortage of nurses or serve as nurse faculty in eligible schools of nursing.

Rhode Island Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (RI HPLRP)

  • The Rhode Island Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (RI HPLRP) serves as a critical healthcare workforce recruitment and retention tool in the state’s efforts to increase access to primary care, dental and behavioral health services, and reduce health disparities among our most vulnerable populations.

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority - Nursing Rewards Program

  • The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority (RISLA) aims to address the nursing shortage that Rhode Island is facing by encouraging those who are considering a career in nursing to put their talents to work in Rhode Island.

Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP)

  • The Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP) provides loan repayment for individuals working in a full-time substance use disorder (SUD) treatment job that involves direct patient care.

Wavemaker Fellowship

  • The Wavemaker Fellowship provides a financial incentive for graduates pursuing a career or starting a business in Rhode Island in healthcare, science, technology, engineering, math, design, and other key sectors, by defraying student loan payments for up to four years.