IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to a decrease in funding, award amounts have been reduced, and some provider types are no longer eligible.
State Loan Repayment Program Details:
Loan Repayment is available in return for a service obligation in a Health Professions Shortage Area. The State Loan Repayment Program will pay for qualified government and commercial educational loans obtained for medical school tuition, reasonable educational expenses required by the medical school or training program, and/or reasonable living expenses.
Services must be provided in a HPSA for a minimum of two years, 40 hours per week at an eligible facility within the state of West Virginia. Upon completion of the initial two-year obligation agreement, an awardee may re-apply to the SLRP for a one-year extension. An awardee may receive a
maximum of two one-year extensions.
Initial two-year obligation: MD, DO, DDS - up to $40,000
PA, NP, PharmD - up to $40,000
Certified Nurse Midwife, Clinical Psychologist, SUD Counselor - up to $20,000
One-year extension:
MD, DO, DDS - up to $20,000
PA, NP, PharmD - up to $20,000
Certified Nurse Midwife, Clinical Psychologist, SUD Counselor - up to $10,000
For additional information about the State Loan Repayment Program, please contact
Danielle Kirby.