Disadvantaged Health Professions Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP)

The Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP) provides loan repayment assistance to faculty members from economically and environmentally disadvantaged backgrounds with eligible health professions degrees or certificates to serve at eligible academic institutions in the following disciplines: allopathic, osteopathic, podiatric or veterinary medicine; dentistry, pharmacy, optometry, nursing (RN or Advanced Practice RN), physician assistants, allied health or graduate programs in public health or behavioral and mental health for a 2-year service commitment.

Eligible applicants must: (1) be U.S. citizens (either U.S. born or naturalized), U.S. nationals or lawful permanent residents; (2) be from an economically or environmentally disadvantaged background; (3) have a degree or certificate in one of the following health profession disciplines: allopathic, osteopathic, podiatric or veterinary medicine; dentistry, pharmacy, optometry, nursing (RN or APRN), physician assistants, allied health, or graduate programs in public health or behavioral and mental health; or are enrolled in an approved graduate training program in one of the health professions listed above, or are enrolled as full-time students (in the disciplines listed above) at an accredited health professions institution and are in the final course of study or program leading to a degree from that institution; (4) have an employment commitment from an eligible health professions school for a full-time or part-time (as defined by the school) faculty position for a minimum of 2 years; and (5) have a written agreement with an eligible health professions school that has agreed to pay full or partial match toward the principal and interest for the applicant’s education loans in equivalent loan repayment amounts made by HHS under FLRP. For institutions that are unable to provide matching loan repayments, applicants must provide an official letter from the employer requesting a full or partial waiver with supporting documentation justifying the undue financial hardship necessary for a waiver to be granted.

FLRP awards are based on a selection tiering process that determines the sequential order of awards made to qualified applicants, which includes the amount of matching funds provided by the applicant's employing institution. There are three (3) match categories: (1) full matching of the HHS level of loan repayment, (2) partial matching of the HHS level of loan repayment (i.e., <100% match), or (3) no match. Participants will receive up to a maximum of $40,000 for a full or part-time 2-year service commitment. Awards are made starting with full match, then to partial match (from greatest percentage match to least partial match), then to no match. Full-time applicants in each match category are given preference over part-time applicants. Payments are made to individuals via electronic direct deposit.

Notification to all applicants are made no later than September 30th of the application year.