How to Apply
See Applicant Eligibility for more information.

Obtain Application
Please call 1-800-221-9393 to obtain an application.

Submit Application
See Submitting the Application for more details.

Notification of Ineligibility

Notification of Non-selection for an Interview

Notification of Selection for an Interview
See the Career Information section of this site.

Notification of Selection for an Award

Notification of Selection as an Alternate

Notification of Non-selection for an Award

Receive Deferment Information Bulletin
During their final year of medical or osteopathic school, scholarship recipients will be sent a Deferment Information Bulletin (PDF) (132 KB) describing the policies and procedures for approving deferments and a Deferment Request Form to enable them to request approval from the NHSC Scholarship Program for their residency plans.

Application for Scholarship Extension

Fulfilling the Service Commitment
NHSC Scholarship Program recipients incur 1 year of obligated service for each school year of support regardless of whether the Scholars received full or partial support during that school year. The minimum service commitment is 2 years; the maximum is 4 years. Recipients are obligated to provide full-time clinical primary health care services in high need, high-priority HPSAs to which the Secretary (or designee) will assign them.
More information can be found in the Policies and Procedures section and in Fulfilling the Service Commitment.

How to Select a Practice Site
See the How to Select a Site: Practice Selection and Assignment Process section for more information.

Review Opportunities List
Search the vacancy list online.

Attend NHSC Conference
Attending an NHSC conference is recommended to all Scholars as a way to enhance their experience within the National Health Service Corps.

Failure to Begin or Complete Service Commitment
More information can be found in the Policies and Procedures section.