- Bronwyn Jones-Leach, Section Administrator
- Illinois Department of Public Health
- 535 West Jefferson, Ground Floor
- Springfield, IL 62701-0001
- Phone: 217-782-1624
- Fax: 217-782-2547
- TDD:
- Email: crh@illinois.gov
- Website:
Purpose of the Program
This scholarship is not available at this time.
To increase the number of nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives practicing in areas of Illinois that have an insufficient number of primary care providers.
Who is Eligible
To be eligible for a scholarship, a nurse practitioner, physician assistant or certified nurse midwife student must be accepted or enrolled in a school located in Illinois and accredited in its field. A student may be full-time or part-time, although part-time students must be enrolled for at least one-third of the number of hours required per term by the school for its full-time students. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and must apply to their school’s financial aid department on or before the school’s designated application deadline date. The school will be asked to attest to the applicant’s good academic standing and financial need.
Application Process
Scholarship applications will be provided through the financial aid offices of Illinois schools offering credentials for nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives and on the Illinois Department of Public Health Web site. Completed applications must be received by the Illinois Department of Public Health, Center for Rural Health, no later than June 30. Students will be notified when their applications have reached the Department. The Department may interview applicants as part of the selection process. Announcement of the students selected for awards is scheduled for September. Scholarship awards are sent directly to the recipient in two payments, fall and spring. Recipients will be required to have verification of class enrollment forms completed by their schools prior to receiving payments. The recipients repay the awards by working as allied health care professionals in areas of Illinois that have been determined by the Department to be designated shortage areas.
Availability of Funds
This scholarship is not available at this time.
How Funds are to be used
To offset education expenses while student is enrolled in an approved school or to retire educational debt from a commercial lending institution.
Types of Assistance
Grants, Loan repayment
Year Program was established
1994