Sunday, February 14, 2010

Health Professions Education Foundation

The Health Professions Education Foundation is pleased to announce the
next application deadline - March 24, 2010 - for its scholarships and
loan repayments. Eligible professions include allied health, vocational
and registered nurses, mental health providers, physicians and other
health professions.

Scholarships (awarded to current students) range from $4,000 to $13,000
and loan repayments (awarded to current health professionals) range from
$8,000 to $105,000. Applicants awarded a scholarship or loan repayments
are required to provide direct patient care in a medically underserved
area for a specified period of time.

For more information, please visit our website at
www.healthprofessions.ca.gov.

We also encourage you to participate in one of our upcoming Technical
Assistance Calls (TAC). During these calls, Program Officers will
review the Do¹s and Don¹ts of applying and you will also be able to
ask questions on how to complete a successful application. Program
Officers will also be available to answer all other questions regarding
these. programs and their eligibility.

The schedule for the TACs is:

All calls will be from 12:00 - 1:00 P.M.

Feb. 11 and Mar. 1
Scholarships:

**Bachelor of Science Nursing

Feb. 8 & Mar. 4
Loan Repayments
**B.S.N.


Space is limited so please RSVP early to calmazan@oshpd.ca.gov or by
calling 1-800-773-1669 or 916-326-3640.

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