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The IHS Scholarship Program recommends that Preparatory and Pre-Graduate scholarship
applicants and recipients seek other sources of financial aid to assist with educational and living expenses not covered by an IHS scholarship.
The IHS Scholarship Program recommends that Health Professions scholarship recipients decline all other sources of outside funding, so that they can take
advantage of the full IHS scholarship award.
Preparatory Scholarship
 The Preparatory scholarship provides financial aid covering tuition and required fees for qualified American Indian and Alaska Native students (members of
federally or state-recognized Tribes) to enroll in undergraduate prerequisite or preparatory courses in preparation for entry to health professional schools,
such as nursing, pharmacy and others as needed. Preparatory courses are those required to improve science, mathematics or other basic
skills and knowledge. Undergraduate prerequisite courses are pre-professional studies required in order to qualify for admission to a health or allied health
professions program.
Pre-Graduate Scholarship
The Pre-Graduate scholarship provides financial aid covering tuition and required fees for qualified American Indian and Alaska Native students (members of
federally or state-recognized Tribes) to enroll in courses leading to a bachelor's degree in specific pre-professional areas, such as pre-medicine, pre-dentistry,
pre-podiatry and others as needed by Indian health programs.
Health Professions Scholarship
The Health Professions scholarship provides financial aid covering tuition, required fees and other educational and living expenses for qualified American
Indian and Alaska Native students (members of federally recognized Tribes only) applying to, accepted by or enrolled in health professions
programs. Students incur service obligations and payback requirements on acceptance of their scholarship award. Graduate students and junior- and senior-level
students receive priority unless otherwise specified.
Reference the IHS Scholarship Program Application Handbook (PDF - 3,461KB)
for further details on the three IHS scholarships.
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