State Nurse Loan Forgiveness Programs

For pre-licensure nursing students; requires Alabama practice commitment.

Work at an Alabama HPSA-designated site to qualify for federal NHSC repayment.

Alaska State Health Access Repayment Program for primary care providers including NPs.

For behavioral health workforce including psychiatric NPs and RNs.

Through Arizona AHEC; requires rural or underserved practice commitment.

Many AZ Indian Health Service and federally qualified health center sites qualify.

For RNs and NPs committing to practice in rural Arkansas counties.

Federal loan repayment via NHSC for providers at approved AR sites.

OSHPD program for RNs and NPs in underserved CA communities.

Federal/state match for primary care providers in federally designated shortage areas.

Individual UC campuses offer loan forgiveness for RN-to-BSN and graduate nursing students.

Loan repayment for providers at qualified sites in rural or underserved areas.

Facilitates access to state and federal loan repayment programs for rural providers.

For healthcare providers at federally designated shortage area sites in CT.

For RNs pursuing advanced education to become nurse educators in CT.

State-facilitated repayment for providers in Delaware HPSAs.

Qualify through federal NHSC by working at DE-designated shortage sites.

For Florida-licensed RNs employed full-time in public Florida health facilities.

Regional AHEC programs connecting Florida nurses to state/federal repayment.

Many Florida FQHCs and rural sites qualify for federal NHSC repayment.

Work at HPSA-designated sites throughout rural Georgia.

Primarily for undergrad, but nursing students at qualifying GA schools may apply.

For providers including NPs serving medically underserved populations on neighbor islands.

Connects Idaho nurses to state and federal repayment opportunities.

Qualify for federal repayment at HPSA-designated Idaho rural health sites.

Scholarship for nursing students in exchange for Illinois practice commitment.

Available at Illinois HPSA-designated sites including FQHCs and rural health centers.

Federal repayment for nurses at Indiana shortage designation sites.

Tracks state and federal programs available to Indiana nurses.

For NPs and RNs at Iowa HPSA-designated rural and underserved sites.

For NPs committing to practice in designated Kansas shortage areas.

Regional programs helping Kansas health professionals access loan repayment.

High proportion of HPSA-designated sites in rural Appalachian Kentucky.

Foundation-funded scholarships for Kentucky nursing students.

For primary care providers including NPs at Louisiana HPSAs.

State-funded repayment for nurses and NPs in Maine HPSAs.

Grant programs supporting Maine's health workforce in underserved areas.

For primary care providers including NPs at Maryland underserved sites.

Broader public service program; nurses in qualifying public positions may apply.

Numerous MA community health centers are NHSC-approved sites.

State resources and connections to loan assistance for MA nurses.

For NPs and RNs practicing in Michigan shortage areas.

Extends to NPs and RNs practicing in rural MN shortage areas.

Supports nursing students committing to practice in northern Minnesota.

Mississippi has a high density of HPSA-designated sites across the Delta region.

Forgivable if recipient practices nursing in Mississippi after graduation.

For primary care providers including NPs at Missouri HPSAs.

Montana has widespread HPSA designations; many rural and tribal sites qualify.

Regional programs connecting Montana nurses to repayment opportunities.

For providers including NPs and RNs in Nebraska shortage areas.

For primary care providers at Nevada FQHCs and rural health sites.

NH has several NHSC-approved rural and community health sites.

State scholarship program for NH nursing students with practice commitment.

For providers including NPs practicing at NJ HPSA-designated sites.

State-funded loan repayment for providers in NM underserved communities.

For NM nursing students with a commitment to state practice.

State grants supporting nursing workforce development.

Loan repayment for NPs practicing in underserved NY communities.

Hundreds of NY FQHCs and rural sites are NHSC-approved.

Loan forgiveness for RNs who graduate and work in NC — partially forgivable for each year of NC practice.

Regional loan repayment programs for NC nurses in shortage areas.

Many rural and community health center sites in NC qualify for federal repayment.

For nurses and NPs in ND shortage areas.

Ohio has urban and rural HPSA sites that qualify for federal NHSC repayment.

Forgivable loan for Ohio nursing students who practice in Ohio after graduation.

Includes NPs; requires practice in Oklahoma shortage designation areas.

State/federal match for primary care providers in Oregon HPSAs. NPs eligible.

Generous state program for primary care providers including NPs in PA HPSAs.

Several RI community health centers are NHSC-approved sites.

State programs supporting health workforce in RI underserved communities.

Extends to NPs in rural SC counties with shortage designations.

Multiple rural and community health sites in SC qualify for federal repayment.

SD tribal health facilities and rural sites have strong NHSC participation.

Practice-commitment scholarship for SD nursing students.

Tennessee has significant HPSA coverage in rural and Appalachian regions.

State program for nurses in public facilities; verify current availability.

State loan repayment for primary care providers including NPs at Texas HPSAs.

Texas BON-administered scholarships for nursing students with TX practice commitment.

Hundreds of Texas HPSAs and qualifying sites for federal repayment.

Extends to NPs practicing in designated Utah shortage areas.

Vermont has rural shortage-area sites eligible for federal NHSC repayment.

State programs supporting Vermont nursing workforce development.

For primary care providers including NPs at Virginia HPSA-designated sites.

Scholarship for nursing students with a Virginia practice commitment.

For primary care providers including NPs at Washington HPSAs.

State-funded component supplementing federal loan repayment programs.

For providers including NPs at West Virginia HPSAs (high rural need).

WV nurses association scholarships with state practice commitment.

For NPs and other primary care providers at Wisconsin shortage designation sites.

Wyoming has extensive rural HPSA coverage; many qualifying practice sites.

State-funded scholarships for Wyoming nursing students.