Indiana Primary Care Scholarship Program (IPCSP)
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| Web site |
Link to program web site |
| Type |
Scholarship |
| Deadline |
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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| Tagged keywords |
Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Indiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations |
| Description |
Scholarships will be awarded to applicants who possess characteristics that increase the probability they will practice primary care in a medically underserved area after completion of medical training. |
| Amount |
The scholarship will provide tuition and fees (according to state legislature appropriations) for each of the four years of medical school. For each year of the award, an IPCSP scholar will incur one year of obligated service providing full time primary health care in a designated shortage area. Students have the right to select an MUA or HPSA from the ISDH database any time after the scholarship is awarded, but no later than the end of the second year of residency. |
| Geographic Coverage |
Indiana |
| Eligibility |
IPCSP applicants must be residents of the state of Indiana and be enrolled as fulltime medical students. IPCSP scholarship awards are limited to four academic years.
Students who enter this program cannot be obligated to any federal, state or other entity for a period of service after academic training is completed. The student must submit a completed application and other materials as required for the selection process by the announced deadline date. If the applicant is competitive, he or she may be interviewed by a representative of the IPCSP Committee. A student must sign a contract if he/she is selected to receive an award.
Funding Priorities Upon completion of the educational program, applicants must be willing to provide "primary health services," which are defined as:
- Family practice,
- General internal medicine,
- General pediatrics,
- Med-peds.
The program will consider the following factors relevant to selecting qualified individuals to participate:
- Personal commitment to a primary care career,
- Work experience,
- Community background and involvement,
- Recommendations from community and faculty,
- Location of permanent residence being in a rural or urban underserved area,
- Prior activities demonstrating interest in primary health care,
- Academic performance.
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| Instructions |
Call MSA-SFS for an application. |
| Contacts |
Indiana University School of Medicine — Medical Student Affairs Student Financial Services (MSA-SFS)
635 Barnhill Dr., Medical Science Van Nuys Bldg. — Indianapolis, IN 46202-5114
(317) 274-1965 |
Last updated August 9, 2010
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