Loan Repayment Awards
The National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program is now accepting applications for Loan Repayment Awards funded by $200 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
Applications will be accepted continuously until funds are expended or September 30, 2010, whichever comes first.
http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/index.htm
Eligibility for Social Workers
Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) applying for the loan repayment award must have:
- A master's degree or doctoral degree in Social Work from a school accredited by a recognized accrediting body approved by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, AND
- Two years post-graduate Supervised clinical experience, AND
- Successfully passed the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) or Advanced licensing exam prior to July 1, 1998, or the ASWB on or after July 1, 1998, AND
- The ability to practice independently and unsupervised as a licensed clinical social worker, AND
- A current , full permanent, unencumbered health professional license (or, if applicable, a current, unencumbered certificate of registration) to practice at the level of licensure that allows them to practice independently and unsupervised as a Clinical Social Worker in the State in which they intend to practice to fulfill their NHSC LRP service obligation.
