Program Type | Number in 2008 | Eligible Individuals | Service | Use of Funds | Typical Design |
Scholarship | 12 | Students | Required | Up-front training costs | Student scholarships for tuition, fees, books, and living expenses, with service expected after training |
Loan | 11 | Students | Optional | Up-front training costs | Student loans to students for tuition, fees, books, and living expenses; loan is repaid after training either financially or by providing service |
Resdient Support | 3 | Junior or senior residents | Required | Variable | Funds for junior and occasionally senior residents with service expected after training |
Loan Repayment | 42 | Senior residents and practitioners | Required | Repayment of educational loans | Funds to repay outstanding education loans of graduating residents and practitioners in exchange for service |
Direct Finanical Incentive | 7 | Senior residents and practitioners | Required | Unrestricted | Unrestricted incentive funds for graduating residents and practitioners in exchange for service |