Allied Healthcare Scholarship Program
Scholarship Sponsored by Department of Health Care Access and Information
The Health Care Access and Information Department (HCAI) is committed to expanding and diversifying the healthcare workforce in California. This is achieved by offering scholarships and loan repayments to students and graduates of health professions who are dedicated to providing direct patient care in underserved communities.
The Allied Health Scholarship Program (AHSP) is supported by grants, donations, and special funds. Eligible candidates who commit to a 12-month service obligation, providing direct patient care in an underserved community, can receive up to $15,000. The program's objective is to boost the number of well-trained allied healthcare professionals delivering direct patient care in underserved areas or qualified facilities within California.
Criteria for Eligibility
Requirements for Provider Eligibility
For an applicant to qualify for an AHSP award, they must meet the following criteria:
- Begin their training program by October 1, 2024
- Enroll in at least six-semester units, or its equivalent, until the program is completed
- Achieve a GPA of 2.0 or higher for the most recent academic performance or equivalent
- Maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher until the program is completed
- Graduate after March 31, 2025
- Have no other existing service obligations with other entities, including other HCAI programs
- Not be in violation of any other HCAI service obligation
- Commit to a 12-month service obligation in an underserved area or qualifying facility, providing 32 hours or more per week of direct patient care within six months of graduation
- Be a resident of California
- Complete and submit the application through the HCAI Funding Portal by 3:00 p.m. on December 13, 2024
Disciplines Eligible
Applicants for AHSP must be currently accepted or enrolled in an accredited academic or certificate program that prepares them to become one of the following professionals:
- Anesthesia Technician
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Paramedic
- Anesthesiologist Assistant
- Health Educator
- Perfusionist
- Auto-Transfusionist
- Home Health Aide
- Pharmacy Technician
- Cardiovascular Technologist
- International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
- Phlebotomist
- Certified Nurse Assistant
- Licensed Midwife
- Physical Therapy Assistant
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Medical Assistant
- Podiatrist
- Degreed Nutritionist
- Medical Imaging Technologist
- Radiation Therapy Technologist
- Dental Assistant
- Medical Interpreter
- Radiologic Technician
- Dental Hygienist
- Medical Laboratory Technologist
- Registered Dietician
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Respiratory Therapist
- Doula
- Orthoptist
- Speech and Language Pathologist
- Electrocardiogram Technician
- Orthotist/Prosthetist
- Surgical Technician
- Ultrasound Technician