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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Health Professions Preparatory, Pregraduate and Indian Health
Professions Scholarship Grant Programs
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Funds for Health Professions
Preparatory, Pregraduate and Indian Health Professions Scholarship
Grant Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 1994.
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SUMMARY: The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces the availability of
approximately $3,496,000 to fund scholarships for the Health
Professions Preparatory and Pregraduate Scholarship Grant Programs for
FY 1994 awards. These programs are authorized by section 103 of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), Public Law 94-437, as
amended by Public Law 100-713 and by Public Law 102-573.
The Health Professions Scholarship Grant Program, authorized by
section 104 of the IHCIA, Public Law 94-437, as amended by Public Law
100-713 and by Public Law 102-573, has approximately $7,702,000
available for FY 1994 awards. Scholarships will be awarded utilizing
the Notice of Grant Award form, PHS-5152-1 (Rev. 7/92). For academic
year 1994-1995, full-time and part-time scholarships will be funded for
each of the three scholarship programs.
The Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Grant Program is
listed as No. 93.123 in the Office of Management and Budget Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). The Health Professions Pregraduate
Scholarship Grant Program is listed as No. 93.971, and the Indian
Health Professions Scholarship Grant Program is listed as No. 93.972 in
the CFDA.
The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the
health promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People
2000, a PHS-led activity for setting priority areas. This program
announcement is related to the priority area of Education and
Community-Based Programs. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of
Healthy People 2000 (Full Report; Stock No. 017-001-00474-0) or Healthy
People 2000 (Summary Report; Stock No. 017-001-00473-1) through the
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402-9325 (Telephone 202-783-3238).
DATES: The application deadline is April 15, 1994. Applications shall
be considered as meeting the deadline if they are received by the
appropriate Scholarship Coordinator on the deadline date or postmarked
on or before the deadline date. (Applicants should request a legibly
dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or obtain a legibly dated receipt
from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private metered
postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)
Applicants received after the announced closing date will be returned
to the applicant and will not be considered for funding.
ADDRESSES: Application packets may be obtained by calling or writing to
the addresses listed below. The application form number is IHS 856,
under OMB Clearance #0917.0006 (expires 05/31/94).
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IHS area office and states/
locality served Scholarship coordinator/address
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Aberdeen Area IHS--Iowa, Ms. Rhonda Baade, Scholarship
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Coordinator, IHS Aberdeen Area, Federal
Dakota. Building, 115 4th Avenue, SE.,
Aberdeen, SD 57401, Tele: 605-226-7553.
Alaska Area Native Health Ms. Beverlee Pettit, Scholarship
Service--Alaska. Coordinator, IHS Alaska Area, 250
Gambell Street, Anchorage, Alaska
99501, Tele: 907-257-1408.
Albuquerque Area IHS-- Ms. Alvina Waseta, Scholarship
Colorado, New Mexico. Coordinator, IHS Albuquerque Area, 505
Marquette, NW., Suite 1502,
Albuquerque, NM 87102, Tele: 505-766-
1545.
Bemidji Area IHS--Illinois, Ms. Shirley Lillemo, Scholarship
Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Coordinator, IHS Bemidji Area, 203
Wisconsin. Federal Building, Bemidji, MN 56601,
Tele: 218-759-3315.
Billings Area IHS--Montana, Mr. Sandy Macdonald, Scholarship
Wyoming. Coordinator, IHS Billings Area, P.O.
Box 2143, Billings, MT 59103-6601,
Tele: 406-657-6909.
California Area IHS-- Mr. John Kinnison, Scholarship
California, Hawaii. Coordinator, IHS California Area, 1825
Bell Street--Suite 200, Sacramento, CA
95825-1097, Tele: 916-978-4202.
Nashville Area IHS--Alabama, Mr. Stephen Holder, Scholarship
Arkansas, Connecticut, Coordinator, IHS Nashville Area, 3310
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Perimeter Hill Drive, Nashville, TN
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, 37211, Tele: 615-781-5519.
Maryland, Massachusetts,
Mississippi, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia, District of
Columbia.
Navajo Area IHS--Arizona, New Ms. Rosalinda Allison, Scholarship
Mexico, Utah. Coordinator, IHS Navajo Area, P.O. Box
G, Window Rock, AZ 86515, Tele: 602-871-
5831.
Oklahoma City Area IHS-- Mr. Jim Ingram, Scholarship Coordinator,
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. IHS Oklahoma City Area, 3625 NW. 56th
Street, Five Corporate Plaza, Oklahoma
City, OK 73211, Tele: 405-231-4448.
Phoenix Area IHS--Arizona, Ms. Jeannie Rousseau, Scholarship
Nevada, Utah. Coordinator, IHS Phoenix Area, 3738 N.
16th Street--Suite A, Phoenix, AZ 85016-
2066, Tele: 602-261-2068.
Portland Area IHS--Idaho, Ms. Darlene Marcellay, Scholarship
Oregon, Washington. Coordinator, IHS Portland Area, 1220 SW
3rd Street, RM 315, Portland, OR 97204-
2892, Tele: 503-326-2019.
Tucson Area IHS--Arizona, Ms. Eileen Preston, Scholarship
Texas. Coordinator, IHS Tucson Area, 7900 S.J.
Stock Road, Tucson, AZ 85746, Tele: 602-
295-2434.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please address application inquiries
to the appropriate Indian Health Service Area Scholarship Coordinator.
Other programmatic inquiries may be addressed to Ms. Rosh Foley, Chief,
Scholarship Branch, Indian Health Service, Twinbrook Metro Plaza, suite
100, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852; Telephone 301-
443-6197. (This is not a toll-free number.) For grants information,
contact Ms. Patricia Lee-McCoy, Grants Scholarship Coordinator, Grants
Management Branch, Division of Acquisition and Grants Operations,
Indian Health Service, room 100, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD
20852; Telephone 301-443-0243. (This is not a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Health Professions Preparatory and
Pregraduate Scholarship Grant Programs are authorized by section 103 of
the IHCIA, Public Law 94-437, as amended by Public Law 96-537, Indian
Health Care Amendments of 1980; Public Law 100-713, Indian Health Care
Amendments of 1988; and Public Law 102-573, Indian Health Care
Amendments of 1992.
The Indian Health Professions Scholarship Grant Program, formerly
authorized by section 338I of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254r), is now authorized by section 104 of the IHCIA, as amended by the
Indian Health Care Amendments of 1988, Public Law 100-713 and Public
Law 102-573, Indian Health Care Amendments of 1992.
A. General Program Purpose: These grant programs are intended to
encourage American Indians and Alaska Natives to enter the health
professions and to assure the availability of Indian health
professionals to serve Indians.
B. Eligibility Requirements: 1. The Health Professions Preparatory
Scholarship awards are made to individuals of American Indian or Native
Alaskan descent meeting the criteria in section 4(c) of the IHCIA, as
amended, who have successfully completed high school education or high
school equivalency and who have been accepted for enrollment in a
compensatory, pre-professional general education course or curriculum.
Support is limited to 2 years for full-time students and 4 years for
part-time students.
2. The Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship awards are made
to individuals of American Indian or Native Alaskan descent meeting the
criteria in section 4(c) of the IHCIA, as amended, who have
successfully completed high school education or high school equivalency
and who have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled in an
accredited pregraduate program leading to a baccalaureate degree in
pre-medicine or pre-dentistry. Support is limited to 4 years for full-
time students and 8 years for part-time students.
3. The Indian Health Professions Scholarship awards are made to
individuals of American Indian or Native Alaskan descent meeting the
criteria in section 4(c) of the IHCIA, as amended, who are enrolled in
health professions and allied health professions programs. Support is
limited to 4 years for full-time students and 8 years for part-time
students.
Awards for the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Grant program
will be made in accord with 42 CFR 36.330, except that pursuant to
section 104 of the IHCIA, as amended by the Indian Health Care
Amendments of 1988, Public Law 100-713, only Indian and Native Alaskan
applicants shall receive awards and the service obligation prescribed
under section 338C of the Public Health Service Act (43 U.S.C. 244m)
shall be met:
(1) In Indian Health Service;
(2) In a program conducted under a contract entered into under the
Indian Self-Determination Act;
(3) In a program assisted under title V of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (Pub. L. 94-437) and its amendments; and
(4) In private practice of his or her profession, if the practice:
(a) Is situated in a health professional shortage area, designated in
regulations promulgated by the Secretary and (b) addresses the health
care needs of a substantial number of Indians as determined by the
Secretary in accordance with guidelines of the Service.
Pursuant to the Indian Health Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-573),
a recipient of an Indian Health Professions Scholarship may, at the
election of the recipient, meet his/her active duty service obligation
prescribed under section 338C of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 245m) by a program specified in options (1)-(4) above that:
(i) Is located on the reservation of the tribe in which the
recipient is enrolled; or
(ii) serves the tribe in which the recipient is enrolled.
All applicants for the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Grant
Program are reminded that recipients of this scholarship incur a
service obligation. Moreover, this obligation shall be served at a
facility determined by the Director, IHS, consistent with the IHCIA,
Public Law 94-437, as amended by Public Law 100-713 and Public Law 102-
573.
C. Fund Availability: Both part-time and full-time scholarship
awards will be made in accordance with regulations at 42 CFR 36.320,
incorporated in the application materials, for Health Professions
Preparatory Scholarship Grant Program for Indians and 42 CFR 36.370,
incorporated in the application materials, for Health Professions
Pregraduate Scholarship Grant Program for Indians. Approximately 169
awards, 80 of which are continuing, will be made under the Health
Professions Preparatory and Pregraduate Scholarship Grant Programs for
Indians in this fiscal year. The awards are for 10 months in duration,
and the average award to a full-time student is approximately $14,000.
In FY 1994, approximately $1,120,000 is available for continuation
awards and approximately $2,376,000 is available for new awards.
Approximately 453 awards, 300 of which are continuing, will be made
under the Health Professions Scholarship Grant Program for Indians in
FY 1994. Awards will be made to both full-time and part-time students.
The awards are for 12 months in duration, and the average award to a
full-time student is approximately $17,000. In FY 1994, approximately
$5,100,000 is available for continuation awards, and $2,602,000 is
available for new awards.
No more than 20% of available funds will be used for part-time
scholarships this fiscal year. Students are considered part-time if
they are enrolled for a minimum of 6 hours of instruction and are not
considered in full-time status by their college or university.
Documentation must be received from part-time applicants that their
school and course curriculum allows less than full-time status.
D. Criteria for Evaluation: Applications will be evaluated against
the following criteria: 1. Needs of the IHS. Applicants are considered
for scholarship awards based on their desired career goals and how
these goals relate to current Indian health manpower needs.
Applications for each health career category are reviewed and ranked
separately.
2. Academic performance. Applicants are rated according to their
academic performance as evidenced by transcripts and faculty
evaluations. In cases where a particular applicant's school has a
policy not to rank students academically, faculty members are asked to
provide a personal judgment of the applicant's achievement. Health
Profession applicants with a cumulative GPA below 2.0 are not eligible
to apply.
3. Faculty/Employer Recommendations. Applicants are rated according
to evaluations by faculty members and current and/or former employers
regarding the applicant's potential in the chosen health related
profession.
4. Stated Reasons for Asking for the Scholarship and Stated Career
Goals. Applicants must provide a brief written explanation of reasons
for asking for the scholarship and of career goals. The applicant's
narrative will be judged on how well it is written and content.
5. Applicants who are closest to graduation or completion are
awarded first. For example, senior and junior applicants under the
Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship receive funding before
freshmen and sophomores.
E. Priority Categories: Regulations at 42 CFR 36.304 provide that
the IHS shall, from time to time, publish a list of health professions
eligible for consideration for the award of Health Professions
Preparatory and Pregraduate Scholarships and Health Professions
Scholarships. Section 104(b) (1) of the IHCIA, as amended by the Indian
Health Care Amendment of 1988, Public Law 100-713, authorizes the IHS
to determine specific health professions for which Indian Health
Scholarships will be awarded.
The lists of priority health professions that follow, by
scholarship program, are based upon the needs of the IHS as well as
upon the needs of the American Indians and Alaska Natives for
additional service by specific health profession.
1. Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Grant Program for
Indians. (Below is the list of disciplines to be supported and priority
is based on academic level: Sophomore, Freshman.)
A. Pre-Engineering.
B. Pre-Medical Technology.
C. Pre-Nursing.
D. Pre-Pharmacy.
E. Pre-Physical Therapy.
F. Pre-Sanitation.
2. Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Grant Program. (Below
is the list of disciplines to be supported and priority is based on
academic level: Senior, Junior, Sophomore, Freshman.)
A. Pre-Dentistry.
B. Pre-Medicine.
3. Indian Health Professions Scholarship Grant Program. (Below is a
list of disciplines to be supported and priority is based on academic
level, unless specified: Graduate, Senior, Junior, Sophomore,
Freshman.)
A. Chemical Dependency Counseling.
B. Clinical Psychology: PH.D. only.
C. Counseling Psychology: PH.D. only.
D. Computer Science: B.S.
E. Dentistry.
F. Dietician: B.S.
G. Engineering: B.S. Civil, Environmental and Mechanical.
H. Health Education: Masters level only.
I. Health Records: A.R.T. and R.R.T.
J. Medical Technology: B.S.
K. Medical Social Work: Masters level only.
L. Medicine: Allopathic and Osteopathic.
M. Nurse Practitioner: R.N.A., C.N.M. and F.N.P.
N. Nursing: A.D.N. B.S.N. and M.S.N. (Priority consideration will
be given to Registered Nurses employed by the Indian Health Service; in
a program assisted under a contract entered into under the Indian Self-
Determination Act; or in a program assisted under title V of the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act.)
O. Optometry.
P. Para-Optometric.
Q. Pharmacy: B.S.
R. Physician Assistant: B.S.
S. Physical Therapy.
T. Podiatry: D.P.M.
U. Public Health: M.P.H. only. (Applicants must be enrolled or
accepted in a school of public health and must have 2 years of health
delivery experience.)
V. Public Health Nutrition: Masters level only.
W. Radiologic Technology.
X. Respiratory Therapy: B.S.
Y. Sanitarian: B.S. Environmental Health, Environmental Science and
Occupational Safety and Health.
Z. Sonography.
Interested individuals are reminded that the list of eligible
health and allied health professions is effective for the applicants
for the 1994-1995 academic year. These priorities will remain in effect
until superseded. Applicants for health and allied health professions
not on the above priority list are eligible to apply but will only be
considered pending the availability of qualified applicants in the
priority areas.
Dated: January 4, 1994.
Michel E. Lincoln,
Acting Director.
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