Program Participation Eligibility Conferred by Underserved and Shortage Area Designation Category

Federal Programs

Programs that Require Underserved or Shortage Designations for Participation	Federal Designation Category
	Medically Underserved		Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)
	Geographic Area (MUA)	Population Group (MUP)	Geographic Area	Population Group	Facility
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program	No	No	Yes, can be for profit	Yes, can be for profit	Yes
National Health Service Corps Educational Loan Repayment Programs (Federally administered)	No	No	Yes, can be for profit	Yes, can be for profit	Yes
Illinois National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)	No	No	Yes, must be public or nonprofit entity	Yes, must be public or nonprofit entity	Yes, must be public or nonprofit entity
Health Professional Shortage Area Bonus Program (Medicare 10% Bonus Payment)	No	No	Yes	No	No
Rural Health Clinic Program	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), both grant funded and look a like sites	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

Programs that Require Underserved or Shortage Designations for Participation	Federal Designation Category
	Medically Underserved		Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)
	Geographic Area (MUA)	Population Group (MUP)	Geographic Area	Population Group	Facility
Underserved Physician Workforce Loan Repayment Program (UPW)	No	No	Yes, must be public or nonprofit entity	Yes, must be public or nonprofit entity	Yes, must be public or nonprofit entity
J 1 Visa Waiver Program	Yes (specialist only)	No	Yes	Yes, must include 51% or more of a population group in practice	Yes
Podiatric Scholarship Program	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Medical Student Scholarship Program (This scholarship is not available at this time.)	No	No	Yes	Yes, must include 51% or more of a population group in practice	Yes
Allied Health Professionals Scholarship Program (This scholarship is not available at this time.)	No	No	Yes	Yes, must include 51% or more of a population group in practice	Yes
Nursing Education Scholarship Program (NESP)	No	No	No	No	No