Medical Student

HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (HPSP) The U.S. Army can help pay for your advanced medical degree with one of the most comprehensive scholarships available in the health care field — The F. Edward Hébert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program.

Qualifying students can receive full tuition for any accredited medical, dental, veterinary, psychiatric nurse practitioner, psychology or optometry program, plus a generous monthly stipend of more than $3,000.

BENEFITS

• Full tuition (up to 4 years, depending on specialty)

• Books, equipment, other fees

• $3,000 monthly stipend

• $20,000 sign-on bonus

• Officer's pay during school breaks

• Monthly allowance for food and housing

• Salary increases with promotions, time in service and cost-of-living adjustments

REQUIREMENTS

• Be enrolled in (have a letter of acceptance from, or a list of schools applied to) an accredited graduate program in the U.S. or Puerto Rico:

For Medical/Osteopathy: Be enrolled in an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy

For Dental: Entry into any ADA-accredited D.D.S. or D.M.D. program

For Veterinarian: Be enrolled in an AVMA-accredited DVM or VMD program

For Specialty Nurse: Be enrolled in an accredited Bachelor of Nursing program

For Counseling/Clinical Psychology: Be enrolled in an APA-accredited clinical or counseling psychology doctoral program

For Optometry: Be enrolled in an accredited optometry program

• Be a U.S. citizen

• Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited school

• Maintain full-time student status during the length of the program

• Qualify as a commissioned officer