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Indian Health Professions Preparatory,
Indian Health Professions Pregraduate
and Indian Health Professions
Scholarship Programs
Overview Information: Indian Health
Professions Preparatory, Indian Health
Professions Pregraduate and Indian
Health Professions Scholarship
Programs.
Announcement Type: Initial.
CFDA Numbers: 93.971, 93.123, and
93.972.
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: May 7, 2012,
for continuing students.
Application Deadline: May 7, 2012,
for new students.
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Anticipated Number of Awards:
Application Review: May 21–25, 2012.
Application Notification: First week
Approximately 25 awards will be made
of July, 2012.
under the Health Professions
Award Start Date: August 1, 2012.
Preparatory and Pre-graduate
Scholarship Programs for Indians. The
I. Funding Opportunity Description
awards are for tuition and fees only and
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is
the average award to a full-time student
committed to encouraging American
is approximately $10,701.35. An
Indians and Alaska Natives to enter the
estimated 280 awards will be made
health professions and to assuring the
under the Indian Health Professions
availability of Indian health
Scholarship Program. The awards are
professionals to provide health care
for 12 months in duration, and will
services to Indians. The IHS is
cover both tuition and fees and Other
committed to the recruitment of
Related Costs (ORC). The average award
students for the following programs:
to a full-time student is approximately
• The Indian Health Professions
$48,056.05. In FY 2012, an estimated
Preparatory Scholarship authorized by
$9,500,000 is available for continuation
section 103 of the Indian Health Care
awards, and an estimated $3,500,000 is
Improvement Act (IHCIA), Public Law
available for new awards.
94–437 (1976).
Project Period—The project period for
• The Indian Health Professions Prethe IHS Health Professions Preparatory
graduate Scholarship authorized by
Scholarship support, tuition and fees
section 103 of the IHCIA, Public Law
only, is limited to two years for full-time
94–437 (1976).
students and the part-time equivalent of
• The Indian Health Professions
two years, not to exceed four years for
Scholarship authorized by section 104
part-time students. The project period
of the IHCIA, Public Law 94–437 (1976). for the Health Professions Pre-graduate
Full-time and part-time scholarships
Scholarship support, tuition and fees
will be funded for each of the three
only, is limited to four years for fullscholarship programs.
time students and the part-time
The scholarship award selections and
equivalent of four years, not to exceed
funding are subject to availability of
eight years for part-time students.
funds appropriated for the Scholarship
The IHS Indian Health Professions
Program.
Scholarship support, tuition, fees and
Other Related Costs (ORC) is limited to
II. Award Information
four years for full-time students and the
Awards under this initiative will be
part-time equivalent of four years, not to
administered using the grant
exceed eight years for part-time
mechanism of the IHS.
students.
Estimated Funds Available: An
estimated $14.0 million will be
available for FY 2012 awards. Of this
estimated $14.0 million in funding, no
more than $1.0 million will be set aside
for Preparatory and Pre-graduate
Scholarships, with the remaining
balance to be used toward Health
Professions Scholarships. The IHS
program anticipates, but cannot
guarantee, due to possible funding
changes, student scholarship selections
from any or all of the following
disciplines in the 103, 103P and 104
Programs for the Scholarship Period
2012–2013. Due to the rising cost of
education and the decreasing number of
scholars who can be funded by the IHS
Scholarship Program (IHSSP), the
IHSSP has changed the funding policy
for Preparatory and Pre-graduate
scholarship awards and reallocated a
greater percentage of its funding in an
effort to increase the number of Health
Professions scholarships, and inherently
the number of service obligated
scholars, to better meet the health care
provider needs of the IHS and its Tribal
and Urban Indian health care system
partners.
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III. Eligibility Information
This announcement is a limited
competition for awards made to
American Indians (Federally recognized
Tribal members, state recognized Tribal
members, and first and second degree
descendants of Federal or state
recognized Tribal members), or Alaska
Natives only. Continuation awards are
non-competitive.
1. Eligible Applicants
The Health Professions Preparatory
Scholarship awards are made to
American Indians (Federally recognized
Tribal members, first and second degree
descendants of Tribal members, and
state recognized Tribal members, first
and second degree descendants of Tribal
members), or Alaska Natives who:
• Have successfully completed high
school education or high school
equivalency; and
• Have been accepted for enrollment
in a compensatory, pre-professional
general education course or curriculum;
and
The Health Professions Pre-graduate
Scholarship awards are made to
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American Indians (Federally recognized
Tribal members, first and second degree
descendants of Tribal members, and
state recognized Tribal members, first
and second degree descendants of Tribal
members), or Alaska Natives who:
• Have successfully completed high
school education or high school
equivalency; and
• Have been accepted for enrollment
or are enrolled in an accredited pregraduate program leading to a
baccalaureate degree in pre-medicine,
pre-dentistry, or pre-podiatry.
The Indian Health Professions
Scholarship may be awarded only to an
individual who is a member of a
Federally recognized Indian Tribe or
Alaska Native as provided by section
4(c), and 4(d) of the IHCIA. Membership
in a Tribe recognized only by a state
does not meet this statutory
requirement. To receive an Indian
Health Professions Scholarship, an
otherwise eligible individual must be
enrolled in an appropriately accredited
school and pursuing a course of study
in a health profession as defined by
section 4(10) of the IHCIA.
2. Cost Sharing/Matching
The Scholarship Program does not
require matching funds or cost sharing
to participate in the competitive grant
process.
3. Benefits from State, Local and Other
Federal Sources
Awardees of the Health Professions
Preparatory or Health Professions Pregraduate scholarship may accept outside
funding from other scholarship, grant,
fee waiver and student loan programs to
assist with their education and other
related expenses. Awardees of the
Health Professions scholarship, who
accept outside funding from other
scholarship, grant and fee waiver
programs, will have these monies
applied to their student account tuition
and fees charges at the college or
university they are attending, before the
IHS Scholarship Program will pay any
of the remaining balance. These outside
funding sources must be reported on the
IHS Area office and States/locality served
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium:
Alaska ................................................................................................
Albuquerque Area IHS:
Colorado, New Mexico ......................................................................
Bemidji Area IHS:
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin .............................
Billings Area IHS:
Montana, Wyoming ...........................................................................
California Area IHS:
California, Hawaii ..............................................................................
Nashville Area IHS:
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi,
District of Columbia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.
Navajo Area IHS:
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah ...............................................................
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student’s invoicing documents
submitted by the college or university
they are attending. Student loans
accepted by Health Professions
scholarship recipients will have no
effect on the IHS Scholarship program
payment made to their college or
university.
IV. Application Submission
Information
1. Address To Request Application
Package
New applicants are responsible for
contacting and requesting an
application packet from their IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator. They are listed
on the IHS Web site at https://www.
scholarship.ihs.gov/area_coordinators.
cfm.
This information is also listed below.
Please review the following list to
identify the appropriate IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator for your State.
Application packets may be obtained by
calling or writing to the following
individuals listed below:
Scholarship coordinator/address
Aberdeen Area IHS:
Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota ..................................
Oklahoma City Area IHS:
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma ............................................................
Phoenix Area IHS:
Arizona, Nevada, Utah ......................................................................
Ms. Kim Annis, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Aberdeen Area IHS,
115 4th Avenue SE., Aberdeen, SD 57401, Tele: (605) 226–7466.
Ms. Courtney Bridges, Alternate: Ms. Tasha Hotch, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, 4000 Ambassador Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508,
Tele: (907) 729–1913, 1–800–684–8361 (toll free).
Ms. Cora Boone, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Albuquerque Area
IHS, 5300 Homestead Road, NE., Albuquerque, NM 87110, Tele:
(505) 248–4418, 1–800–382–3027 (toll free).
Mr. Tony Buckanaga, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Bemidji Area
IHS, 522 Minnesota Avenue NW., Room 209, Bemidji, MN 56601,
Tele: (218) 444–0486, 1–800–892–3079 (toll free).
Mr. Delon Rock Above, Alternate: Ms. Bernice Hugs, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Billings Area IHS, Area Personnel Office, P.O.
Box 36600, 2900 4th Avenue, North, Suite 400, Billings, MT 59103,
Tele: (406) 247–7215.
Ms. Mona Celli, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, California Area
IHS, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 7–100, Sacramento, CA 95814, Tele:
(916) 930–3981, ext. 311.
Ms. Michelle Marshalek, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Nashville
Area IHS, 711 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville, TN 37214, Tele: (615)
467–1505.
Ms. Aletha John, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Navajo Area IHS,
P.O. Box 9020, Wndow Rock, AZ 86515, Tele: (928) 871–1360.
Mr. Keith Bohanan, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Oklahoma City
Area IHS, 701 Market Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73114, Tele: (405)
951–3789, 1–800–722–3357 (toll free).
Ms. Trudy Begay, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Phoenix Area
IHS, Suite 510, 40 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, Tele:
(602) 364–5256.
Portland Area IHS:
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IHS Area office and States/locality served
Scholarship coordinator/address
Idaho, Oregon, Washington ..............................................................
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Tucson Area IHS:
Arizona, Texas ..................................................................................
2. Content and Form Submission
Each applicant will be responsible for
submitting a completed application
(Forms IHS–856–1 through 856–6) and
one copy to the: IHS Scholarship
Program Branch Office, 801 Thompson
Ave, Suite 450 (TMP), Rockville, MD
20852. Electronic applications are being
accepted for this cycle. Go to www.
scholarship.ihs.gov for more
information on how to apply
electronically. The on-line portal will be
open on December 12, 2011. The
application will be considered complete
if the following documents (original and
one copy) are included;
a. Completed and signed application
Checklist.
b. Original, signed, complete
application form IHS–856 (for
continuation students-Data Sheet in
place of IHS–856).
c. Current Letter of Acceptance from
College/University or Proof of
Application to a College/University or
Health Professions Program.
d. Official transcripts for all colleges/
universities attended (or high school
transcripts or Certificate of Completion
of Home School Program for applicants
who have not taken college courses).
e. Cumulative GPA: Applicant’s
calculations.
f. Applicant’s Documents for Indian
Eligibility.
i. If you are a member of a Federally
recognized Tribe or Alaska Native
(recognized by the Secretary of the
Interior), provide evidence of
membership such as:
1. Certification of Tribal enrollment
by the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA Certification: Form 4432–Category
A or D, whichever is applicable); or
2. In the absence of BIA certification,
documentation that you meet
requirements of Tribal membership as
prescribed by the charter, articles of
incorporation or other legal instrument
of the Tribe and have been officially
designated as a Tribal member as
evidenced by an accompanying
document signed by an authorized
Tribal official, or
3. Other evidence of Tribal
membership satisfactory to the Secretary
of the Interior.
ii. If you are a member of a Tribe
terminated since 1940 or a State
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Ms. Laurie Veitenheimer, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Portland
Area IHS, 1414 NW Northrup Street, Suite 800, Portland, OR 97209,
Tele: (503) 326–6983.
Ms. Trudy Begay (See Phoenix Area).
recognized Tribe and first or second
degree descendant, provide official
documentation that you meet the
requirements of Tribal membership as
prescribed by the charter, articles of
incorporation or other legal instrument
of the Tribe and have been officially
designated as a Tribal member as
evidenced by an accompanying
document signed by an authorized
Tribal official; or other evidence,
satisfactory to the Secretary of the
Interior, that you are a member of the
Tribe. In addition, if the terminated or
state recognized Tribe of which you are
a member is not on a list of such Tribes
published by the Secretary of the
Interior in the Federal Register, you
must submit an official signed
document that the Tribe has been
terminated since 1940 or is recognized
by the state in which the Tribe is
located in accordance with the law of
that state.
iii. If you are not a Tribal member but
are a natural child or grandchild of a
Tribal member you must submit: (1)
evidence of that fact, e.g., your birth
certificate and/or your parent’s/
grandparent’s birth/death certificate
showing the name of the Tribal member;
and (2) evidence of your parent’s or
grandparent’s Tribal membership in
accordance with paragraphs A and B.
The relationship to the Tribal member
must be clearly documented. Failure to
submit the required documentation will
result in the application not being
accepted for review.
Note: If you meet the criteria of B or C, you
are eligible only for the Preparatory or Pregraduate Scholarships.
• Two Faculty/Employee Evaluations
with original signature.
• Reasons for Requesting the
Scholarship.
• Delinquent Debt Form.
• Course Curriculum Verification
with original signature.
• Acknowledgement Card (if
submitting a hard copy application).
• Curriculum for Major.
3. Submission Dates and Times
Application Receipt Date: The
application deadline for New applicants
is Monday, May 7, 2012.
Applications (original and one copy)
shall be considered as meeting the
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deadline if they are received by the IHS
Scholarship Program Branch Office,
located in Rockville, Maryland, and
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 will not be acceptable as
proof of timely mailing and will not be
considered for funding. Once the
application is received, the applicant
will receive an ‘‘Acknowledgement of
Receipt of Application’’ (IHS–815) card
that is included in the application
packet, if submitting a hard copy
application. Applications received, with
postmarks after the announced deadline
date, will not be considered for funding.
4. Intergovernmental Review
Executive Order 12372 requiring
intergovernmental review is not
applicable to this program.
5. Funding Restrictions
No more than 5% 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 six hours of instruction
and are not considered in full-time
status by their college/university.
Documentation must be received from
part-time applicants that their school
and course curriculum allows less than
full-time status. Both part-time and fulltime scholarship awards will be made in
accordance with 42 CFR 136.320,
136.330 and 136.370 and this
information will be published in all
IHSSP Applications and Student
Handbooks as they pertain to the Indian
Health Service Scholarship Program.
6. Other Submissions Requirements
New applicants are responsible for
using the online application or
contacting and requesting an
application packet from their IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator. Continuation
students are also encouraged to use the
online application process; however, the
Division of Grants Management will
also mail continuation students an
application packet. If you do not receive
this information, please contact your
IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator or
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your IHS Scholarship Program Analyst
to request a continuation application.
Continuing students must submit a
complete application (original plus one
copy) and meet the deadline of Monday,
May 7, 2012; there will be no
exceptions.
V. Application Review Information
• Indian Health Professions Preparatory
Scholarships
A. Pre-Clinical Psychology (Jr. and Sr.
undergraduate years).
B. Pre-Nursing.
C. Pre-Pharmacy.
D. Pre-Social Work (Jr. and Sr.
preparing for an MS in social work).
• Indian Health Professions PreGraduate Scholarships
1. Criteria
Applications will be reviewed and
scored with the following criteria.
A. Pre-Dentistry.
B. Pre-Medicine.
C. Pre-Podiatry.
• Needs of the IHS (Health Personnel
Needs in Indian Country)
• Indian Health Professions Scholarship
Applicants are considered for
scholarship awards based on their
desired career goals and how these goals
relate to current Indian health personnel
needs. Applications for each health
career category are reviewed and ranked
separately.
• Academic Performance (40 Points)
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 Professions
applicants with a cumulative GPA
below 2.0 are not eligible for award.
• Faculty/Employer Recommendations
(30 Points)
Applicants are rated according to
evaluations by faculty members, current
and/or former employers and Tribal
officials regarding the applicant’s
potential in the chosen health related
professions.
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• Stated Reasons for Asking for the
Scholarship and Stated Career Goals (30
Points)
Applicants must provide a brief
written explanation of reasons for
asking for the scholarship and of their
career goals. The applicant’s narrative
will be judged on how well it is written
and its content.
• Applicants who are closest to
graduation or completion of training are
awarded first. For example, senior and
junior applicants under the Health
Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship
receives funding before freshmen and
sophomores.
• Priority Categories
The following is a list of health
professions that will be considered for
funding in each scholarship program in
FY 2012.
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A. Bio Medical Engineering—BS.
B. Bio Medical Technology—AAS.
C. Chemical Dependency
Counseling—Master’s Degrees.
D. Clinical Psychology—Ph.D. or
Psy.D.
E. Dentistry: DDS or DMD degrees
F. Diagnostic Radiology Technology:
Associates and B.S.
G. Environmental Health/Sanitarian:
B.S.
H. Health Records Administration:
R.H.I.T. and R.H.I.A.
I. Medical Technology: B.S.
J. Medicine: Allopathic and
Osteopathic.
K. Nurse: Associate and Bachelor
Degrees and advanced degrees in
Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Women’s Health,
Pediatrics, Family Health, and Nurse
Anesthetist.
(Priority consideration will be given
to Registered Nurses employed by the
IHS; in a program conducted under a
contract or compact entered into under
the Indian Self-Determination Act and
Education Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–
638) and its amendments; or in a
program assisted under Title V of the
IHCIA.)
L. Occupational Therapy: B.S. or
Masters.
N. Pharmacy: Pharm.D.
O. Physician Assistant: PA–C.
P. Physical Therapy: M.S. and D.P.T.
Q Podiatry: D.P.M.
R. Public Health Nutritionist: M.S.
S. Respiratory Therapy: BS Degree.
T. Social Work: Masters Level only
(Direct Practice and Clinical
concentrations).
U. Ultrasonography (Prerequisite:
Diagnostic Radiology Technology).
2. Review and Selection Process
The applications will be reviewed and
scored by the IHS Scholarship
Program’s Application Review
Committee appointed by the IHS. Each
reviewer will not be allowed to review
an application from his/her Area or his/
her own Tribe. Each application will be
reviewed by three reviewers. The
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average score of the three reviews
provide the final Ranking Score for each
applicant. To determine the ranking of
each applicant, these scores are sorted
from the highest to the lowest within
each scholarship section, health
discipline, enrollment status, date of
graduation, and score. If several
students have the same date of
graduation and score within the same
discipline, computer ranking list will
randomly sort and will not be sorted by
alphabetical name. Selections are then
made from the top of each ranking list
to the extent that funds allocated by the
IHS among the three scholarships are
available for obligation.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
It is anticipated that continuing
applicants will be notified in writing
during the first week of June and new
applicants will be notified in writing
during the first week of July 2012. An
Award Letter will be issued to
successful applicants. Unsuccessful
applicants will be notified in writing,
which will include a brief explanation
of the reasons the application was not
successful and provide the name of the
IHS official to contact if more
information is desired.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements
Regulations at 42 CFR 136.304
provide that the IHS shall, from time to
time, publish a list of health professions
eligible for consideration for the award
of IHS Indian Health Professions
Preparatory and Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarships and IHS Health
Professions Scholarship. 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.
Awards for the Indian Health
Professions Scholarships will be made
in accordance with 42 CFR 136.330.
Awardees shall incur a service
obligation prescribed under section
338A of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 2541) which shall be met by
service, through clinical practice:
(1) In the IHS;
(2) In a program conducted under a
contract or compact entered into under
the Indian Self-Determination Act and
Education Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–
638) and its amendments;
(3) In a program assisted under Title
V of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (Pub. L. 94–437) and
its amendments; or
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(4) In a private practice option of his
or her profession (physicians, dentists,
and clinical psychologists, only) if the
practice (a) is situated in a health
professional shortage area, designated in
regulations promulgated by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Secretary) and (b) addresses the health
care needs of a substantial number
(75%) of Indians as determined by the
Secretary in accordance with guidelines
of the Service. The percentage of
substantial number of Indians was
increased in FY 2012 due to the
significant vacancies for health
professionals in IHS, Tribal and urban
Indian health programs and the need to
demonstrate service to a more
substantial number of Indians in the
private practice option to warrant the
choice of this option over options 1–3.
This change will apply prospectively for
new scholarship applicants only.
Pursuant to the Indian Health
Amendments of 1992, (Pub. L. 102–
573), an awardee of an IHS Health
Professions Scholarship may, at the
election of the awardee, meet his/her
service obligation prescribed under
section 338A of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541) by a
program specified in options (1)–(4)
above that:
(i) Is located on the reservation of the
Tribe in which the awardee is enrolled;
or
(ii) Serves the Tribe in which the
awardee is enrolled, if there is an open
vacancy available in the discipline for
which the awardee was funded under
the IHS Health Professions Scholarship
during the required 90-day placement
period.
In summary, all awardees of the
Indian Health Professions Scholarship
are reminded that acceptance of this
scholarship will result in a service
obligation requirement that is supported
both by statutes and contract, which
must be performed at an approved
service payback facility.
Moreover, the Director, IHS, has the
authority to make the final
determination, designating a facility,
whether managed and operated by IHS,
or one of its Tribal or Urban Indian
partners, consistent with IHCIA, Public
Law 94–437, as amended by Public Law
100–713, and Public Law 102–573, and
Public Law 111–148 § 10221 (2010), as
approved for scholar obligated service
payback.
Health Professions Scholarship Program
of the Indian Health Care Improvement
Act must maintain a 2.0 cumulative
grade point average (GPA), remain in
good academic standing each semester/
trimester/quarter, maintain full-time
student status (minimum number credit
hours, based upon what is considered
‘‘full-time’’ by the applicant’s school). In
addition to these requirements, a Health
Professions Scholarship program
awardee must be enrolled in an
approved/accredited school for a Health
Professions degree. An awardee of a
scholarship under the IHS Health
Professions Pre-Graduate and Health
Professions Preparatory Scholarship
authority must maintain a minimum 2.0
cumulative grade point average (GPA),
remain in good standing each semester/
trimester/quarter and be a full time
student (minimum of 12 credit hours or
the number of credit hours considered
by your school as full-time). Part-time
students for the three scholarship
programs must also maintain a 2.0
cumulative GPA and must take at least
six credit hours (undergraduate) each
semester/trimester/quarter, but less than
the number of hours considered fulltime by your school. Scholarship
awardees must be approved for parttime status at the time of scholarship
award. Scholarship awardees may not
change from part-time status to full-time
status or vice versa in the same
academic year.
The following reports must be sent to
the IHS Scholarship Program at the
identified time frame. Each scholarship
awardee will be provided with an IHS
Scholarship Program Student Handbook
where the needed reports are located. If
a scholarship awardee fails to submit
these reports as required, they will be
ineligible for continuation of
scholarship support and scholarship
award payments will be discontinued.
3. Reporting
Within thirty (30) days from the end
of each academic period, i.e., semester/
trimester/quarter, or summer session,
scholarship awardees must submit an
Official Transcript showing the results
of the classes taken during that period.
Scholarship Program Minimum
Academic Requirements
It is the policy of the IHS that a
scholarship awardee funded under the
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A. Recipient’s Enrollment and Initial
Progress Report
Within thirty (30) days from the
beginning of each semester/trimester/
quarter, scholarship awardees must
submit a Recipient’s Enrollment and
Initial Progress Report (Form IHS–856–
8, page 69 of the Student Handbook).
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C. Notification of Academic Problem/
Change
If at any time during the semester/
trimester/quarter, scholarship awardees
are advised to reduce the number of
credit hours for which they are enrolled
below the minimum of the 12 (or the
number of hours considered by their
school as full-time) for a full-time
student or at least six hours for parttime students; or if they experience
academic problems, they must submit
this report (Form IHS–856–9, page 71 of
the Student Handbook).
D. Change of Status
• Change of Academic Status
Scholarship awardees must
immediately notify the IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator and their
Scholarship Program Analyst if they are
placed on academic probation,
dismissed from school, or voluntarily
withdraw for any reason (personal or
medical).
• Change of Health Discipline
Scholarship awardees may not change
from the approved IHS Scholarship
Program health discipline during the
school year. If an unapproved change is
made, scholarship payments will be
discontinued.
• Change in Graduation Date
Any time that a change occurs in a
scholarship awardee’s expected
graduation date, they must notify their
IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator and
their Scholarship Program Analyst
immediately in writing. Justification
must be attached from the school
advisor.
VII. Agency Contacts
Please address application inquiries
to the appropriate IHS Area Scholarship
Coordinator. Other programmatic
inquiries may be addressed to Dr. Dawn
A. Kelly, Chief, Scholarship Program,
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 120,
Rockville, Maryland 20852; Telephone
(301) 443–6622. (This is not a toll-free
number). For grants information, contact
the Grants Scholarship Coordinator,
Division of Grants Management, Indian
Health Service, 801 Thompson Avenue,
TMP 360, Rockville, Maryland 20852;
Telephone (301) 443–5204. (This is not
a toll-free number).
VIII. Other Information
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committed to achieving the health
promotion and disease prevention
objectives of Healthy People 2020, a
PHS-led activity for setting priority
areas. This program announcement is
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related to the priority area of Education
and Community-Based Programs.
Potential applicants may download a
copy of Healthy People 2020, at https://
www.healthypeople.gov.
Interested individuals are reminded
that the list of eligible health and allied
professions is effective for applicants for
the 2012–2013 academic year. These
priorities will remain in effect until
superseded. Applicants who apply for
health career categories not listed as
priorities during the current scholarship
cycle will not be considered for a
scholarship award.
Dated: April 4, 2012.
Randy Grinnell,
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Potential Commercial Applications
National Institutes of Health
Government-Owned Inventions;
Availability for Licensing
National Institutes of Health,
Public Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The inventions listed below
are owned by an agency of the U.S.
Government and are available for
licensing in the U.S. in accordance with
35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious
commercialization of results of
federally-funded research and
development. Foreign patent
applications are filed on selected
inventions to extend market coverage
for companies and may also be available
for licensing.
ADDRESSES: Licensing information and
copies of the U.S. patent applications
listed below may be obtained by writing
to the indicated licensing contact at the
Office of Technology Transfer, National
Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive
Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville,
Maryland 20852–3804; telephone: 301–
496–7057; fax: 301–402–0220. A signed
Confidential Disclosure Agreement will
be required to receive copies of the
patent applications.
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SUMMARY:
Nonpathogenic Bacteria, Paenibacillus
alvei, Useful as a Natural Biocontrol
Agent for Elimination of Food-borne
Pathogenic Bacteria
Description of Technology: This
newly isolated non-pathogenic bacterial
strain (TS–15) has shown the ability kill
or inhibit a wide variety of harmful
bacteria including many of the most
common food-borne pathogens such as
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Salmonella, Escherichia, Listeria,
Shigella, Enterobacter and
Staphylococcus. The TS–15 strain may
provide a natural low cost means to
help protect the food supply. The strain
may be used as a biocontrol agent in the
form of a pesticide or pretreatment to
soils in which fruits and vegetable are
grown. Preventative use of the TS–15
strain in biocontrol measures may
prevent many of the millions of
illnesses in the U.S. that are caused by
food-borne pathogens each year. Such
prevention may also reduce the
associated costs of treatment for such
illnesses. Furthermore, isolation and
development of the antibiotic
compounds produced by the TS–15
strain may yield useful new
compositions to help treat bacterial
illness, including infections by some
pathogens resistant to standard
antibiotics.
• Agriculture—pesticide.
• Medicine—antibiotic.
Competitive Advantages: Low cost
natural means of prevention of many
food-borne bacterial illnesses.
Development Stage: Early-stage.
Inventors: Eric Brown (FDA), Jie
Zheng (FDA), and Alex Enurah.
Intellectual Property: HHS Reference
No. E–042–2011/0—U.S. Provisional
Application No. 61/488,271 filed 20
May 2011.
Licensing Contact: Tedd Fenn; 301–
435–5031; Tedd.Fenn@nih.gov.
Collaborative Research Opportunity:
The FDA Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition is seeking statements
of capability or interest from parties
interested in collaborative research to
further develop, evaluate or
commercialize Paenibacillus alvei (TS–
15). For collaboration opportunities,
please contact Alice Welch at
alice.welch@fda.hhs.gov.
Glass Capillary Arrays for Calibration,
Validation, and Quality Assurance of
Quantitative Measurements from
Diffusion MRI Applications
Description of Technology: NIH
scientists have developed a tool for
calibration and quality assurance for
diffusion MRI applications. These Glass
Capillary Arrays (GCAs) allow reliable
means for instrument calibration and
data measurement validation of various
MRI scanning parameters. A variety of
GCA conformations is available, so they
have broad utility in MRI applications
ranging from material sciences to
clinical and biological MRI.
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• Calibration, quality assurance, and
quality control for diffusion MRI
applications using physics and
mathematics algorithms combined with
known GCA properties.
• GCAs come in various diameters
and thicknesses, so can be utilized in a
wide range of sciences (material and
biological).
• Provides known standards for
adjustment of various parameters,
including magnetic field gradient,
magnetic field homogeneity, and
radiofrequency pulse.
Competitive Advantages
• Allows sufficient quality assurance
and instrument calibration not
previously available for advanced
diffusion MRI.
• GCAs are non-toxic and biologically
and environmentally safe, so can be
stored without special permits or
requirements.
Development Stage: Prototype.
Inventors: Ferenc Horkey, et al.
(NICHD).
Intellectual Property: HHS Reference
No. E–202–2010/0—U.S. Provisional
Application No. 61/536,032 filed 18 Sep
2011.
Licensing Contact: John Stansberry,
Ph.D.; 301–435–5236;
stansbej@mail.nih.gov.
Diffusion MRI of Beating Hearts and
Other Moving Tissues in Live Patients
Description of Technology: Diffusion
Tensor Imaging (DTI) is an improved
form of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI) that provides microscopic details
about tissue structure based on water
diffusion. DTI is commonly used to
visualize the brain when examining
patients with neurological disorders or
strokes. Currently, DTI faces technical
limitations preventing imaging of
moving tissues, such as the beating
heart, spinal cord, and base of the brain.
The NIH inventors have established an
improved method allowing application
of DTI to moving tissues. Using DTI to
examine patients’ hearts will allow for
better detection of location and severity
of ischemia and for probing general
muscle structure and integrity. This
method can be applied to various
diffusion models including Diffusion
Weighted Imaging (DWI).
Potential Commercial Applications
• Heart disease diagnosis.
• Evaluating new drugs for effects on
heart.
• Planning surgical procedures.
• Imaging spinal cord, base of brain,
and periventricular zones.
• Enhanced imaging of other tissues.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Indian Health Professions Preparatory, Indian Health Professions
Pregraduate and Indian Health Professions Scholarship Programs
Overview Information: Indian Health Professions Preparatory, Indian
Health Professions Pregraduate and Indian Health Professions
Scholarship Programs.
Announcement Type: Initial.
CFDA Numbers: 93.971, 93.123, and 93.972.
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: May 7, 2012, for continuing students.
Application Deadline: May 7, 2012, for new students.
Application Review: May 21-25, 2012.
Application Notification: First week of July, 2012.
Award Start Date: August 1, 2012.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is committed to encouraging
American Indians and Alaska Natives to enter the health professions and
to assuring the availability of Indian health professionals to provide
health care services to Indians. The IHS is committed to the
recruitment of students for the following programs:
The Indian Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship
authorized by section 103 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
(IHCIA), Public Law 94-437 (1976).
The Indian Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship
authorized by section 103 of the IHCIA, Public Law 94-437 (1976).
The Indian Health Professions Scholarship authorized by
section 104 of the IHCIA, Public Law 94-437 (1976).
Full-time and part-time scholarships will be funded for each of the
three scholarship programs.
The scholarship award selections and funding are subject to
availability of funds appropriated for the Scholarship Program.
II. Award Information
Awards under this initiative will be administered using the grant
mechanism of the IHS.
Estimated Funds Available: An estimated $14.0 million will be
available for FY 2012 awards. Of this estimated $14.0 million in
funding, no more than $1.0 million will be set aside for Preparatory
and Pre-graduate Scholarships, with the remaining balance to be used
toward Health Professions Scholarships. The IHS program anticipates,
but cannot guarantee, due to possible funding changes, student
scholarship selections from any or all of the following disciplines in
the 103, 103P and 104 Programs for the Scholarship Period 2012-2013.
Due to the rising cost of education and the decreasing number of
scholars who can be funded by the IHS Scholarship Program (IHSSP), the
IHSSP has changed the funding policy for Preparatory and Pre-graduate
scholarship awards and reallocated a greater percentage of its funding
in an effort to increase the number of Health Professions scholarships,
and inherently the number of service obligated scholars, to better meet
the health care provider needs of the IHS and its Tribal and Urban
Indian health care system partners.
Anticipated Number of Awards: Approximately 25 awards will be made
under the Health Professions Preparatory and Pre-graduate Scholarship
Programs for Indians. The awards are for tuition and fees only and the
average award to a full-time student is approximately $10,701.35. An
estimated 280 awards will be made under the Indian Health Professions
Scholarship Program. The awards are for 12 months in duration, and will
cover both tuition and fees and Other Related Costs (ORC). The average
award to a full-time student is approximately $48,056.05. In FY 2012,
an estimated $9,500,000 is available for continuation awards, and an
estimated $3,500,000 is available for new awards.
Project Period--The project period for the IHS Health Professions
Preparatory Scholarship support, tuition and fees only, is limited to
two years for full-time students and the part-time equivalent of two
years, not to exceed four years for part-time students. The project
period for the Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship support,
tuition and fees only, is limited to four years for full-time students
and the part-time equivalent of four years, not to exceed eight years
for part-time students.
The IHS Indian Health Professions Scholarship support, tuition,
fees and Other Related Costs (ORC) is limited to four years for full-
time students and the part-time equivalent of four years, not to exceed
eight years for part-time students.
III. Eligibility Information
This announcement is a limited competition for awards made to
American Indians (Federally recognized Tribal members, state recognized
Tribal members, and first and second degree descendants of Federal or
state recognized Tribal members), or Alaska Natives only. Continuation
awards are non-competitive.
1. Eligible Applicants
The Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship awards are made to
American Indians (Federally recognized Tribal members, first and second
degree descendants of Tribal members, and state recognized Tribal
members, first and second degree descendants of Tribal members), or
Alaska Natives who:
Have successfully completed high school education or high
school equivalency; and
Have been accepted for enrollment in a compensatory, pre-
professional general education course or curriculum; and
The Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship awards are made to
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American Indians (Federally recognized Tribal members, first and second
degree descendants of Tribal members, and state recognized Tribal
members, first and second degree descendants of Tribal members), or
Alaska Natives who:
Have successfully completed high school education or high
school equivalency; and
Have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled in an
accredited pre-graduate program leading to a baccalaureate degree in
pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, or pre-podiatry.
The Indian Health Professions Scholarship may be awarded only to an
individual who is a member of a Federally recognized Indian Tribe or
Alaska Native as provided by section 4(c), and 4(d) of the IHCIA.
Membership in a Tribe recognized only by a state does not meet this
statutory requirement. To receive an Indian Health Professions
Scholarship, an otherwise eligible individual must be enrolled in an
appropriately accredited school and pursuing a course of study in a
health profession as defined by section 4(10) of the IHCIA.
2. Cost Sharing/Matching
The Scholarship Program does not require matching funds or cost
sharing to participate in the competitive grant process.
3. Benefits from State, Local and Other Federal Sources
Awardees of the Health Professions Preparatory or Health
Professions Pre-graduate scholarship may accept outside funding from
other scholarship, grant, fee waiver and student loan programs to
assist with their education and other related expenses. Awardees of the
Health Professions scholarship, who accept outside funding from other
scholarship, grant and fee waiver programs, will have these monies
applied to their student account tuition and fees charges at the
college or university they are attending, before the IHS Scholarship
Program will pay any of the remaining balance. These outside funding
sources must be reported on the student's invoicing documents submitted
by the college or university they are attending. Student loans accepted
by Health Professions scholarship recipients will have no effect on the
IHS Scholarship program payment made to their college or university.
IV. Application Submission Information
1. Address To Request Application Package
New applicants are responsible for contacting and requesting an
application packet from their IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator. They
are listed on the IHS Web site at https://www.scholarship.ihs.gov/area_coordinators.cfm.
This information is also listed below. Please review the following
list to identify the appropriate IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator for
your State. Application packets may be obtained by calling or writing
to the following individuals listed below:
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IHS Area office and States/locality
served Scholarship coordinator/address
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Aberdeen Area IHS:
Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Ms. Kim Annis, IHS Area
Dakota. Scholarship Coordinator,
Aberdeen Area IHS, 115 4th
Avenue SE., Aberdeen, SD
57401, Tele: (605) 226-7466.
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium:
Alaska............................. Ms. Courtney Bridges,
Alternate: Ms. Tasha Hotch,
IHS Area Scholarship
Coordinator, 4000 Ambassador
Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508,
Tele: (907) 729-1913, 1-800-
684-8361 (toll free).
Albuquerque Area IHS:
Colorado, New Mexico............... Ms. Cora Boone, IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator,
Albuquerque Area IHS, 5300
Homestead Road, NE.,
Albuquerque, NM 87110, Tele:
(505) 248-4418, 1-800-382-3027
(toll free).
Bemidji Area IHS:
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mr. Tony Buckanaga, IHS Area
Minnesota, Wisconsin. Scholarship Coordinator,
Bemidji Area IHS, 522
Minnesota Avenue NW., Room
209, Bemidji, MN 56601, Tele:
(218) 444-0486, 1-800-892-3079
(toll free).
Billings Area IHS:
Montana, Wyoming................... Mr. Delon Rock Above,
Alternate: Ms. Bernice Hugs,
IHS Area Scholarship
Coordinator, Billings Area
IHS, Area Personnel Office,
P.O. Box 36600, 2900 4th
Avenue, North, Suite 400,
Billings, MT 59103, Tele:
(406) 247-7215.
California Area IHS:
California, Hawaii................. Ms. Mona Celli, IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator,
California Area IHS, 650
Capitol Mall, Suite 7-100,
Sacramento, CA 95814, Tele:
(916) 930-3981, ext. 311.
Nashville Area IHS:
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Ms. Michelle Marshalek, IHS
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Area Scholarship Coordinator,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Nashville Area IHS, 711
Maryland, Massachusetts, Stewarts Ferry Pike,
Mississippi, District of Columbia, Nashville, TN 37214, Tele:
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New (615) 467-1505.
York, North Carolina, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont,
Virginia, West Virginia.
Navajo Area IHS:
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah.......... Ms. Aletha John, IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator,
Navajo Area IHS, P.O. Box
9020, Wndow Rock, AZ 86515,
Tele: (928) 871-1360.
Oklahoma City Area IHS:
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma......... Mr. Keith Bohanan, IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator,
Oklahoma City Area IHS, 701
Market Drive, Oklahoma City,
OK 73114, Tele: (405) 951-
3789, 1-800-722-3357 (toll
free).
Phoenix Area IHS:
Arizona, Nevada, Utah.............. Ms. Trudy Begay, IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator,
Phoenix Area IHS, Suite 510,
40 North Central Avenue,
Phoenix, AZ 85004, Tele: (602)
364-5256.
Portland Area IHS:
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Idaho, Oregon, Washington.......... Ms. Laurie Veitenheimer, IHS
Area Scholarship Coordinator,
Portland Area IHS, 1414 NW
Northrup Street, Suite 800,
Portland, OR 97209, Tele:
(503) 326-6983.
Tucson Area IHS:
Arizona, Texas..................... Ms. Trudy Begay (See Phoenix
Area).
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2. Content and Form Submission
Each applicant will be responsible for submitting a completed
application (Forms IHS-856-1 through 856-6) and one copy to the: IHS
Scholarship Program Branch Office, 801 Thompson Ave, Suite 450 (TMP),
Rockville, MD 20852. Electronic applications are being accepted for
this cycle. Go to www.scholarship.ihs.gov for more information on how
to apply electronically. The on-line portal will be open on December
12, 2011. The application will be considered complete if the following
documents (original and one copy) are included;
a. Completed and signed application Checklist.
b. Original, signed, complete application form IHS-856 (for
continuation students-Data Sheet in place of IHS-856).
c. Current Letter of Acceptance from College/University or Proof of
Application to a College/University or Health Professions Program.
d. Official transcripts for all colleges/universities attended (or
high school transcripts or Certificate of Completion of Home School
Program for applicants who have not taken college courses).
e. Cumulative GPA: Applicant's calculations.
f. Applicant's Documents for Indian Eligibility.
i. If you are a member of a Federally recognized Tribe or Alaska
Native (recognized by the Secretary of the Interior), provide evidence
of membership such as:
1. Certification of Tribal enrollment by the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA
Certification: Form 4432-Category A or D, whichever is applicable); or
2. In the absence of BIA certification, documentation that you meet
requirements of Tribal membership as prescribed by the charter,
articles of incorporation or other legal instrument of the Tribe and
have been officially designated as a Tribal member as evidenced by an
accompanying document signed by an authorized Tribal official, or
3. Other evidence of Tribal membership satisfactory to the
Secretary of the Interior.
ii. If you are a member of a Tribe terminated since 1940 or a State
recognized Tribe and first or second degree descendant, provide
official documentation that you meet the requirements of Tribal
membership as prescribed by the charter, articles of incorporation or
other legal instrument of the Tribe and have been officially designated
as a Tribal member as evidenced by an accompanying document signed by
an authorized Tribal official; or other evidence, satisfactory to the
Secretary of the Interior, that you are a member of the Tribe. In
addition, if the terminated or state recognized Tribe of which you are
a member is not on a list of such Tribes published by the Secretary of
the Interior in the Federal Register, you must submit an official
signed document that the Tribe has been terminated since 1940 or is
recognized by the state in which the Tribe is located in accordance
with the law of that state.
iii. If you are not a Tribal member but are a natural child or
grandchild of a Tribal member you must submit: (1) evidence of that
fact, e.g., your birth certificate and/or your parent's/grandparent's
birth/death certificate showing the name of the Tribal member; and (2)
evidence of your parent's or grandparent's Tribal membership in
accordance with paragraphs A and B. The relationship to the Tribal
member must be clearly documented. Failure to submit the required
documentation will result in the application not being accepted for
review.
Note: If you meet the criteria of B or C, you are eligible only
for the Preparatory or Pre-graduate Scholarships.
Two Faculty/Employee Evaluations with original signature.
Reasons for Requesting the Scholarship.
Delinquent Debt Form.
Course Curriculum Verification with original signature.
Acknowledgement Card (if submitting a hard copy
application).
Curriculum for Major.
3. Submission Dates and Times
Application Receipt Date: The application deadline for New
applicants is Monday, May 7, 2012.
Applications (original and one copy) shall be considered as meeting
the deadline if they are received by the IHS Scholarship Program Branch
Office, located in Rockville, Maryland, and 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 will not be
acceptable as proof of timely mailing and will not be considered for
funding. Once the application is received, the applicant will receive
an ``Acknowledgement of Receipt of Application'' (IHS-815) card that is
included in the application packet, if submitting a hard copy
application. Applications received, with postmarks after the announced
deadline date, will not be considered for funding.
4. Intergovernmental Review
Executive Order 12372 requiring intergovernmental review is not
applicable to this program.
5. Funding Restrictions
No more than 5% 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 six hours of instruction and are not
considered in full-time status by their college/university.
Documentation must be received from part-time applicants that their
school and course curriculum allows less than full-time status. Both
part-time and full-time scholarship awards will be made in accordance
with 42 CFR 136.320, 136.330 and 136.370 and this information will be
published in all IHSSP Applications and Student Handbooks as they
pertain to the Indian Health Service Scholarship Program.
6. Other Submissions Requirements
New applicants are responsible for using the online application or
contacting and requesting an application packet from their IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator. Continuation students are also encouraged to
use the online application process; however, the Division of Grants
Management will also mail continuation students an application packet.
If you do not receive this information, please contact your IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator or
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your IHS Scholarship Program Analyst to request a continuation
application.
Continuing students must submit a complete application (original
plus one copy) and meet the deadline of Monday, May 7, 2012; there will
be no exceptions.
V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria
Applications will be reviewed and scored with the following
criteria.
Needs of the IHS (Health Personnel Needs in Indian Country)
Applicants are considered for scholarship awards based on their
desired career goals and how these goals relate to current Indian
health personnel needs. Applications for each health career category
are reviewed and ranked separately.
Academic Performance (40 Points)
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 Professions applicants with a
cumulative GPA below 2.0 are not eligible for award.
Faculty/Employer Recommendations (30 Points)
Applicants are rated according to evaluations by faculty members,
current and/or former employers and Tribal officials regarding the
applicant's potential in the chosen health related professions.
Stated Reasons for Asking for the Scholarship and Stated
Career Goals (30 Points)
Applicants must provide a brief written explanation of reasons for
asking for the scholarship and of their career goals. The applicant's
narrative will be judged on how well it is written and its content.
Applicants who are closest to graduation or completion of
training are awarded first. For example, senior and junior applicants
under the Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship receives funding
before freshmen and sophomores.
Priority Categories
The following is a list of health professions that will be
considered for funding in each scholarship program in FY 2012.
Indian Health Professions Preparatory Scholarships
A. Pre-Clinical Psychology (Jr. and Sr. undergraduate years).
B. Pre-Nursing.
C. Pre-Pharmacy.
D. Pre-Social Work (Jr. and Sr. preparing for an MS in social
work).
Indian Health Professions Pre-Graduate Scholarships
A. Pre-Dentistry.
B. Pre-Medicine.
C. Pre-Podiatry.
Indian Health Professions Scholarship
A. Bio Medical Engineering--BS.
B. Bio Medical Technology--AAS.
C. Chemical Dependency Counseling--Master's Degrees.
D. Clinical Psychology--Ph.D. or Psy.D.
E. Dentistry: DDS or DMD degrees
F. Diagnostic Radiology Technology: Associates and B.S.
G. Environmental Health/Sanitarian: B.S.
H. Health Records Administration: R.H.I.T. and R.H.I.A.
I. Medical Technology: B.S.
J. Medicine: Allopathic and Osteopathic.
K. Nurse: Associate and Bachelor Degrees and advanced degrees in
Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Family Health, and
Nurse Anesthetist.
(Priority consideration will be given to Registered Nurses employed
by the IHS; in a program conducted under a contract or compact entered
into under the Indian Self-Determination Act and Education Assistance
Act (Pub. L. 93-638) and its amendments; or in a program assisted under
Title V of the IHCIA.)
L. Occupational Therapy: B.S. or Masters.
N. Pharmacy: Pharm.D.
O. Physician Assistant: PA-C.
P. Physical Therapy: M.S. and D.P.T.
Q Podiatry: D.P.M.
R. Public Health Nutritionist: M.S.
S. Respiratory Therapy: BS Degree.
T. Social Work: Masters Level only (Direct Practice and Clinical
concentrations).
U. Ultrasonography (Prerequisite: Diagnostic Radiology Technology).
2. Review and Selection Process
The applications will be reviewed and scored by the IHS Scholarship
Program's Application Review Committee appointed by the IHS. Each
reviewer will not be allowed to review an application from his/her Area
or his/her own Tribe. Each application will be reviewed by three
reviewers. The average score of the three reviews provide the final
Ranking Score for each applicant. To determine the ranking of each
applicant, these scores are sorted from the highest to the lowest
within each scholarship section, health discipline, enrollment status,
date of graduation, and score. If several students have the same date
of graduation and score within the same discipline, computer ranking
list will randomly sort and will not be sorted by alphabetical name.
Selections are then made from the top of each ranking list to the
extent that funds allocated by the IHS among the three scholarships are
available for obligation.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
It is anticipated that continuing applicants will be notified in
writing during the first week of June and new applicants will be
notified in writing during the first week of July 2012. An Award Letter
will be issued to successful applicants. Unsuccessful applicants will
be notified in writing, which will include a brief explanation of the
reasons the application was not successful and provide the name of the
IHS official to contact if more information is desired.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
Regulations at 42 CFR 136.304 provide that the IHS shall, from time
to time, publish a list of health professions eligible for
consideration for the award of IHS Indian Health Professions
Preparatory and Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarships and IHS
Health Professions Scholarship. 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.
Awards for the Indian Health Professions Scholarships will be made
in accordance with 42 CFR 136.330.
Awardees shall incur a service obligation prescribed under section
338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541) which shall be
met by service, through clinical practice:
(1) In the IHS;
(2) In a program conducted under a contract or compact entered into
under the Indian Self-Determination Act and Education Assistance Act
(Pub. L. 93-638) and its amendments;
(3) In a program assisted under Title V of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (Pub. L. 94-437) and its amendments; or
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(4) In a private practice option of his or her profession
(physicians, dentists, and clinical psychologists, only) if the
practice (a) is situated in a health professional shortage area,
designated in regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (Secretary) and (b) addresses the health care needs of a
substantial number (75%) of Indians as determined by the Secretary in
accordance with guidelines of the Service. The percentage of
substantial number of Indians was increased in FY 2012 due to the
significant vacancies for health professionals in IHS, Tribal and urban
Indian health programs and the need to demonstrate service to a more
substantial number of Indians in the private practice option to warrant
the choice of this option over options 1-3. This change will apply
prospectively for new scholarship applicants only.
Pursuant to the Indian Health Amendments of 1992, (Pub. L. 102-
573), an awardee of an IHS Health Professions Scholarship may, at the
election of the awardee, meet his/her service obligation prescribed
under section 338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541) by
a program specified in options (1)-(4) above that:
(i) Is located on the reservation of the Tribe in which the awardee
is enrolled; or
(ii) Serves the Tribe in which the awardee is enrolled, if there is
an open vacancy available in the discipline for which the awardee was
funded under the IHS Health Professions Scholarship during the required
90-day placement period.
In summary, all awardees of the Indian Health Professions
Scholarship are reminded that acceptance of this scholarship will
result in a service obligation requirement that is supported both by
statutes and contract, which must be performed at an approved service
payback facility.
Moreover, the Director, IHS, has the authority to make the final
determination, designating a facility, whether managed and operated by
IHS, or one of its Tribal or Urban Indian partners, consistent with
IHCIA, Public Law 94-437, as amended by Public Law 100-713, and Public
Law 102-573, and Public Law 111-148 Sec. 10221 (2010), as approved for
scholar obligated service payback.
3. Reporting
Scholarship Program Minimum Academic Requirements
It is the policy of the IHS that a scholarship awardee funded under
the Health Professions Scholarship Program of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act must maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average
(GPA), remain in good academic standing each semester/trimester/
quarter, maintain full-time student status (minimum number credit
hours, based upon what is considered ``full-time'' by the applicant's
school). In addition to these requirements, a Health Professions
Scholarship program awardee must be enrolled in an approved/accredited
school for a Health Professions degree. An awardee of a scholarship
under the IHS Health Professions Pre-Graduate and Health Professions
Preparatory Scholarship authority must maintain a minimum 2.0
cumulative grade point average (GPA), remain in good standing each
semester/trimester/quarter and be a full time student (minimum of 12
credit hours or the number of credit hours considered by your school as
full-time). Part-time students for the three scholarship programs must
also maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA and must take at least six credit
hours (undergraduate) each semester/trimester/quarter, but less than
the number of hours considered full-time by your school. Scholarship
awardees must be approved for part-time status at the time of
scholarship award. Scholarship awardees may not change from part-time
status to full-time status or vice versa in the same academic year.
The following reports must be sent to the IHS Scholarship Program
at the identified time frame. Each scholarship awardee will be provided
with an IHS Scholarship Program Student Handbook where the needed
reports are located. If a scholarship awardee fails to submit these
reports as required, they will be ineligible for continuation of
scholarship support and scholarship award payments will be
discontinued.
A. Recipient's Enrollment and Initial Progress Report
Within thirty (30) days from the beginning of each semester/
trimester/quarter, scholarship awardees must submit a Recipient's
Enrollment and Initial Progress Report (Form IHS-856-8, page 69 of the
Student Handbook).
B. Transcripts
Within thirty (30) days from the end of each academic period, i.e.,
semester/trimester/quarter, or summer session, scholarship awardees
must submit an Official Transcript showing the results of the classes
taken during that period.
C. Notification of Academic Problem/Change
If at any time during the semester/trimester/quarter, scholarship
awardees are advised to reduce the number of credit hours for which
they are enrolled below the minimum of the 12 (or the number of hours
considered by their school as full-time) for a full-time student or at
least six hours for part-time students; or if they experience academic
problems, they must submit this report (Form IHS-856-9, page 71 of the
Student Handbook).
D. Change of Status
Change of Academic Status
Scholarship awardees must immediately notify the IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator and their Scholarship Program Analyst if they
are placed on academic probation, dismissed from school, or voluntarily
withdraw for any reason (personal or medical).
Change of Health Discipline
Scholarship awardees may not change from the approved IHS
Scholarship Program health discipline during the school year. If an
unapproved change is made, scholarship payments will be discontinued.
Change in Graduation Date
Any time that a change occurs in a scholarship awardee's expected
graduation date, they must notify their IHS Area Scholarship
Coordinator and their Scholarship Program Analyst immediately in
writing. Justification must be attached from the school advisor.
VII. Agency Contacts
Please address application inquiries to the appropriate IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator. Other programmatic inquiries may be addressed
to Dr. Dawn A. Kelly, Chief, Scholarship Program, 801 Thompson Avenue,
Suite 120, Rockville, Maryland 20852; Telephone (301) 443-6622. (This
is not a toll-free number). For grants information, contact the Grants
Scholarship Coordinator, Division of Grants Management, Indian Health
Service, 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP 360, Rockville, Maryland 20852;
Telephone (301) 443-5204. (This is not a toll-free number).
VIII. Other Information
The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the
health promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People
2020, a PHS-led activity for setting priority areas. This program
announcement is
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related to the priority area of Education and Community-Based Programs.
Potential applicants may download a copy of Healthy People 2020, at
https://www.healthypeople.gov.
Interested individuals are reminded that the list of eligible
health and allied professions is effective for applicants for the 2012-
2013 academic year. These priorities will remain in effect until
superseded. Applicants who apply for health career categories not
listed as priorities during the current scholarship cycle will not be
considered for a scholarship award.
Dated: April 4, 2012.
Randy Grinnell,
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-8517 Filed 4-9-12; 8:45 am]
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