Allied Healthcare Scholarship Program

Scholarship Sponsored by Department of Health Care Access and Information

The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) works to increase and diversify California’s healthcare workforce by providing scholarships and loan repayments to health professional students and graduates who provide direct patient care in those communities.

AHSP is funded through grants, donations, and special funds. In exchange for a 12-month service obligation practicing and providing direct patient care in an underserved community, eligible applicants may receive up to $15,000. The purpose of this program is to increase the number of appropriately trained allied healthcare professionals providing direct patient care in an underserved area or qualified facility within California

Eligibility Requirements

Provider Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for an AHSP award, each applicant must:

• Have started training program by October 1, 2024
• Be enrolled in a minimum of six-semester units, or its equivalent, until program completion
• Has a GPA of 2.0 or greater for most recent academic performance or equivalent
• Maintain a GPA of 2.0 or greater, until program completion
• Must graduate after March 31, 2025
• Not have any other existing service obligations with other entities, including other HCAI programs
• Not be in breach of any other HCAI service obligation
• Commit to providing 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 California resident
• Complete and submit the application through the HCAI Funding Portal by December 13, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.

Eligible Disciplines

AHSP applicants 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