behavioral health & primary care

student loan repayment program

Reduce Your Educational Debt while Supporting Behavioral Health & Primary Care Services

Are you a behavioral health or primary care professional committed to caring for Massachusetts communities? If you work in a community health center, community mental health center, inpatient psychiatric hospital, or psychiatric unit in an acute care hospital, MA Repay may help reduce your student loan debt.

This program will award funding through two rounds of applications. The program collected Cohort Two applications from August 28, 2024 - September 25, 2024. The application window is now closed. Applicants awarded through Cohort One signed contracts before August 28, 2024.

Behavioral health and primary care are essential services, but current workforce shortages across the Commonwealth burden both providers and patients. The BHPC Student Loan Repayment Program addresses these shortages by offering eligible professionals student loan repayment in exchange for a service commitment in an eligible setting.

WHY APPLY?

WHo can aPPLY?

award amounts

Professional Category
Maximum Full-time Award
Maximum Part-time Award
Inpatient Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner*
Up to $100,000
Up to $50,000
Bachelor's-Level Behavioral Health or Primary Care Professional
Up to $30,000
Up to $15,000
Inpatient Mental Health Workers*
Up to $25,000
Up to $15,000

*Eligible roles for psychiatric units in acute care hospitals and inpatient psychiatric hospitals only

service commitment

how to apply

IN SPANISH
IN FRENCH
IN HAITIAN CREOLE
IN PORTUGUESE

Questions about the loan repayment program?

Contact us at 877-251-6432

Future Updates

Stay informed about all MA Repay program updates through our website and on our social media channels.