HRSA's Nursing Scholarship Program supports U.S. citizens or nationals enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a fulltime or part-time student in an accredited school of nursing in a professional program (baccalaureate, graduate, associate degree, or diploma).  More information is available from http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/scholarship/ or by calling 1-866-867-6856 or nhsc@iqsolutions.com
The Discover Nursing Scholarship Search has a database of over 300 nursing scholarships.  This searchable database is available at http://discoveringnursing.com/index.asp
The Health Careers Foundations, awards scholarship/low interest loans to nursing and allied health students for educational expenses with emphasis on nontraditional students.  Information may be obtained from Health Careers Foundation, 3221 McKelvey Road, Suite 301, Bridgeton, MO 63044, Phone:  314-770-1626, Fax:  314-770-1432, info@hcfinfo.org
The National Health Service Corps Program Supports nurse practitioner students in their scholarship program and also have a loan repayment which covers primary care physicians and psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, nurse mid-wives, physician assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, and mental health professionals.  Deadline for scholarship and loan repayment applications is unknown at this moment.  More information on the NHSC program can be found at http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nhsc/ or by calling Jim Nybo at 444-3574 or emailing jnybo@mt.gov.
State Income Tax Exclusion  Legislation makes possible a Montana state income tax exclusion of up to $5,000 for loan repayment made during the tax year by a federal, state, or qualified private loan repayment program.  To qualify for the exclusion, a health care professional must be serving a significant portion of a designated geographic area, a special population, a federally designated health professional shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a federal nursing shortage county.  This information is in the State Individual Income Tax Booklet. http://www.discoveringmontana.com/revenue/css/4forprofessionals/01taxpractitioners/newsletter.asp