Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
297
Days
October 15 2025
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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What you'll need:
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  • Checkmark Application Form
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WICHE's Professional Student Exchange Program

Description

Health professionals are in high demand, especially in underserved rural areas of the West. Educating more students for careers in healthcare is crucial. But it doesn't make fiscal sense for less populous states to create their own programs in every health care field. WICHE collaborates with 12 Western states and Pacific Island jurisdictions to provide a solution. Through the Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP), students pursuing careers in eligible health fields, ranging from optometry to dentistry to veterinary medicine, may enroll in participating programs across state lines and receive substantial tuition support from their home state or territory. Through PSEP, a student can save tuition over the duration of a health degree study. Applicants must be residents of and attend school in eligible Western states and Pacific Island jurisdictions. Students must complete their home state or territory's PSEP application by October 15 the year before their expected enrollment (suggested September 1 deadline for veterinary medicine). Each of the 12 Western states and territories that support PSEP participation has distinct healthcare fields eligible for the program, terms of eligibility, application, and a designated liaison to contact with questions. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education for more information.

Amount Details

$9,525
Low Amount Awarded
$37,250
High Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust attend a university
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of Northern Mariana Islands, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying in Northern Mariana Islands, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Animal/Veterinary Sciences, Dental Health/Services, Health and Medical Sciences, Optometry, Occupational Safety and Health, Osteopathy, Pharmacy, Therapy/Rehabilitation

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Proof of residency
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Entry In A Contest
Contact info@wiche.edu
Tel: 303-541-0200 Address 3035 Center Green Drive, Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80301