The Nevada Office of Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)

State of Nevada Program Applications

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Health Professional Education Program (HPEP), 2024-2025

Intended for the following programs:

  • Advanced Practice Nursing
  • Licensed Master of Social Work

Limited HPEP Funding* for RN to BSN Nevada Residents at College Southern Nevada (CSN), Great Basin College (GBC), Nevada State University (NSU), Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) and University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) for 2024-2025

Submit application by Friday, July 26, 2024, for Priority Consideration

Application review will begin after August 1, 2024

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Available Applications

2025-2026 Health Profession Education Program (HPEP)

The Nevada Office of WICHE was created to help Nevada students afford the cost of graduate/undergraduate medical education in occupational fields with high workforce demands and a shortage of providers. In exchange for funding, recipients agree to physically reside in Nevada and practice (employment) in your professional field upon completion of your education in a health profession shortage area (HPSA) or a medically underserved area.

Application review will begin after July 28, 2025

Submit application by Sunday, July 27, 2025 for priority consideration

Start your HPEP Application
Applications for the HPEP and PSEP programs have closed for the 2025-2026 academic year. Applications for the 2026-2027 academic year will become available in Spring 2026

Applications for 2026-2027 Nevada WICHE/USU College of Veterinary Medicine HPEP Stipend will open February 2026

2025-2026 Health Profession Education Program (HPEP)

The Nevada Office of WICHE was created to help Nevada students afford the cost of graduate/undergraduate medical education in occupational fields with high workforce demands and a shortage of providers. In exchange for funding, recipients agree to physically reside in Nevada and practice (employment) in your professional field upon completion of your education in a health profession shortage area (HPSA) or a medically underserved area.

Application review will begin after July 28, 2025

Submit application by Sunday, July 27, 2025 for priority consideration

Start your HPEP Application

2026-2027 Health Profession Education Program (HPEP) Nevada WICHE/Utah State University (USU) College of Veterinary Medicine Stipend

The Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) entered into a contract with Utah State University (USU) for $8,000,000 to provide stipend to reduce the cost of out-of-state tuition for 70 residents of the State of Nevada to earn a degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)  from the College of Veterinary Medicine at USU during the period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2034. The contract was approved by the Nevada WICHE Commissioners in April of 2024 and Nevada Interim Finance Committee in June 2024.

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