Section 590.210  Eligibility for Application

a)         A student is eligible to apply for a Medical Student Scholarship if all of the following requirements are met:

1)         He or she is an Illinois resident at the time of application;

2)         He or she is studying medicine, or accepted for enrollment, in an accredited medical school or accredited school of osteopathy located in Illinois;

3)         He or she exhibits financial need as determined by the Department, using financial information provided by the applicant and accepted by his or her medical school.  The Department shall find a financial need when the information provided reveals a deficit in available funds for tuition and fees; and

4)         He or she agrees to maintain continuous attendance in medical school.

5)         He or she agrees to practice full-time at a Department approved medical facility in an HPSA as a primary care physician, general surgeon, emergency medicine physician, or obstetrician one year for each year he or she is a scholarship recipient. (Section 3.07(d) of the Act)

b)         Students receiving funds from other scholarship or loan funds requiring service commitments that would prevent the applicant from meeting the requirements of the Medical Student Scholarship shall be ineligible for scholarships described in this Subpart.

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 20074, effective December 9, 2020)