HPSP
About HPSP
Application Dates: January 12, 2026 – February 27, 2026. NOTE: All applications must be submitted via the Application Management System (AMS) by 11:59pm EST. Failure to submit or incomplete applications will not be considered. The APPLY HERE button is at the top of the page.
*Vet Center Disciplines (Doctorate) Psychology, (Masters) Social Work, (Masters or Doctorate) Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, (Masters or Doctorate) Marriage and Family Therapist
*(Doctorate) Physicians (MD or DO)/Specialties (Mental Health/Psychiatry, Primary Care, Gastroenterology. and Radiology-Diagnostic)
*(Doctorate) Clinical Psychology (Non-Vet Center)
*(Bachelors) Nursing (BSN)
*(Masters or Doctorate) Nurse Practitioners/Specialties (Long-Term Care, Mental Health, and Primary Care)
*(Masters) Physician Assistant (Specific Eligibility – Veteran Status Required)
*(Masters) Social Work
*(Bachelors or Higher) Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist
*(Associates or Certificate) Diagnostic Radiologic-Technologist
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HPSP Program: October 2025 Town Hall
Please join us for the October 2025 Town Hall Meeting.
Audience: Current HPSP Recipients
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 12:00pm PT/1:00pm MT/2:00pm CT/3:00pm ET
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HPSP Program: Information Session
Please join us for the November 2025 HPSP Program Information Session: November 5, 2025 at 12:00pm PT/1:00pm MT/2:00pm CT/3:00pm ET.
Audience: Prospective Applicants
HPSP Program Information Session Link
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HPSP Program: November 2025 Town Hall
Please join us for the HPSP Town Hall November 2025 Meeting: November 19, 2025, at 12:00pm PT/1:00pm MT/2:00pm CT/3:00pm ET.
Audience: Current HPSP Recipients
HPSP Townhall November 2025 Link
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HPSP Program: Office Hours
Audience: Prospective Applicants and Current HPSP Recipients
Tuesdays – Thursdays from 4:30-6:00pm PT. NOTE: Subject to change at the discretion of the program.
No Office Hours: October 29, 2025; October 30, 2025; November 18, 2025; November 26, 2025; December 24, 2025; December 31, 2025 and Federal Holidays.
HPSP Program Office Hours Link
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- Full-time students:
- Tuition and Fees – The HPSP/Vet Center award pays a participant’s school tuition and approved fees through direct payment to the school. HPSP/Vet Center assistance includes topping off any existing grants and scholarship to ensure 100% of tuition and required/mandatory fees are paid.
Required/Mandatory Fees are defined as those fees assessed by the college or university to all students in the academic program for which the scholarship was awarded. General Guideline: If the fee is optional, the fee is not required by all participants in the plan of study, or if the student at any time can opt out of the fee, they do not qualify for reimbursement. - Monthly Stipend – HPSP/Vet Center will pay a monthly stipend directly to the participants. The payment is made for each month a participant is enrolled in coursework, beginning with the first month of the school year. The current stipend amount is $1,328 per month.
- Tuition and Fees – The HPSP/Vet Center award pays a participant’s school tuition and approved fees through direct payment to the school. HPSP/Vet Center assistance includes topping off any existing grants and scholarship to ensure 100% of tuition and required/mandatory fees are paid.
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- Book Stipend – HPSP/Vet Center will pay an additional stipend to help cover books, paper, pens, pencils, computers, etc. This stipend is usually paid out annually during the July/August timeframe while under scholarship.
- Full-time VA employees are not eligible for the monthly stipend.
- Part-time and Intermittent VA employees can receive the monthly stipend.
- Intermittent employees will be required to provide total hours worked at the end of each year to prove part-time status.
- You must be full time enrolled in school unless a VA employee to be eligible for HPSP