38 C.F.R. § 17.600

Current through October 31, 2024
Section 17.600 - Purpose

The purpose of §§ 17.600 through 17.612 is to establish the requirements for the award of scholarships under the VA Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) to students pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in certain health care occupations, listed in 38 U.S.C. 7401(1) and (3) , to assist in providing an adequate supply of such personnel for VA. The HPSP allows VA to provide scholarship awards to facilitate recruitment and retention of employees in several hard-to-fill health care occupations.

38 C.F.R. §17.600

78 FR 51069 , Aug. 20, 2013

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7601(b)