The student eligibility requirements for LDS funds correspond to the requirements under the HPSL program. Readers should refer to Health Professions, HPSL, Chapter 3.
Any student who receives an LDS must come from a disadvantaged background. The definition of disadvantaged background appears in Chapter 2, Section 1, Recruiting and Retaining Disadvantaged Students.
[Sections 724(b)(1) and 724(e) of the Public Health Service Act; 42 CFR Part 57.1804]
