This handbook is for the use of recipients of any of the three interrelated scholarship programs (Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship, Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship, and Health Professions Scholarship) implemented to train the professional health personnel to staff Indian Health Service (IHS) programs to satisfy the requirements of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Public Law 94-437. The introduction notes the handbook provides immediate access to guidance for situations not before encountered, the names and addresses of IHS scholarship personnel, and necessary forms. These forms include the enrollment and initial program progress report which must be filled out at the beginning of each semester, tutorial assistance request forms, and applications for extern selection. Five types of grant action are described in the handbook: initial, continuation, supplemental, change-administrative, and extension awards. A description of scholarship benefits discusses how the IHS pays for tuition and related fees, including equipment and travel reimbursement, and describes fees not covered by the program. A student service agreement which obligates the graduate to work for IHS a minimum of two years is discussed as well as the penalties and fines for noncompliance or academic failure. Government job applications and a study plan example are provided in the appendix. (PM)