CentraCare Foundation – Melrose Scholarships
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The CentraCare Foundation – Melrose Scholarship program was established to encourage and promote qualified individuals to pursue or continue a health care career. Two scholarships will be given out each year. One scholarship will be given out to a current Melrose Area High School student who will be or is enrolled in a health-related field and one scholarship will be awarded to current employees who wish to further their health care education. The scholarship will aid in funding education at any accredited training program at any college or university. Recipients are selected using a selection process from the eligibility criteria as stated below. Awards are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, disability, national origin or financial need. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Award:
Two (2) $1,000 scholarships will be awarded. One $1,000 check will be made out to each recipient’s chosen post-secondary institution’s financial aid office at the beginning of the second quarter/semester, after CentraCare Foundation – Melrose receives the required documentation. The scholarship is to be used for tuition, fees and/or books anytime during the recipient’s health care program. It is not transferable between colleges or universities. If a recipient decides to no longer pursue in a health-related career prior to their second quarter/semester, award monies will be forfeited to CentraCare Foundation – Melrose.
Applicant Criteria:
- Must be a current high school senior from the CentraCare – Melrose service area.
- Has a minimum high school cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Is pursuing a health-related career.
- Has prior experience in a health-related program such as health care career class, hospital or nursing home job or volunteer work.
- Estimated financial need. (estimated cost of schooling)
OR
- Is a current employee at CentraCare – Melrose.
Application Procedure:
We will only be accepting applications via email. Please complete the scholarship application form below. Send the application form and your essay to baumj@centracare.com. You will receive a confirmation email that it was received within three business days. Please contact Julie immediately if there is a problem. Thank you and good luck.
The following materials must be completed by March 24, 2021:
- Completed Application Form.
- Short essay or personal statement describing your career goals, leadership abilities and why you selected this health care career path, not to exceed 250 words.
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Select one of links below to download the CentraCare Foundation – Melrose Scholarship. Then follow the instructions to submit your materials.
