Healthcare Scholarship Applications Available

Grinnell Regional Medical Center Auxiliary announces the availability of scholarship applications to students studying healthcare. Applications may be completed by anyone pursing advanced training in a healthcare field in the GRMC service area.

“Scholarships can be so important during the current economic conditions for many individuals,” says Linda Eichhorn, chair of the auxiliary scholarship committee. “The auxiliary wants to encourage persons seeking healthcare careers to not be held back by finances. We support healthcare and believe in providing new students as well as adult students the funds to pursuing healthcare careers. The need for healthcare workers at all levels will only continue to increase.”

Individuals who are interested in pursuing healthcare careers have until Friday, March 5, to submit completed scholarship application forms to the GRMC auxiliary. Applications have been sent to all area high school guidance counselors. They are also available at the hospital admissions desk, the volunteer coordinator’s office, and online at www.grmc.us.

Selection is based on applicant’s desire to follow a healthcare career, financial need, scholastic ability, and character. Two letters of recommendation that attest to the character and qualifications of the applicant must accompany the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

The auxiliary will review applications and notify recipients by early April. Recipients will be introduced at the annual GRMC Auxiliary Spring meeting on April 21. For additional information about the GRMC Auxiliary scholarships, please call the GRMC volunteer coordinators office at 641-236-2588.

The Iowa Hospital Association through the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation also offers scholarships of $3,000 per academic year, with a maximum of $6,000 for two years.

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be enrolled in an accredited healthcare education program that leads to licensure or a clinical laboratory degree.
• Be within two years of completing your professional education.
• Be willing to work for an Iowa hospital after graduation (one year per scholarship awarded).

The GRMC Auxiliary gives toward the IHA hospital annually and any healthcare field applicants in the state may take advantage of this scholarship.

Applications are available at www.ihaonline.org. Applications are also available in the GRMC Office of Human Resources. Application deadline is Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

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