Auxiliary Scholarship
High School Senior Scholarships
Two scholarships of up to $1000 each will be awarded to a graduating senior of a Van Buren County Community High School annually. Scholarship year will be from July 1 to June 30. If there are no requests, the Auxiliary will not carry over unused scholarship monies. Applications from graduating seniors must be completed by the student and delivered to the Hospital Auxiliary President prior to April 20 of each year. Scholarships will be awarded in May.
Criteria
- Applicant must be enrolled or plan to enroll in a college/university/tech school in a medical field program (excluding animal science).
- Applicant must either be a resident of Van Buren County or a student at a Van Buren County high school (or affiliate; i.e. home school).
- Applicant must have completed a high school diploma or GED, or be a graduating senior.
- College/University/Tech School acceptance letter must be enclosed with application.
- Applications for ALL scholarships must be supported by a listing of three references.
If, for some reason, a scholarship award recipient(s) is unable to attend school or chooses a nonmedical field of study, it is the expectation that the scholarship funds will be returned to the Auxiliary.
Auxiliary Scholarship Application
Continuing Education Scholarships
Scholarships are also available for those wishing to continue their education in a medically related field (excluding animal science). Maximum allocation will be $500 per scholarship. Applications from those who wish to continue their education may be sent to the Auxiliary president anytime throughout the year. However, they will be considered only at the June meeting annually. No applicant may be awarded a scholarship more than twice from the Auxiliary. The Auxiliary will not carry over scholarship monies not awarded from the previous year. Recipients of continuing education scholarships will be awarded a scholarship check after the June meeting.
Criteria
- Applicant must be enrolled or plan to enroll in a college/university/tech school in a medical field program (excluding animal science).
- Applicant must be a resident of Van Buren County or an employee of Van Buren County Hospital.
- College/University/Tech School (or other educational entity; i.e. online coursework) acceptance letter must be enclosed with the application.
- Applications for ALL scholarships must be supported by a listing of three references.
If, for some reason, a scholarship award recipient(s) is unable to attend school, it is the expectation that the scholarship funds will be returned to the Auxiliary.
Auxiliary Scholarship Policy
- Up to $2,000 may be available for medical field scholarships for the fiscal year July 1st through June 30th the following year.
- Two scholarships of $1000 may be available to high school seniors.
- A maximum of $1,000 may be available for Continuing Education Scholarships, with no more than $1,000 to any one applicant. No Continuing Education applicant may be awarded a scholarship more than twice from the Auxiliary.
- An applicant must meet all criteria listed above to be eligible for scholarship funding.
- The winning applicant(s), after meeting requirements and verification of enrollment, will receive a check delivered to the recipient in person (award ceremony) or to the recipient’s home address.
