Announcements

FROM: Financial Aid Office RE: Highmark Healthcare Scholarship for Rising Juniors
Sent:
7/16/2015 12:29:42 PM
To: Students, Faculty, Staff

“Highmark Healthcare Scholarship for Rising Juniors"

 

This scholarship was generously funded by Highmark to help address the ever-growing need for trained healthcare professionals to meet the demands of the Commonwealth and beyond.

 

Eligibility Requirements  

Ø  Must be a resident of Pennsylvania and enrolled as a full-time student at one of the 14 State System universities.

Ø  Must be pursuing a degree in the healthcare profession such as: informatics, computer science*, information technology*, allied health or a healthcare field such as, nursing, pre-physician assistant, pre-medicine, biology, health science, audiology, speech pathology, medical imagery, health science and physical therapy.

Ø  Must be a rising junior for the Fall 2015 semester who has earned 60 credits with a GPA of 3.0 or greater.

Ø  Must demonstrate financial need as determined by FAFSA.

 

*Students majoring in IT or computer science may be eligible for a paid internship with Highmark and will be notified about the details of this additional opportunity.

 

Number of Awards and Amount

Ø  One hundred (100) scholarships will be awarded.

Ø  This scholarship is a two-year award in the amount of $1,000 per year.

Ø  Recipients will receive $1,000 for the Fall 2015 semester and $1,000 for the Fall 2016 semester as long as eligibility requirements are maintained.

 

Applicant Requirements

Ø  Complete the "Highmark Healthcare Scholarship for Rising Juniors” application.

Ø  Provide two written references: one from a professor in the applicant’s area of study and one personal reference.

Ø  Include an official transcript

Ø  A 300-400 word essay on why you chose a career in the field of healthcare.

 

The completed application packet must be mailed to:

PA State System Foundation

Attn: Eileen Showers

2986 North 2nd Street

Harrisburg, PA 17110

Students who are interested may find the scholarship application at http://www.thepafoundation.org/scholarships/index.asp

Please disregard the postmark date on the application. Interested candidates may still apply.