DCH FOUNDATION OFFERS
SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANT/LOANS FOR 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR
The Dearborn County Hospital Foundation will
continue to offer both its High School Senior Scholarship Program
and its Health Care Student Grant/Loan Program for the 2010-2011
school year. In 2009, the Dearborn County Hospital Foundation and
Dearborn County Hospital presented 20 scholarships and grant/loans.
The DCH
Foundation High School Senior Scholarship Program awards $500
scholarships to area high school seniors who will be pursuing health
care careers after graduation.
Now in its 10th year, the DCH Foundation’s
Health Care Student Grant/Loan Program is open to high school
seniors, high school graduates or GED recipients of any age, and
current college students who are enrolled in specific health care
Associate Degree programs for the coming school year.
High
School Senior Scholarship Program
The Dearborn County Hospital Foundation is now
accepting applications for its High School Senior Scholarship
Program for the 2010-2011 school year. Current high school seniors
who reside in and/or who will graduate from a high school in one of
the following counties may apply: Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley,
Switzerland and Franklin.
To be eligible, high school seniors must
already be accepted to accredited colleges or universities with
plans to pursue health care majors. Scholarships are for $500 and
are for one year only. They are not repayable nor are they
renewable for future years of study. Scholarships are awarded based
on the projected needs of the hospital, scholastic performance,
extracurricular activities and individual and/or family financial
need.
High school seniors should check with their
school counselors or the DCH Community Relations Department at (812)
537-8190 or (800) 676-5572, ext. 8190, for applications and further
information. Applications are also available on the DCH website at
www.dch.org.
All scholarship applications must be completed
in full and postmarked or returned to the Community Relations
Department of Dearborn County Hospital, 600 Wilson Creek Road,
Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025, by Friday, April 16, to be eligible for
consideration.
Health
Care Student Grant/Loan Program
The Dearborn County Hospital Foundation Health
Care Student Grant/Loan Program provides grant/loans to students
enrolled in designated college programs for specific health care
careers. Grant/loans cover tuition and fees up to $12,000 for
Associate Degree programs.
These grant/loans are open to high school
seniors, high school graduates or GED recipients of any age and
current college students, subject to specific requirements.
Applications are now available for grant/loans
for programs leading to Associate Degrees in
Nursing (R.N.), Respiratory Therapy, Laboratory Technology and
Physical Therapist Assisting.
Eligibility requirements for the program
include:
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Acceptance into a local Associate Degree
program for a college or university that is approved by the
grant/loan program.
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Acceptance by both the college and the
specific clinical program or technical sequence.
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Selected recipients must remain in good
standing with their program.
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Tuition will be provided on a term-by-term
basis when good standing is verified.
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Recipients must agree to work full time in
their selected field at DCH for at least two years after
graduation and completion of licensure/registration
requirements. Failure to do so will result in the loan amount
being repayable to DCH.
The deadline for grant/loan applications for
Laboratory Technology is Friday, April 30, followed by the deadline
for Nursing, Respiratory Therapy and Physical Therapist Assisting on
Wednesday, June 30.
Grant/loan information and applications are
available to graduating seniors at their high schools. All other
interested persons may call Pat Sutton, DCH Director of Human
Resources and Hospital Services, at (812) 537-8120 or (800)
676-5572, ext. 8120, for additional information. Applications are
also available online at
www.dch.org.
