All applications must be submitted online by March 18, 2022.

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Call (812) 238-7534 for further information.

No late applications will be accepted.

To be eligible for a Union Health Foundation Scholarship an applicant must:

• Be a resident of the Wabash Valley, limited to Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Greene, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana and Clark, Crawford, Edgar counties in Illinois (unless otherwise noted under specific scholarship criteria)
• Be enrolled in or accepted into an accredited (health care) degree program at a college or university (if applying for a health careers scholarship) for a full academic year
• Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better (unless otherwise noted)
• Demonstrate financial need

Most scholarships also require the recipient to be a U.S. citizen.

Unless otherwise noted, scholarship awards can be used only for the expenses of tuition, books and other academic fees. Scholarship checks are paid directly to the recipient’s university in two install­ments.

A recipient of a Union Health Foundation scholarship must fulfill the following requirements during the academic year in which the student receives the scholarship:

• Maintain the status of a full-time student, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester or the equivalent (unless otherwise noted)
• Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent (unless otherwise noted)
• Some scholarships require remaining in a specified degree program. Please review the information on each scholarship for its individual requirements.

Health Career Scholarships

Students applying for health career scholarships are required to be enrolled or accepted into an accredited healthcare degree program to be considered

The Dr. C.N. Combs Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Must be:

• An Indiana State University School of Nursing student pursuing a registered nursing degree (associate or baccalaureate)
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, or the equivalent

The Burnita Laybold Hershfield Nursing Scholarship
Must be:

• A resident of the Wabash Valley (limited to Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, Greene, Putnam and Vigo counties in Indiana and Clark, Crawford, Edgar and Lawrence counties in Illinois)
• A current Union Health employee (full-time or part-time)
• Pursuing an advanced degree (Master’s or Doctorate) in nursing at Indiana State University with a desire to practice in the Wabash Valley
• Maintaining a minimum of 3 credit hours per semester, or the equivalent

The Wanita I. & Ernest E. Hinshaw Nursing Education Fund
Must be:

• Be a resident of the Wabash Valley, limited to Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Greene, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana and Clark, Crawford, Edgar counties in Illinois
• Pursuing an advanced nursing degree (Masters or Doctorate) or registered nursing degree (associate or baccalaureate)
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, minimum of 12 credit hours per semester or equivalent for a quarter system

The Mary Kay Holvey-Aust Nursing Scholarship
Must be:

• A female Indiana State University School of Nursing student pursuing a registered nursing degree (associate or baccalaureate)
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, or the equivalent

The Gertrude and Ralph Horton Grants-in-Aid for Nursing Education
Must be:

• Be a resident of the Wabash Valley, limited to Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Greene, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana and Clark, Crawford, Edgar counties in Illinois
• An unmarried female
• Pursuing a registered nursing degree (associate, baccalaureate)
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, minimum of 12 credit hours per semester or equivalent for a quarter system

The Gladys N. Marvel, R. N. and Cecil B. Marvel Memorial Nursing Scholarship Must be:

• Be a resident of the Wabash Valley, limited to Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Greene, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana and Clark, Crawford, Edgar counties in Illinois
• Pursuing registered nursing degree (associate, baccalaureate) or a registered nurse pursuing an advanced nursing degree (Baccalaureate, Masters or Doctorate)
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, or the equivalent for a quarter system

The Michele Pantle Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Must be:

• A working parent returning to school to pursue a degree in nursing from any school that uses Union Health as a clinical site (enrolled in or accepted into accredited healthcare degree program at one of the following: Indiana State University, Ivy Tech Community College, Lincoln Trail College, Lake Land Community College, Lakeview College of Nursing or Indiana Wesleyan University)
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, or equivalent for a quarter with the exception of the final semester

The Amanda Pugh Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Must be:

• An Indiana State University, Ivy Tech or Saint Mary of the Woods College student pursuing or planning to pursue a registered nursing degree (associate or baccalaureate)
• Preference given to a West Vigo High School graduate
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, or the equivalent
  * Does not need to be currently admitted into a nursing degree program, but must have plans to do so.

The John C. and Jennie Figg Health Careers Scholarship
Must be:

• Be a resident of the Wabash Valley, limited to Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Greene, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana and Clark, Crawford, Edgar counties in Illinois
• Pursuing a health career degree (associate or baccalaureate)
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, or the equivalent
• May either have a major in a health-related field or be enrolled in a nursing degree program.

The Eleanor N. Royse Health Careers Scholarship
Must be:

• Be a resident of the Wabash Valley, limited to Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Greene, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana and Clark, Crawford, Edgar counties in Illinois
• Pursuing a health career degree (associate or baccalaureate)
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, or the equivalent
• May either have a major in a health-related field or be enrolled in a nursing degree program.

The Century Club Health Careers Scholarship
Must be:

• Be a resident of the Wabash Valley, limited to Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Greene, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana and Clark, Crawford, Edgar counties in Illinois
• Pursuing a health career degree (associate or baccalaureate)
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, or the equivalent
• May either have a major in a health-related field or be enrolled in a nursing degree program.

Donna Hux Scholarship for VNA & Hospice of the Wabash Valley
Must be:

• A Visiting Nurse Association or Hospice of the Wabash Valley full time employee who is pursuing further education or advancement in a health care related field –OR– child of employee pursuing further education in a qualified field of health care
• Maintaining a work to education status of full-time for VNA or Hospice Employees
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, or the equivalent for Children of Employees

The Frank & Linda Shelton Scholarship
Must be:

• A Union Health employee, –OR– the child of an employee, must fulfill the following requirements
• Enrolled in a health science degree program to pursue a career in healthcare.
• Maintaining the status of a full time student.

The Erin Bird Isles Memorial Health Careers Scholarship
Must be:

• A graduating West Vigo High School student with plans to pursue a health care related degree from an accredited institution
• Recipient must be full-time student in good academic standing, with a 3.0 GPA
• Financial need will also be considered
  * Does not need to be currently admitted into a health care program, but must have plans to do so.

The Dr. J. Lewis and Florence Stoelting Scholarship
Must be:

•  Pursuing an advanced degree in the field of nursing and/or biomechanical engineering. (Preference and first consideration will be given to employees of Union Health, Hospice and Visiting Nurse of the Wabash Valley and Union Medical Group)
• Provide evidence of financial need
• Provide evidence of acceptance into an advanced degree program
• Provide a transcript showing a minimum B+ average (3.2/4.0 scale or equivalent) achieved in undergraduate degree program; if currently enrolled in an advanced degree program, provide evidence of current B+ average (3.2/4.0 scale)

Open Major Scholarships

Applicants are required to have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent.

The Margaret Carroll Scholarship Offered by the Service League of Union Health
Must be:

• Children of full-time or part-time A employees of Union Health
• Enrolled for the following academic year in a full-time undergraduate program at Indiana State University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Ivy Tech Community College, or any of the state-supported universities in Indiana (Indiana University, Purdue University, Ball State University, Vincennes University, or the University of Southern Indiana).
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, minimum of 12 credit hours per semester or equivalent for a quarter system

The Union Health Foundation Academic Scholarships
Must be:

• A Union Health employee -OR- their child -OR-  a student enrolled in the Health Careers Program through Vigo County School Corporation, entering college in the fall of the year for which the award is given
• Maintaining the status of a full time student, minimum of 12 credit hours per semester or equivalent for a quarter system