HRET Health Career Scholarships

Organization
New Jersey Hospital Association
760 Alexander Rd.
Princeton, NJ 08543-0001
Phone Number
(609)275-4000
Emails
memberservices@njha.com
Level of Study -
Bachelor's Degree
Professional Development
Award Type -
Scholarship
Purpose
To encourage and enable New Jersey residents to pursue health careers.
Focus -
Health care services; Health sciences; Nursing.
Qualifications -
Applicants must be a New Jersey resident; accepted into a graduate or undergraduate (junior and seniors only) program in hospital or healthcare administration or a graduate or undergraduate (junior or senior only) program in Nursing or Allied Health Profession; have maintained a GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4 point system or equivalent); demonstrated financial need with a FAFSA document and financial aid application and/or federal tax return from the previous year.
Criteria
Selection is based on the application.
Amount -
$2,500
Award Duration -
Annual.
To Apply
Applicants must provide a two-page essay letter detailing academic plans for the future and substantiating that the eligibility requirements have been met (essays will be 50% of the judging criteria); one letter of recommendation from the head of the program in which the student is enrolled or from a current supervisor; official transcript (online transcript copies are not accepted); FAFSA, Financial aid application and/or federal tax return from the previous year; and provide a current address, phone number and e-mail address.
Deadline -
September 7.
Contact -
HRET Scholarship Program, PO Box 1, Princeton, NJ, 08543-0001; Debbie Furchak; Phone: 609-275-4072.
For more information
http://www.njha.com