The following scholarships have been forwarded to the University of ...

Any accredited post secondary degree or certificate program is eligible for consideration as long as it has some
relationship to the welfare of older citizens. Applications should be submitted no later than May 1. While
applicants are free to submit any material they wish in support of their application, the only requirement is the
completed application and a letter of recommendation. Notification will be made in early June.
For further information and application materials please refer to the website above or by calling the Senior
Center at 207-967-8514
• Health Research & Educational Trust of New Jersey (HRET)
http://www.njha.com/hret/scholarship.aspx
Graduate and Undergraduate Criteria: The Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey (HRET), an
affiliate of the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA), believes it is particularly important to encourage and
enable New Jersey residents to pursue health careers and, therefore, has established a scholarship fund to assist
in meeting this need. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
In recognition of the rising cost of higher education, and in cooperation with HRET, the New Jersey Hospital
Association will provide grants for financial support (minimum of $2,000 each to one or more applicants) to
selected students who are enrolled in the following programs:
Graduate study in hospital or healthcare administration, public administration, graduate study in Nursing or
other Allied Health Profession; Junior or senior year undergraduate study in hospital or healthcare
administration, public administration, Nursing or other Allied Health Profession.
Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
o Be a New Jersey resident;
o Have been accepted in 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;
o Have maintained a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4 point system or equivalent);
o Demonstration of financial need with a FAFSA document and financial aid application and/or
federal tax return from the previous year.
Deadline: Applications must be received (see website for current deadline date)
Scholarship(s) Awarded: September.
• HRSA - Secretary’s Award for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (US Dept.
of Health & Human Services)
www.aacn.nche.edu.
Student must be enrolled full-time or part-time in a baccalaureate or higher degree health professions education
program in a school that is affiliated, through a participating professional association, with the Federation of
Associations of Schools of Health Professions. Deadline is February 1 st – student entries must be submitted to
faculty sponsors of designated official(s) at participating schools.
For further information and application materials download information from the website of the American
Association of Colleges of Nursing
• International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons Health Care Scholarships
http://www.iokds.org/scholarship.html
Students preparing for careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, physical or occupational therapy, and
medical technologies are eligible to apply. A student must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen, enrolled full time in a