Scholarships

The online scholarship application process for the 2012/2013 school year will be available soon. A variety of scholarships will be available for high school seniors and non-traditional students residing across the Foundation's 5 1/2 county regional service area. Applications for all scholarships will be completed online and students will be required to upload transcripts, FAFSA information and lettes of acceptance. Deadline for online submission will be April 12, 2012. INformation regarding some of the scholarships that will be availalbe can be found below. A complete list of scholarships will be posted by Friday, February 24.

scholarship

Pictured are scholarship recipients from
the 2009-2010 school year


Berwick Health and Wellness Fund Scholarship

To be eligible, a student must live in the service area and be a graduating senior at one of the following high schools: Berwick, Benton, Central Columbia, Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, Northwest, or West Side Vo-Tech. The student must be accepted into a two or four-year college pursuing a health profession or one- or two-year certification program. The term health professions; is broadly defined to encompass the many and varied health-related careers, ranging from vocational nursing and dental assistant, to health education, to dentistry and medicine. Up to nine $1,000 scholarships will be awarded for up to four years.

Berwick Health and Wellness Fund - Non-Traditional

To be eligible, a student must live in the service area, be at least age 23, and be accepted or enrolled in a two or four-year college with a declared health profession major as described above. This is a one year award of $1,000.

Walter and Florence Vorbleski Award

These awards are offered for graduating seniors or past recipients enrolling in a two or four-year college majoring in one of the following: pre-med; nursing; physician assistant; nurse practitioner; surgical technician. This award provides one-year awards of $500 to $1,000.

Berwick Health & Wellness Fund service area applies to the BHWF and Vorbleski scholarships only.

Its service area includes the following areas:

Hartman Family Scholarship

Warrior Run High School seniors attending The Pennsylvania State University are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Special consideration will be given to students who are studying agriculture or education, have exhibited a high degree of academic achievement and community involvement (4-H or other educational and service oriented youth programs), and to students who are the first in their immediate family to attend a bachelor's program.

Luis A. Ramos Scholarship

This scholarship is for a Berwick Area or Northwest Area High School senior. Special consideration given to students who have participated in a soccer program, students of Hispanic Heritage and/or students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to community.

Sunbury Area Health Foundation scholarships are also available (click here).