EHC Scholarship for 2026-2027

EHC Scholarship Guidelines
2026-2027
Overview
As a part of its mission, EHC wants to encourage qualified candidates who want to pursue careers in health
care to do so. EHC realizes that the costs of college can present an obstacle for otherwise qualified
candidates and therefore has established a scholarship program to recognize and support these students.
EHC hopes that some, if not all, of these students, upon graduation, will provide services to people in need who
live in the EHC Service Area.
Eligibility for an EHC Scholarship
The applicant must:
1. Be a US Citizen
2. Must reside in the EHC service area
3. Must have a HS GPA of 3.0 or higher or if in college have and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
4. Must be graduating HS seniors
5. All applicants are expected to enroll in a health related major and continue to progress toward
graduation in that major while receiving an EHC scholarship
Application Information
1. New
Applications for NEW scholarships must be submitted / postmarked no later than March 15th
for support in the next school year. Funds are disbursed in July and new recipients are required to
submit a copy of their academic schedule for the Fall Semester. Scholarship recipients are required
to maintain a 3.0 average.
2. Continuing
Full EHC Application
HS transcript
Other information as deemed necessary by the Scholarship Selection Committee
(Committee)
Request for CONTINUING scholarship awards are due May 30hand must be accompanied by a
transcript of the prior year's coursework reflecting a 3.0 GPА.
New Continuation request form
Transcript that includes most recent Spring Semester.
The Committee will send Continuing Applications to the current recipients at the
mailing address on their most recent New or Continuing application unless otherwise
notified by the applicant
ALL applicants must be enrolled full-time defined as carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours per
quarter/semester. Some exceptions may be accepted due to hardship on a case by case basis.
Date of Awards
New scholarships will be selected on or before April 30th for announcement at respective High
School Graduations in May
Continuing scholarships will be awarded on or before June 30th
No award may exceed four years
Allcontinuing awards are contingent on funds being available.
Applications will not be considered that:
Are incomplete
Are not received / postmarked by the submission dates listed above.
Do not have or did not maintain a 3.0 average in their last full semester/quarter of coursework.
Change their major to non-health related major.
Have not maintained full-time status in their last semester/quarter of coursework.
Decision making process
The number and amount of the awards will be determined by the Committee based on funds
available and the number of Continuing and new applicants.
The Committee at its sole discretion may consider exceptions to any or all of these criteria on a
case-by-case basis.
All applicants who meet the basic criteria will receive a letter from the Committee thanking them
for their participation and wishing them success in their career choice.
Applicants not meeting the basic criteria will be notified of the reason that they could not be
considered.
Criteria
Award at least two Scholarships annually (up to $1,000 each) based first on financial information
i.e. income and family size using FPLs and second on academics (GPA and SAT scores)
Other conditions: payments will be made to all students in July. Payments will be made
directly to the recipient. It is the recipient's responsibility to use these monies to pay their
educational institution tuition.