Criteria for the St. Margaret's Health Auxiliary Scholarship
- Employee or immediate family member of an employee of St. Margaret’s Health, who is enrolled in a medical related field at any college.
- Applicant must be a student accepted/attending college with an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher.
- Scholarship money is made out to the college recipient is attending/accepted to.
- Not a previous Auxiliary Scholarship recipient
As part of your application, please submit the following documents by June 1, 2023.
You may upload these documents through this application if you have them ready, OR, you may send them to:
St. Margaret’s Health Attn: Carolynn Freed, SMH Volunteer Coordinator 600 E. 1st Street spring Valley, IL 61362
Please submit the following additional documents to be considered:
- At least THREE CURRENT LETTERS OF REFERENCE selected from a teacher, counselor, employer, supervisor or clergy – no letters from relatives.
- OFFICIAL LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE (PROOF OF ACCEPTANCE INTO THE MEDICAL FIELD, IF NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLED) from the educational institute you will attend.
- PROFILE OF YOURSELFÂ – Include a short essay describing your reasons for having chosen to pursue a career in healthcare, qualifications for this scholarship, your goals and any additional information or comments you would like to offer (Limit to one page, typed).
- An OFFICIAL COPY OF HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT, plus any available copies of scholastic aptitude and achievement test scores.Â
Only scholarship recipients will be notified.Â