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What is the Rural Health Careers Scholarship Fund?
The Rural Health Careers Scholarship Fund provides scholarship assistance to individuals currently employed by a rural healthcare organization to help them continue their education and advance their career.
The Rural Health Careers scholarships are funded through the US Department of Labor’s H-1B Rural Healthcare Workforce Development grant program. The goal of this program is to address healthcare workforce shortages in rural communities across the country by creating and providing access to sustainable employment and training programs in healthcare occupations. Dartmouth-Hitchcock was one of several organizations across the country to receive a grant award.
Who is eligible for a scholarship?
Applicants for this scholarship must meet both of the following criteria:
- Be employed by an employer partner of the Rural Health Careers grant program.
- Be pursuing continued education from an education partner of the grant that leads to advancement in one of these US DOL targeted career fields:
| Licensed Nursing Assistant | Nursing |
| Medical Assistant | Medical Nursing Assistant (MNA) |
| Phlebotomy |
How much scholarship money is available per student?
Scholarship amounts and terms may change over the grant period based on available funding.
How do students apply for the grant?
Students will apply directly through the education provider/school. Students must be employed by an employer partner of the grant program, and be attending a program in one of the targeted US DOL career fields at an education partner of the grant program.
The application process is straightforward. Students can expect to describe their education plans in one of the targeted career fields and provide proof of current employment with an employer partner of the grant program. Proof of employment may be in the form of a current pay stub or a letter from their employer. If selected for an award, students will then complete the grant enrollment process in order to have funds dispersed.
Which rural health care employers are included in the grant?
RHC Employer Partners (Updated 8.27.2024)
Employer Partners:
- Alice Peck Day
- Applewood Center
- Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, Inc
- AV Home Care Services
- Bear Mountain Healthcare (Hanover Terrace)
- Bel-Aire Center
- Bi State Primary Care Association, including NH & VT sites
- Cedarcrest Center for Children with Disabilities
- Cheshire Medical Center
- Coos County Family Health Services, Inc
- Cottage Hospital
- Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center & Clinics
- Elm Wood Center
- Genesis Country Village
- HealthFirst Family Care Center
- Home Health Care Specialists
- Keene Center
- Kendal at Hanover
- Laconia Center
- Lafayette Center
- Lebanon Center
- Littleton Hospital
- Maplewood of Cheshire County
- Memorial Hospital
- Mid-State Health Center
- Monadnock Community Hospital
- Mountain Ridge Center
- Mountain View Center
- Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center
- New Hampshire Veterans’ Home
- New London Hospital
- North Country Healthcare
- Androscoggin Valley Hospital
- North Country Home Health & Hospice Agency
- Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
- Weeks Medical Center
- Peabody Place
- Pheasant Wood Center
- Senior Helpers
- St. Albans Center
- The Morrison Communities
- Valley Regional Hospital
- Visiting Nurse & Hospice for VT & NH
- West Central Behavioral Health
- White Mountain Community Health Center
The list of employer partners is expected to grow over the life of the grant. For a list of current grant partner employers, please email [email protected]
How does an employer become a grant partner?
Employers must be partners of the grant program in order for their employees to be eligible to receive support from the grant program, including these scholarship funds. To participate in the grant program as an employer partner, an employer must be a healthcare organization that serves our regional rural communities and has formally committed to supporting the objectives of the H-1B Rural Healthcare Grant Program objectives and initiatives. If needed, a rural health care employer serving New Hampshire may be added to the grant program by contacting us at [email protected]
Which Schools are offering this scholarship?
This Rural Health Careers Scholarship is currently available for students at Colby Sawyer and The Community College System of NH. We anticipate additional schools will be added through the period of the grant.
- To learn about the scholarship opportunity at Colby Sawyer College, please contact Danell Huntley at [email protected]
- To learn about the scholarship opportunity at White Mountains Community College or if you have any questions, please contact [email protected]
How does a school become an education partner of the grant?
Schools must complete a sub-award process, manage scholarship applications and awards, and participate in the grant program as an education partner.
Who do I contact if I have additional questions?
We would be happy to discuss the Rural Health Careers grant with you further. Please contact us at [email protected]
