Grossmont Healthcare District awards TWO scholarships to Registered Nursing (RN) candidates based on their community involvement in the amount of $8,000 (1st place) and $5,250 (2nd place).
Application Period OPENS DEC 1
Submittable 101: Getting Started as a New Submitter
Submittable 101: How to Navigate Your Submittable Account
Admisibilidad
New applicants must be able to provide supporting documentation that they have an East County connection. At least one of the following must apply to be eligible for this scholarship (verify using the District map):
- Applicant is a current resident who lives within the boundaries of the Grossmont Healthcare District (and has been so for at least one year)
- Applicant is a current employee who works at an organization within the District boundaries (for at least two years)
- OR the applicant has previously graduated from a high school within the District boundaries
Artículos de aplicación
The following documentation is required to fill out the application form:
- Address: The address confirming applicants’ East County connection, with acceptable supporting documentation such as:
- Utility bills: such as electricity, gas, garbage, water, or sewer bills, as well as cable TV or internet bills, and cellular phone bills (within the last 90 days)
- Bank statements: including online bank statements (within the last 90 days)
- Lease or rental agreements: Showing your name and current residence address
- Mortgage statements: Including property tax bills (within the last 90 days)
- Vehicle registration cards: Including vehicle titles (within the last 90 days)
- P.O. Box registration (within the last 90 days)
- Paystub issued by your employer that lists the correct physical address of your work location, as well as the date of hire
- Signed employment verification letter on official letterhead that includes physical address of your work location, as well as the date of hire
- High School diploma
- High School transcript
- High School Identification Card (student name and photo)
- Transcript: Current transcript showing one successful year in an accredited registered nursing program with evidence of current enrollment.
- Faculty Advisor: Faculty Advisor’s name, phone, and email
- Volunteer Work: Evidence of past or present community volunteer work, not necessarily in the nursing field (volunteer work may be within either school or resident community).
- Essay: In 500 words or less, please describe a) how volunteering or other community service experience has influenced your nursing education, and b) how you aspire to improve community health as a nurse. The quality of the essay is a key component of the Committee’s evaluation. No AI-generated essays will be accepted.
Note: This award is meant to encourage the development of nurses with a passion for and history of community service. The award is not available to ADN to BSN, diploma to BSN/MSN/NP programs. All of the above must be met or the application will not be eligible for review. Previous recipients of the Richard J. Bea scholarship are not eligible to reapply.
Proceso de adjudicación
Los ganadores serán seleccionados y votados en la reunión mensual ordinaria del Consejo de Administración, a finales de febrero o principios de marzo. Poco después se contactará con los ganadores y se les invitará a asistir a la ceremonia de entrega de premios.
Información sobre la ceremonia de entrega de premios
Students will be asked to participate in a public award ceremony with other post-secondary and high school scholarship award winners, held at a Board Meeting in Spring 2026, date TBD, where they will receive their certificates, have their photos taken with the Board, and be asked to take a group photo at the end. We encourage all awardees and their friends/family to attend.
Photo waivers will need to be completed by the students prior to the ceremony. Click here to complete a photo release waiver. Once executed, email it to info@grossmonthealthcare.org. We encourage all awardees to attend.
Preguntas
Please direct all questions regarding this scholarship to info@grossmonthealthcare.org.