Pinnacle Health Auxiliary - The Ernest R. McDowell Health Career Scholarships

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Residents or those who attend school in Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, or Cumberland Counties are invited to apply for scholarship award consideration in their pursuit of higher education at an accredited institution offering a course of education in a health career field. Employees, spouses of employees and dependents of employees of UPMC Harrisburg, UPMC Community Osteopathic, and UPMC West Shore are also eligible to apply.

Each application will be reviewed by the Pinnacle Health Auxiliary Health Career Scholarship Committee. Scholarships start at $1,000 for undergrads to a maximum of $3,000 for graduate students. Scholarship winners are encouraged to re-apply each year.

Application deadline is March 31, 2025. Recipients will be notified before June 15, 2025. All information must be completed upon initial submission to be considered for a scholarship.

Full Name

Address

Phone

Are you an employee or volunteer of UPMC? If yes, please provide the location, position and dates.

Are you the dependent, spouse or partner of a UPMC employee? If yes, please provide the location at which the employee works.

Name of institution

Address

Class year

Enrollment dates – Mo/Yr

Major / Title of Health Career Curriculum

High School Students only must provide the following: Name and address of High School / Dates attended Mo/Yr

Parent/Guardian, Address, Occupation, Employer

If school decision is pending, list all institutions to which you were accepted

Please upload the following item to complete your application. All information must be included for consideration. Please select all files for upload simultaneously rather than individually. All files must not exceed 5 MB in size.

● Unofficial transcript (high school transcript for high school seniors and college transcript only for college/grad students) ● Letter of Recommendation from a current instructor ● Personal statement (250 words). Essay title should be “What inspired you to help others in your chosen healthcare curriculum?”