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[Hancock, MI] —For the 2015-2016 academic year, the PHFoundation is offering one (1) $500 scholarship to a high school senior from each of the following schools: Baraga Area High School; L’Anse High School; Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw High School; Chassell High School; Dollar Bay-Tamarack City High School; Hancock Central High School; Houghton Central High School; Jeffers High School; Lake Linden-Hubbell High School; Ewen-Trout Creek High School; and Ontonagon Area Junior/Senior High School.
Students who are eligible for consideration must: graduate during the 2015-2016 academic year (a student in the Early College program is eligible to apply so long as they are still classified as a high school senior); have at least a 2.5 GPA; demonstrate current interest in health-related fields of study or be active or demonstrate past activity in HOSA; be accepted for admission to a post-secondary institution; intend to seek a post-secondary degree or certification in a health-related field of study; demonstrate engagement in school and/or community activities; and write a cover letter and accompanying essay in support of their application. Applications are available on the PHFoundation’s website at www.phfgive.org. Students should contact their high school counselor(s) or principal for more information on how to apply. Completed applications are due by March 1, 2016 and should be submitted to the students’ corresponding school counselors or principals.
Three of the PHFoundation’s Pillars of Emphasis are focused on health education, health research, and emerging healthcare leaders. Reinvesting money through educational scholarships is one way the foundation believes it can uphold these pillars and positively affect the health of the region. According to Hilary Anderson, Grants Management Coordinator at the PHFoundation, “As a health-focused foundation, we strongly believe that by investing in students who seek health-science related degrees, we are also investing in the broader population who will one day benefit from these students’ educational training and expertise as they become leaders in the community.”
The Portage Health Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization that receives and contributes charitable donations, which support the health needs of the community through enhanced philanthropy and community collaboration throughout Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties.
