Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation Health Care Careers Scholarship Program
Jennifer Nutt
515.288.1955
The Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation (IHERF) Health Care Careers Scholarship Program provides scholarships for students in Iowa seeking careers in high-need healthcare fields.
Scholarship recipients are required to work in an Iowa hospital one year for each year of scholarship awarded.
Eligible applicants must be enrolled in an accredited program leading to licensure or clinical laboratory degree and be within 3 years of program completion.
Eligible disciplines:
- Audiologist
- Clinical Lab Scientist/Medical Technologist
- Clinical Lab Technician/Medical Lab Technician
- Coder- AA Degree
- Dietician
- EMT Paramedic Degree
- EMT Paramedic Certification
- Healthcare Informatics
- Nursing (LPN, ADN, BSN, MSN, CNS, DNP, CRNA)
- Medical Interpreter ($500)
- Occupational Therapist
- Pharmacist
- Physical Therapist
- Physician Assistant
- Radiology
- Respiratory Therapist
- Social Worker (MSW)
- Speech Therapist
- Surgical Tech
60 recipients will be awarded scholarships up to $6,000 over 2 years.
Scholarship recipients agree to work in an Iowa hospital one year for each year they receive an award.
A link to the online application is available on the program website.
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