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Rural Health Careers Scholarship Program Frequently Asked Questions
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 医疗保健 推荐全球最大网赌正规平台欢迎您 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. The programs listed below are currently offered at RVCC. For additional grant funded programs, visit the Rural Health Careers Grant.
If you are planning to start one of these programs, you can apply to this grant and take courses right away!
How much scholarship money is available per student?
For the fall semester of 2023, students will receive up to $10,000. For certificate or licensure programs, students receive up to the total cost of their program, 不超过10美元,000. Scholarship amounts and terms may change over the grant period based on need.
How do students apply for the grant?
学生 will apply directly through the education provider/school. 学生 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. 学生 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. 如果被选为奖项, 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 6.7.23)
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•AV家庭护理服务
• Bear Mountain 医疗保健 (Hanover Terrace)
• Bi State Primary Care Association
• Cedarcrest Center for Children with Disabilities
•柴郡医疗中心
•村舍医院
• Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center & 诊所
•创世纪乡村
•纪念医院
•中州健康中心
• Mt. Ascutney医院 & 健康中心
• New Hampshire’s Veterans’ Home
•新伦敦医院
• North Country 医疗保健
- Androscoggin Valley Hospital
- North Country Home Health & 临终关怀机构
- Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
- 周氏医疗中心
•高级助手
• The Morrison Communities
• Valley Regional Hospital
•探访护士 & VT临终关怀 & NH
The list of employer partners is expected to grow over the life of the grant.
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 医疗保健 Grant Program objectives and initiatives. 如果需要, a rural health care employer serving New Hampshire may be added to the grant program by contacting us at (电子邮件保护)
Who do I contact if I have additional questions?
To learn about the scholarship opportunity at River Valley Community College or if you have any questions, 请联系 (电子邮件保护)