Charlestown Merit Scholarships
Charlestown Community Health Care Merit Scholarships
$6,000 in Scholarships Available for High School Students who live in Charlestown
Sponsors
A consortium of affiliates from Partners HealthCare – MGH Charlestown HealthCare Center, MGH Institute of Health Professions, and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital – have joined to offer high school students who live in Charlestown up to $6,000 in scholarships.
Recipients
The scholarships are awarded to high school seniors who live in Charlestown and plan on enrolling in a program of study leading to a health career at the associate degree level or higher. Applicants must:
- Be a current resident of Charlestown and have lived in Charlestown for a minimum of two years;
- Only first year, first degree students are eligible;
- Be enrolled in a program of study leading to a health career at the associate degree level or higher;
- Have achieved a minimum 2.75 high school GPA at the time of application;
- Have demonstrated a commitment to community service in Charlestown
Complete and sign the Scholarship Application (PDF). Application may be mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered to:
MGH Institute of Health Professions
ATTN: Andrew Criscione
Charlestown Navy Yard
36 1st Avenue
Building 34, 2nd Floor
Charlestown, MA 02129-4557
Email: Andrew Criscione (please put “Scholarship Application” in Subject line)
Applications can also be dropped off at the first floor Security Desk of the MGH Institute, 36 1st Avenue, Charlestown Navy Yard. Attention: Andrew Criscione.
All applicants will be notified of the final decision of the selection committee by email no later than July 15, 2016.
Application Deadline Extended: Wednesday, June 29, 2016.
Recipients
A total of $6,000 of scholarships are awarded to recent high school graduates who have lived in Charlestown for at least two years and who intend to pursue a program of study leading to a (non-MD) health career at the associate degree level or higher.
Previous Years' Scholarship Recipients
2015
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Mackaila Garcia
- Nathaly Guerrero
- Caroline Ward
- Kailey Zhu
2014
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Bridget Collier
- Mather Hoyt
- Sheryl Lubin
2013
- Matthew Johnson
- Brendan Baker
2012
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Caitlee Carrier
- Sarah Shaheen
2011
-
Derek Bieringer
- Catherine Taglilatela
2010
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Mary Gillen
- Mistral Horacius
2009