Considering a career in healthcare? Potomac Hospital offers three different scholarship programs that may be of interest to you: our Nursing Scholarship Program, Endowment Fund scholarships, and Potomac Hospital Auxiliary scholarships. See below for complete details.
If so, the Potomac Hospital Nursing Scholarship Program can help you by providing financial assistance and professional mentoring. After graduation, you'll have a chance to put your skills into practice by working at Potomac Hospital.
One- and two-year full scholarships covering all in-state tuition costs and other eligible expenses, such as textbooks and uniforms, will be awarded to eligible students who are completing an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing at Northern Virginia Community College or Germanna Community College.
To be eligible for the scholarships, you must be either a Potomac Hospital employee, a member of the Potomac Hospital Auxiliary, a Prince William or Stafford County resident, a Prince William County School of Practical Nursing second-year student or graduate, a Northern Virginia Community College first-year nursing student, or a Germanna Community College first-year nursing student. Others may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Students who receive scholarships are required to fulfill a one- or two-year commitment to work full-time as a Nurse Clinician at Potomac Hospital upon graduation. Those who are unable to do this will be required to reimburse Potomac Hospital on a prorated basis.
Frequently Asked Questions about Potomac's Nursing Scholarships.
The 2008 application deadline has passed. The 2009 application packet will be online in December.
This scholarship fund provides local students, who are planning a career in healthcare, with much-needed funds for higher education. In the past 16 years of this vital program, the endowment fund has distributed thousands of dollars to deserving students in our area.
The Potomac Hospital Foundation will award scholarships to high school seniors who are planning to enter full-time courses of study in a healthcare or a health-related field and nursing. Scholarships will be awarded to Prince William County residents.
Scholarships for healthcare and a health-related field will be in the amount of $1,000, with $500 for each of three additional school years of continued enrollment. The Nursing Scholarship will be in the amount of $1,000 with $1,000 for each of three additional years of continued enrollment. Recipients will receive payment upon verification of registration and acceptance from an approved institution of study.
Recipients of any full scholarship to include National Merit Scholarships, ROTC Scholarships, and appointments to any service academy are not eligible for Potomac Hospital Foundation Endowment Fund Scholarships.
In order to qualify for consideration students must meet the following criteria:
a. Be a graduating senior of the class of 2008.
b. Be a Prince William County resident.
c. Plan to pursue a full-time course of study in healthcare or a health-related field or nursing.
Winners of the scholarship will be selected based on the following criteria:
a. General academic ability
b. Personal characteristics
c. Past academic record
d. Extra-curricular activities
e. Citizenship and community interest
The selection of the recipients will be made by the Scholarship Committee.
The 2008 application deadline has passed. The 2009 application packet will be online in December.
The Potomac Hospital Foundation Endowment Fund Scholarship for medical school students offers a scholarship to a student planning to go to medical school or who is already enrolled in medical school.
The student must have been a Prince William County resident at the time of high school graduation.
The scholarship will be in the amount of $2,000, with $1,000 for each of up to three additional school years of continued enrollment. Recipients of any full scholarship will not be considered, as disbursements will be made directly to the medical school.
The scholarship winner will be selected based on past academic records, personal characteristics and citizenship and community interest. The Potomac Hospital Foundation Endowment Fund Scholarship Committee will make the selection of the recipient.
The 2008 application deadline has passed. The 2009 application packet will be online in January 2009.
The Potomac Hospital Auxiliary is offering scholarships to area high school seniors who plan to pursue careers in a medical health care or related field. These scholarships will be worth $1000 each. The scholarship is an indirect cash award that will be presented to the school upon verification of the student’s acceptance.
The student must be a Prince William County resident or a northern Stafford County resident attending either Brooke Point High School or North Stafford High School at the time of high school graduation.
Students will be selected based on the following:
General academic ability
Personal characteristics
Academic record
Extra-curricular activities
Interest in community relations and citizenship
Applications for the 2008 - 2009 school year are now closed. Applications for the 2009 - 2010 school year will be available on March 1, 2009.
