KishHealth System Offers Scholarships for Healthcare Careers

KishHealth System offers several scholarships each year for students pursuing healthcare studies. Kishwaukee Hospital Auxiliary, Valley West Hospital Auxiliary, and KishHealth System Foundation are accepting applications for their 2015-2016 scholarship opportunities.

Kishwaukee Hospital Auxiliary Scholarships

Each applicant must be a DeKalb County resident, has been accepted into, is currently enrolled, or intends to be enrolled, as a full-time student in a college level health related program. Scholarships are also open to students who have an immediate family member employed by Kishwaukee Hospital. Healthcare scholarships through the Kishwaukee Hospital Auxiliary are supported with proceeds from the Auxiliary’s fundraisers.

Completed applications, transcripts, and references must be postmarked by April 16, 2015. For applications, contact Deb Nier, Volunteer Services director, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, P.O. Box 707, DeKalb, Ill. 60115, e-mail dnier@kishhealth.org, or visit the website.

Valley West Hospital Auxiliary Scholarships

Valley West Hospital Auxiliary offers scholarships to students who live in communities served by Valley West Hospital. This includes Sandwich, Plano, Somonauk, Leland, Yorkville, Bristol, Sheridan, Serena, Newark, Millington, Millbrook, Big Rock, Hinckley, and Waterman. Students must be enrolled in a bona fide professional program of study for any of the allied healthcare curriculum.

Application forms, transcripts, and test scores must be completed and returned by June 1, 2015. To apply, download the PDF form on the website and send all documents to Valley West Auxiliary Scholarship Chairman, Valley West Hospital, 1302 N. Main St., Sandwich, Ill. 60548.

KishHealth System Foundation Scholarships:

Floann and Hallie Hamilton Diagnostic Imaging Scholarship

Each applicant must be a DeKalb County resident and must have been accepted into a college diagnostic imaging curriculum. The Hamilton scholarship was established by Floann and Hallie Hamilton, long-time Kishwaukee Hospital Auxiliary volunteers.

KishHealth System Foundation, James J. Feeney, MD, Memorial Scholarship

Each applicant must be a DeKalb County resident currently enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited medical school curriculum or have been accepted into a college level pre-medical curriculum as a full-time student. The Feeney scholarship was established by Dr. Feeney’s widow and daughters.

Kishwaukee Hospital Physicians’ Medical Education Scholarship

Each applicant must be a DeKalb County resident currently enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited medical school curriculum. The Kishwaukee Hospital Physicians’ scholarship was created in 2004 by Photine Liakos, MD, to assist and encourage young people to join the medical and ancillary health services professions. The scholarship is funded by donations from local physicians.

Please send completed applications and supportive documentation, postmarked by May 1, 2015, to: KishHealth System Foundation, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115.

All KishHealth System scholarship forms are accessible at www.kishhealth.org/scholarships.