For years, Monongahela Valley Hospital has worked with numerous organizations to help improve the community through donations to charitable organizations or simply by lending a helping hand.

To help the youth of this community, Monongahela Valley Hospital awards $1000 scholarships to eligible high school seniors who plan to major in nursing at a post-secondary school.

It is no secret that attending any type of schooling after high school is expensive. Most students in institutions of higher learning not only find themselves studying a subject of interest but also working diligently at a part time or even full time job to make ends meet. If the student belongs to a middle class family, which is often the case, they maybe denied financial aid because their parents make slightly more income than allowed. The student’s only resource is to find other ways of obtaining funds to help them through school.

Monongahela Valley Hospital has developed a way to help students finance their education, and ensure a full time position upon graduation.
High school seniors in the districts of Belle Vernon Area, Bentworth, California, Charleroi, Monessen, Ringgold and Yough are all qualified to participate.

The requirements for applicant’s eligibility are:

• Be a graduating senior in the class of 2007.
• Present a Letter of Acceptance into a post-secondary NLN approved school of professional nursing.
• Have a 3.25 cumulative grade point average by the end of the first semester of the applicant’s senior year.
• Submit an application by April 18, 2007 along with an essay titled “I will be a great nurse because…” in 200 words or less.

A selection committee comprised of not more than four members of Monongahela Valley Hospital will evaluate applications and recommend each school’s scholarship recipient.

Recipients are asked to sign a commitment form to Monongahela Valley Hospital, ensuring that they will work for the hospital for at least one year upon graduation and maintain full-time status with a grade point average of 2.5 while enrolled in their post-secondary NLN accredited school of professional nursing.

All students within these districts are strongly encouraged to participate in this program. For more information and a complete application, please see your high school’s guidance office or contact the hospital at 724-258-1105.