2024 Provident Scholarship Fund — Applications NOW OPEN
May 10, 2024
12:00 AM - 5:00 PM America/Chicago
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Download iCal FileThe application period for the 2024 Provident Scholarship Fund is now open! The scholarship program supports students pursuing health care careers who are from, and committed to caring for, underserved communities. The goal of this scholarship program is to provide opportunities to students coming from communities that historically have faced greater challenges, including access to education, economic opportunities, transportation, food or medical care.
Cook County government and Cook County Health have allocated $1 million to fund up to 60 scholarships this year. The scholarship program is administered by the Cook County Health Foundation.
The Provident Scholarship Fund offers $20,000 scholarships to health professional students, including those in medical, dental, physician assistant and nurse practitioner programs and $10,000 scholarships to undergraduate and allied health students, including those nursing, surgical and radiology technology, respiratory therapy, and paramedic programs. For
Applications can be submitted through Friday, May 10, 2024.
More information about the Provident Scholarship Fund, including criteria and application information can be found at Provident Scholarship Fund – Cook County Health
The scholarship program is named after Cook County Health’s Provident Hospital. Provident Hospital was founded in 1891 by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams. It was the first hospital in the U.S. that was owned and operated by African Americans, and proudly served patients of all races.
Date posted
Apr 22, 2024
Date updated
Apr 22, 2024