The Boulder Community Hospital Auxiliary (BCHA), a volunteer organization devoted to supporting the hospital and the community it serves, offers a Human Health Care Scholarship Program. The deadline for submission of applications with requested signatures and documentation must be received by the BCH Volunteer Office
April 1, 2008 by 5 pm in order to be considered for an award.

• For human health care education at a Colorado college/university.
• One academic year only
• Tuition only;  excluded are room, board, fees and books
• Scholarship awards range from $500 to $2750 with money paid directly to the financial aid office of the institution attended.

Eligibility

• Graduating high school seniors in the Boulder Valley School District RE-2 who have been accepted as a full-time student by a Colorado college/university; BCH junior volunteer experience is preferred but not required.
• Graduating high school seniors who are children of current BCH employees who have completed 5 years of full or half-time (18-35 hrs/week) employment at BCH, and who have been accepted as a full-time student by a Colorado college/university. The school district is whichever district in which the BCH employee resides.
• Currently active BCH volunteers presently enrolled in a Colorado college/university who will continue to be enrolled at a Colorado institution of higher education and have completed a minimum of 200 BCH volunteer service hours.
• Employees of Boulder Community Hospital who have completed 2 years of full-time or half-time (18-35 hrs/week) employment at BCH and have been accepted at a Colorado college/university. Continuing education is excluded.
• Former BCHA scholarship recipients who desire to continue their human health care education at a Colorado college/university.

Criteria for Award Selection

• Educational Achievement
• Financial Need
• Essay Content
• Recommendations

Application, Documentation and Signatures

Download the Application. The following documentation and signatures must be attached (or included as specified in your application) to your application at the time of its submission or the application will not be considered for an award.

1. Signatures as required within the application.
2. Official transcript copy from the latest academic year.
3. If FAFSA results are available, include those with the application.
4. A one page essay addressing the heath care education you have chosen to pursue and/or are continuing to pursue - how you arrived at your decision and how this scholarship will help you meet your goals. Also, if a BCH employee, how your additional education will enhance your service to BCH, or if a BCH College volunteer, explain why your service to BCH makes you a deserving scholarship recipient.
5. Two letters of recommendation from non-family members attesting to academic achievement and goals of the applicant. Letters must be written and dated after January 2008 and contain the address, phone number, and email address of the person writing the recommendation.

Interviews

Interviews for qualifying candidates will be scheduled via phone and/or email after the Scholarship Committee reviews all applications. If you have any questions, contact Boulder Community Hospital Volunteer Services at 303-440-2137.

Notification of Award

Within three weeks of the interview, applicants will be notified (via phone and/or email) whether or not an award has been granted.

Scholarship Reception

All scholarship recipients are invited to, and expected to attend, a Scholarship Reception which will be May 9, 2008 5-7 pm in the Leo Hill Conference Room at Boulder Community Foothills Hospital at 4747 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder. This is a time of celebration and sharing of future plans. It is also a time to acknowledge those in the Auxiliary who have worked to provide the funding for the scholarships.