Carteret Health Care Allied Health Scholarship 24-25

Carteret Health Care offers the following scholarship to individuals pursuing a healthcare career in an ancillary service field. These may be awarded for Associate or Baccalaureate degree programs where a license is obtainable upon graduation and programs where a certificate is applied. Each scholarship will cover approximately $5,000 per year. The scholarships will be awarded to the college upon the student’s acceptance into a health care program. Should you have questions, feel free to contact [email protected].  

Scholarship closes December 31,2024

Administration of Scholarship

The Carteret Health Care Allied Health Scholarship includes tuition, books and fees required for the approved program. Background checks, physicals and drug screens required for acceptance into a program do not apply. Carteret Health Care will reimburse all tuition, fees and books up to $5,000 per year for a maximum of three years.

1.    Tuition and Fees will be paid directly to the school.

a.    Books can be purchased from the school bookstore and the bookstore/school finance office will bill Carteret Health Care directly.

b.    If books are purchased outside of the school bookstore, or rented, please submit to our online portal (Kaleidoscope) under the reimbursement tab.

2.    If a scholarship recipient submits a receipt for reimbursement to themselves instead of the school, the Scholarship Committee will decide if this is an appropriate reimbursement and send it through finance accordingly.

 Should you have any questions, feel free to contact [email protected]

This scholarship is for students who are enrolled in one of the following programs:

Radiography- Radiology Tech

Respiratory Therapy

Surgical Tech

Eligible applicants should be residents of counties in Eastern North Carolina and must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college. Scholarship recipients must agree to work full time for Carteret Health Care for the years required for the degree or certificate after graduation depending on the program and obtain their license/certification.

Expectations of Recipient:

1.  Applicant pursues a career in health care at Carteret Health Care.

2.  Maintain good academic standing in his/her program, notify [email protected] immediately with any academic issues that may affect continuing enrollment in the program.

3. If employed with Carteret Health Care while receiving scholarship funds, applicants must maintain good employment status.

4. If the student does not work for the agreed upon years at Carteret Health Care, he/she will be required to reimburse the amount of scholarship awarded plus a 6% penalty. 

Scholarship Application Requirements

To be considered, application and all other items must be received by December 31st. Please note, we do NOT accept late items.

1.  Application – The application form may be accessed on the Carteret Health Care website: www.carterethealth.org under the Careers tab- Carteret Health Care Scholarships Tab.

2.  Letter of acceptance into the program and college transcripts- Please include an acceptance letter along with your most recent transcript. High school seniors accepted into the program must include their high school transcript along with any college transcripts.

3. Two References– Our application will require at least 2 references. One personal and one academic reference. References must be made by a professor, teacher, employer, and/or family friend. If you are a PRN employee, one of your references must be your Director. Immediate family members DO NOT qualify as a reference.

4. Notification of Award - Awardees will be notified by the end of January.