$5,000 Hope for Healing Scholarship for Mental/Behavioral Health Majors Due 2/11

Background: The Hope for Healing Scholarship, due 2/11, awards $5,000 each to one college-level undergraduate and one graduate-level applicant pursuing a Masters or Doctorate. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage more of America’s best and brightest to pursue a vocation in the field of addiction and mental health.

Eligibility:  Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program in an area of mental and behavioral health, psychiatric nursing, or addiction. Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the last completed academic year at a four-year institution, a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the most recent quarter or semester, or if no college has been completed a 3.5 high school GPA.

How to Apply: Submit your application by 2/11. All applicants will be required to submit the following materials:

• High school or college transcripts
• Proof of current college enrollment or acceptance
• Documentation of course of study
• A typed essay that describes why you are pursuing study in mental and behavioral health, nursing or addiction medicine, and what you want to contribute to the field
• A completed application form