Educational Institution Information Applicants must be enrolled or accepted in an accredited school of nursing, long-term care or health care administration program, physical or occupational therapy program, AA/AS/ADM, BA/BS/BSN, MS/MA or MHA/MSN program, and taking classes during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Essay(Required) Compose and upload an essay of up to 500 words. It must be your own work and include discussion on the following: 1) Your work history in long-term or post-acute care (i.e., nursing facility, assisted living facility or home health agency) and why you have selected long-term care as your career field, 2) the personal qualities that enable you to fulfill the responsibility of providing quality care to residents/tenants/clients. Give specific examples of ways you provide quality care, 3) The rewards you gain from working in long-term care, and 4) Your career plans specific to long-term care (i.e., nursing facility, assisted living facility, or home health agency) once your education goal is achieved.
Acceptance Letter or Transcript(Required) Applicants currently enrolled in a college must submit a copy of their most recent grades transcript. (A transcript printed from the college's official website is acceptable.) Applicants who are newly enrolled students (without an established college transcript) must submit a copy of their program acceptance letter from the college.
Recommendation Letter(Required) Upload a recommendation letter from your administrator/director or nursing supervisor. Please ask them to include your name, their name, organization name, telephone and email address in the letter. Also in the letter, ask them to describe why they believe you would be a worthy recipient of an IHCA Foundation scholarship. Please limit letters to 200 words or less.
Terms and Conditions(Required) Upon being awarded the scholarship, a recipient is required to execute any and all documents IHCA determines are necessary, including but not limited to a promissory note. If the scholarship recipient does not complete the educational program during the time frame for which scholarship funds are provided, any unused funds are to be returned to the IHCA Foundation. If awarded the scholarship, the scholarship recipient agrees to remain employed with an IHCA member organization and to complete 1,500 hours of work for that organization following the completion of the educational program funded by this scholarship. If the scholarship recipient voluntarily terminates employment with an IHCA member organization, or is terminated by the IHCA member organization for cause, before working the required number of hours, the recipient agrees that within 30 days of termination the recipient will reimburse the IHCA Foundation in the amount of the scholarship on a prorated basis based on the number of work hours actually completed following the completion of the education program as follows: 1,125-1,499 hours completed = Reimbursement required in an amount equal to 25% of the total scholarship awarded to the recipient, 470-1,124 hours completed = Reimbursement required in an amount equal to 50% of the total scholarship awarded to the recipient, 375-469 hours completed = Reimbursement required in an amount equal to 75% of the total scholarship awarded to the recipient, Less than 374 hours completed = Reimbursement required in an amount equal to 100% of the total scholarship awarded to the recipient. This scholarship is not intended nor in any way should it be construed as an obligation by the IHCA member organization to employ or continue to employ the recipient. If awarded the scholarship, the scholarship recipient grants IHCA permission to publish any information provided in the scholarship application for scholarship fundraising purposes and to use the recipient’s likeness in any photograph or video in any and all of its publications, including television commercials, print advertisements, website and social media entries without payment or any other consideration.
