Dear Applicant:

The Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation has launched an annual health care scholarship program. The funds to initiate the scholarships were raised from the 2003 Gala and Phonathon. Annually funds raised from the Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation's Phonathon will be pledged to health care scholarships.

The 2006 scholarships will be awarded for nursing education; other healthcare areas may be targeted in future years. Five $2,500 scholarships for two-year training and for four-year training will be given. Recipients will be eligible for continuation of their grants if they maintain a B average. The scholarships are open to residents of the Greater Waterbury area with Saint Mary's Hospital staff and/or those wishing to become a member of the hospital staff encouraged to apply. Applicants must maintain a B average in high school to qualify for a grant. There are no financial criteria, but applicants must submit an essay describing their reasons for choosing a nursing career. Semi-finalists for the scholarships will be interviewed by a committee from Saint Mary's Hospital.

New scholarship available in January, 2009.