2024-2025 Scholarships
The District supports healthcare education and training for the benefit of future generations. Each year, a portion of the District’s grants and sponsorships overall budget is allocated to local post-secondary and high school students pursuing or planning to pursue healthcare careers.
If you currently live, work, OR have previously graduated from high school within the District boundaries (see District map here), you may be eligible to apply for one of our post-secondary scholarships. Post-secondary applicants must only apply for one scholarship in a given year and can only be awarded that scholarship once. Please read our full policy here to learn more: FY 24-25 Scholarships Policy.
East County high school senior students planning to pursue healthcare careers at the college level go through a separate scholarship selection process by their class advisors/counselors.
The application period is open from December 1, 2024 – February 7, 2025 11:59 PM.
Post-Secondary Scholarships
Our scholarships help support post-secondary students in East County pursuing higher education in healthcare careers. They are available to students who currently live, work, OR have previously graduated from a high school within the Grossmont Healthcare District boundaries. Click the scholarships below to learn what criteria we require to apply.
Richard J. Bea Community Service Scholarship
Grossmont Healthcare District awards TWO non-renewable scholarships to Registered Nursing (RN) candidates based on their community involvement in the amount of $7,500 (1st place) and $5,000 (2nd place).Health Tech Scholarship
Grossmont Healthcare District awards TEN scholarships to students who are currently enrolled in a healthcare-related technical program or who have graduated from a healthcare-related technical program within the past 6 months (as a form of tuition reimbursement), 5 in the amount of $5,000 (1st place) and 5 in the amount of $3,000 (2nd place).Behavioral Health Scholarship
Grossmont Healthcare District awards FIVE scholarships to behavioral health students pursuing higher education in a post-baccalaureate program (including MSW, MA, MS, PsyD, PhD, PMHNP) in the amount of $15,000.Advanced Practice Clinician Scholarship
Grossmont Healthcare District awards FIVE scholarships to Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) students looking to advance to a higher level of clinical practice in the amount of $15,000.Certified/Clinical Nurse Scholarship
Grossmont Healthcare District awards TWO scholarships to students in an accredited graduate or postgraduate degree program to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Nurse Midwife, or Clinical Nurse Specialist, in the amount of $10,000 each.
High School Scholarships
Past Scholarships
Congrats to our FY 23-24 winners!
To foster growth in the healthcare field, the scholarship program’s purpose is to remove financial barriers in education and professional development. With opportunities offered to local students and professionals working in or entering the healthcare field within GHD boundaries, the District recognizes the impact it can have on meeting the demands of a diverse, local healthcare workforce.