St. Luke's Volunteer Memorial Scholarship
This program is currently on hold.
Pursuing a health care career? You may qualify.
St. Luke's Volunteer Service Guild awards scholarships to students pursuing a health care career. Candidates for the scholarship must:
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Be a graduate of a Minnesota or Wisconsin high school and be a resident
of a community where St. Luke's has a presence.
Example: Duluth/Superior, Silver Bay (Bay Area Health Center), Mountain Iron (Laurentian Medical Clinic), Ashland (Chequamegon). -
Be accepted and presently enrolled in one of the accredited health care programs listed below
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Demonstrate an interest in a health care career
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Complete one semester of post-secondary academic work in their accredited health care program prior to applying
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Demonstrate scholastic ability with GPA of 3.0 in their chosen field of cumulative work
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Demonstrate quality of character
The following schools and accredited healthcare programs qualify for this scholarship:
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UMD
- College of Medicine
- College of Pharmacy
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Lake Superior College
- Associate Degree in Nursing
- Physical Therapist Assistant
- Practical Nursing
- Medical Laboratory Technician
- Radiological Technology
- Respiratory Care Practitioner
- Surgical Technology
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College of St. Scholastica
- Occupational Therapy
- Registered Nurse
- Physical Therapy
- Physician's Assistant
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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Superior Campus
- Associate Degree in Nursing
This non-renewable scholarship must be used the year it was awarded.
Instructions & General Information
Please read all information concerning St. Luke's Volunteer Memorial Scholarship. Applications not fully completed will not be reviewed.
- The application must be typed and completed in full (do not include a resume')
- Attach an undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) unofficial transcript or cumulative record
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Three (3) recommendations
must be
received before 4:00 p.m. on March 6, 2020 using the appropriate forms. Recommendations
must include:
- One post-secondary education instructor
- One employer or volunteer director
- One personal reference who can speak to your character (long-time family friend, clergy, etc. Reference must know you well, at least a 3 years relationship).
The St. Luke's Volunteer Memorial Scholarship application is available here.
Application Deadline
- Applications will be accepted between January 7 and March 6, 2021
- All application materials, including recommendation forms and transcripts, must be received before 4:00 p.m. on March 6, 2020
Return all applications to Volunteer Services Guild Scholarship Committee
St. Luke's Hospital
915 East 1st Street
Duluth, MN 55805
Or email
Elizabeth.Abrahamson@slhduluth.com
Award Notification
The recipient of a scholarship award will be notified in April, 2021. St. Luke's Volunteer Service Guild Board intends to award one $1,000 scholarship to an undergraduate student, one $1,000 scholarship to a graduate level student, and one $500 scholarship to a student in a one to two year program. The award will be paid directly to the school/program in which the recipient is enrolled.