FPH Auxiliary Scholarships

The Foothill Presbyterian Auxiliary awards scholarships, of which some are privately endowed, to students pursuing and/or advancing a Health Career. The Scholarship Committee appraises and evaluates each application using the following standards and criteria to select the scholarship recipients.

Eligibility:

Any high school senior, college student or Foothill Presbyterian Hospital (FPH) employee who has been accepted to study at an accredited college, university, or technical school pursuing a health career and/or advancing his/her professional health career.
Applicant must be United States (U.S.) citizen.
Applicant must be California resident.
The school to be attended need not be located in California; however, it must be accredited by a regionally accredited association of schools and colleges.
The applicant must use and fully complete the current application form, click here to download the student application.

The following criteria are reviewed:

Grade Point Average (GPA)
Honor and/or professional achievements
Volunteer Service
Letters of Recommendation
Two personal or professional letters of recommendation (current within 6 months, original, signed and on letterhead)
FPH employee must add one letter of recommendation from his/her Department Director.
FPH Junior Volunteer must add one letter of recommendation from Director of Volunteers or Junior Volunteer Advisor.
Personal essay expressing applicant’s goals
Financial Need (Section 6, Demographic data MUST be completed to be considered)
Use of correct application form and completeness thereof (failure of same will result in non-consideration.