Northumberland County students interested in making a difference in health care in their community are invited to apply for a scholarship offered by the county’s west end hospital.
Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) in Cobourg has announced applications for its annual Health Professions Scholarship awards are now open. Students who are interested in working locally in health care after they graduate are encouraged to apply for the scholarship awards by Friday, April 18. Two awards of $1,500 each are available in 2025.
The purpose of the scholarship program, a long-standing initiative of the hospital’s volunteer board of directors introduced in 2003, is to provide financial assistance to students from west Northumberland who are pursuing a career in the health care sector.
NHH president and CEO Susan Walsh said the program is a special one for the hospital.
“It is a pleasure, and an important tradition, for NHH to offer these awards to local students,” Walsh shared with kawarthaNOW.
“We appreciate that it takes time and commitment to build a career in any profession, and health care and hospitals offer so many opportunities. This is a small token of our respect for the hard work that goes into education and professional development and, frankly, an investment in our own future, as it has proven very effective at attracting future employees to NHH.”
By supporting local students with their academic studies, the scholarship initiative aims to entice local students to seriously consider NHH when they graduate, and the time comes to select an employer.
Recipients will be announced at a spring meeting of NHH’s board of directors.
“On behalf of the board and entire hospital, we thank all the students who put forward an application,” Walsh said. “Our board is looking forward to presenting scholarships to this year’s winners at their meeting in June.”
Any community student enrolled or accepted for enrolment in a full-time health profession or allied health profession program at an accredited university or community college within Canada is eligible to apply.
Priority will be given to candidates pursuing graduate, junior, and senior-level studies in the categories listed below.
- Medicine
- Nursing (RPN, BSN, and MSH degrees)
- Pharmacy (Bsc, Pharm, and Pharm D.)
- Dietetics (BSc)
- Nurse Midwife
- Physical Therapy (graduate and undergraduate)
- Occupational Therapy (graduate and undergraduate)
- Radiologic Technology: Mammography, CT, and MRI
- Respiratory Therapist
- Ultrasonographer
- Health Records Administration
- Medical Laboratory Technologist
- Nuclear Medicine
- Speech Language Pathologist
Applicants are evaluated on the basis of their academic achievements, extra-curricular activities, a personal testimonial they submit explaining their interest in a health care field, and written references.
For full details on the Health Professions Scholarship program, including a downloadable application form and submission instructions, visit nhh.ca/careers/studentscholarship.
Located approximately 100 kilometres east of Toronto, NHH delivers a broad range of acute, post-acute, outpatient and diagnostic services.
Acute services include emergency and intensive care, medical/surgical care, obstetrical care and palliative care. Post-acute specialty services include restorative care and rehabilitation. Mental health care, cancer and supportive care, dialysis and other ambulatory care clinics are offered on an outpatient basis through partnerships with regional centres and nearby specialists.
NHH offers a full range of diagnostic services, including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and mammography. The hospital serves the catchment area of west Northumberland County.
