Launch your career with an organization rooted deeply in both the popular and economic culture of the communities they serve.
Penn Highlands Healthcare Nursing Scholars allows you the opportunity to reduce the cost of your education while securing employment at one of Penn Highlands Healthcare’s nationally recognized hospitals prior to graduation.
Through this program, Penn Highlands Healthcare provides you up to $40,000 in sponsorship funding towards your education in exchange for a three year, full-time work commitment at Penn Highlands DuBois or Penn Highlands Mon Valley hospitals after graduation.
Contact UsHow it Works
1
Complete Your Application
Applications are reviewed regularly and are intended to be simple and streamlined. Advisors are available to answer questions and offer support at each step along the way.
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Penn Highlands Healthcare Sponsors Your Education
If you are accepted and commit to Penn Highlands Healthcare Nursing Scholars, Penn Highlands will repay your educational loans, up to $40,000, over the course of a three-year work commitment.
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Launch Your Career at Penn Highlands Healthcare
Secure early employment and opportunities to connect with your future employer and colleagues. If plans change and you don’t complete your work commitment, you will not be required to repay any funding already received.
Who’s Eligible
You must meet the following criteria:
- Be accepted to or already enrolled in an accredited nursing degree program at a participating college or university
- Be in good academic standing with a GPA of at least 2.3
- Be a United States Citizen, Permanent Resident, or with residency under DACA or TPS programs
- Be at least 18 years old
Apply to the Program
To apply for Penn Highlands Healthcare Nursing Scholars, you must provide the following:
- Short written essay
- Brief video personal statement
- Unofficial transcript
Applications are now open.
Additional Application & Program Details
Your salary and benefits will be competitive and on par with your peers. They will not be affected by participation in the program, as this is meant to be an added benefit. To find out more about sign-on or relocation bonus eligibility, you may request information or start an application and an advisor will be in touch.
You can voluntarily choose to leave the program at any time. If you do so before completing your work commitment, you forfeit any further loan repayments made by the health system but are not required to reimburse any payments already made on your behalf.
Similarly, if you involuntarily leave the program at any time by violating the terms of your employment, you forfeit any further loan repayments made on your behalf.
You may be subject to income tax for some or all of the loan payments made by the Nursing Scholars Program on your behalf. You should consult with a tax professional if you have any questions regarding the tax implications of the Nursing Scholars Program.
No. To be accepted, you must successfully complete each of the above application requirements set by the employer and be selected by the employer.
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