2025-2026 Scholarship

All Applications for 2025-2026 Scholarship are due to EAHP by Midnight April 30, 2025

Elcho Area Health Planning

2025 – 2026 Community Healthcare Field Scholarship

The criterion for this scholarship is that you must be a graduate of Elcho High School, any year qualifies, and attend or plan to attend college in pursuit of a degree in the field of healthcare.

The amount of this scholarship will be in the amount of $500.00, awarded in two payments.

The copy of required documents for proof of enrollment as well as first semester grades must be submitted to EAHP PO Box 354, Elcho, WI 54428. Upon receipt of your successful enrollment by submission of a copy of first semester schedule a check will be sent to you in the amount of $250.00, and the final payment of $250.00 will be sent upon submission and successful completion of your first semester grades.

Please submit your Essay Entitled: “Why I want to Pursue a Career in the Healthcare Field.”

Name:________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address:________________________________________________________________

Email Address:___________________________________________________________

University/College Attending:_______________________________________

Chosen Field of Study:_____________________________________________

Details and Requirements

•    Applicants must write and submit an essay in English of between 750 and 1000 words on the topic “Why I Want to Pursue a Career in the Healthcare Field”.

•    Applicants must submit an essay that is original and entirely their own work. Any essay that contains plagiarized content or false information will be automatically disqualified.

•    Applicants must be US citizens.

•    Applicants must be in full time education at the time that the scholarship is awarded.

Selection Criteria

•    The selection committee decision is final and is based on the quality of the essays submitted.

•    The essays will be judged on originality, creativity, grammar, and punctuation.

•    Financial need is considered when awarding the scholarship.

Terms and Conditions

• We will only contact the applicant who is the selected scholarship recipient and will not contact other applicants.

•    All contact information submitted by applicants will only be used by Elcho Area Health Planning for the purpose of contacting the scholarship recipient and dispersing funds.

• We will not share applicant contact information with third parties.

• We reserve the right to publish the winning essay and a photograph and/or video of the winner, along with the winner’s name on the EAHP website and to use the winner’s name, photograph, marketing purposes.

• All entries must be submitted by Midnight April 30, 2026. Any entry submitted after this date will not qualify.

·         The winner will be notified by email

•    By submitting your essay, you agree to the terms and conditions.

Previous Scholarship Recipients

1990 - Irma Rustic

1991 - Stephani Baake

1992 - Tammy Meister

1993 - Dawn Wolff

1994 & 1995 - Maxine DesJarlis

1996 - Carrie Black

1997 - Stephanie Hill

1998 - Elizabeth Pelzer

1999 - No Applicant

2000 - Kim Kupfer

2001 - Sara Keen

2002 - Laura Wayne

2003, 2004, 2005 - Amanda Sparks

2006 - April Witman

2007 - Lauren J. Flannery

2008 - Ashley Oberly

2009, 2011 - Courtney Palubicki

2010 - Cara Schuster

2012 - Danielle Christian

2013, 2015 - Kate O'Neil - Servi

2014, 2018 - Amanda Granada

2016 - Bobbie Jo Schauer

2017 - Lydia Black

2019 - Lee Ann Verhagen

2020 - Covid19 no award

2022 - Emma Reynolds

2021, 2023 - Lincoln Riechl

2024 - Nathali Olson

2025 - Max Lazers