Employee Scholarships

To be eligible for the Foundation's Employee Scholarships, an employee must meet ALL of the following criteria:

1. Have been employed by Stillwater Medical Integrated Health System at least nine months by the application due date.
2. Must be considered Full-time or Part-time. (PRN employees are not eligible.)
3. Must not be on probation or have disciplinary action against them within nine months of the application due date.

The Foundation accepts scholarship applications twice a year:

• Spring Semester: Applications open November 1st
• Fall Semester: Applications open on June 1st

Both applications close at midnight on the 21st of the month.

As long as you meet the eligibility requirements, you can apply every time the application is open.

There is no limit on the number, or amount, of scholarships that any individual employee can be awarded.

As members of the Foundation's Scholarship Committee review an application a numerical score is compiled. The reviewers can't see how points are being added or subtracted by their chosen responses. 

The individual scores are averaged to give an overall score for each applicant. Foundation staff determines a cut-line and awards scholarships to those above that score who meet criteria for the scholarship (e.g.: nursing scholarships must be awarded to nursing students).

Because some scholarships are for part-time employees, those individuals' scores are looked at separately to determine awards. If there is a lack of eligible recipients, these awards can go to full-time employees.

Overall, no. However, a few awards do ask that financial need be considered, so we have incorporated that into the application.

Normally, there is no long-term employment commitment tied to scholarships. 

However, employees that terminate prior to the scholarship distribution will forfeit the award.

The Foundation may require an employment commitment if it deems it necessary, but these are not common and would be  agreed to by both the Foundation and the recipient before distribution.

Yes. The Foundation's scholarships are completely separate.

For information about Stillwater Medical's Educational Assistance Program, visit the SMC Library on the Employee Intranet or you can speak with the Human Resources Department.