Mercy Health Foundation Seeking Scholarship Applicants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Maraline Kubik
Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley (330) 729.3805 makubik@mercy.com

Last year, the foundation awarded some $113,000 in scholarships to 63 students.

March 2, 2020 (YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) – Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley is seeking applications from nursing students and nurses seeking to advance their educations during the 2020- 2021 academic year.

To be eligible, students must be enrolled at Mercy College of Ohio – St. Elizabeth Campus, or be a Mercy Health employee working in the Youngstown region, or the child or spouse of a Mercy Health employee working in the Youngstown region who is enrolled in any accredited nursing program.

Applicants must be pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in nursing. Applications are available by calling 330-729-1180. Completed application packages are due March 30.

Last year, Mercy Health Foundation awarded more than $113,000 in scholarships to 63 area students. Since the scholarship program began, more than $1.3 million in scholarships has been awarded to deserving students planning careers in healthcare.

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Last year, Mercy Health Foundation awarded 63 nursing students more than $113,000 in scholarships for the current academic year. Nursing scholarship applications for the 2020-2021 academic year are due March 30.

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About Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley and Mercy Health Youngstown

Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley is the philanthropic arm of Mercy Health Youngstown, an integrated health system in the Mahoning Valley. It encompasses the Youngstown/Warren metropolitan area – Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in Ohio. It is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health, one of the five largest Catholic health systems in the United States. Mercy Health Youngstown provides a full spectrum of healthcare services: acute inpatient and trauma, outpatient and ambulatory, rehabilitation, behavioral, emergency and urgent care, primary care physicians in patient-centered medical homes, specialist physician care, home health, home medical equipment, long-term care and hospice care. Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley supports a myriad of in-patient, out- patient and preventative services while eliminating barriers to care and ensuring access to anyone in need. Learn more at www.foundation.mercy.com/youngstown.