Scholarships

Hunterdon Health Foundation Offers Scholarships

The 2025 application process opens on January 1, 2025.

Applications for scholarships through the Jean Alvater Baker Educational Fund, Albert Kahn and Mary Kahn, R.N. Educational Fund, ERS Charitable Fund Scholarship, Millie E. Apgar Educational Scholarship Fund for Health Professionals, Gladys Benfield Watkinson Scholarship for Nursing Education (formerly Wingover Scholarship Fund for Nursing Education), and Rose Zander Angell Scholarship for Nursing Education, and Patricia M. Psenisky Nursing Scholarship Fund are now being accepted by Hunterdon Health Foundation.

All funds provide educational opportunities to individuals pursuing careers in healthcare.  However, the Kahn, Apgar, ERS Charitable, Gladys Benfield Watkinson, and Rose Zander Angell Scholarship Funds place an emphasis on the nursing profession. The Patricia M. Psenisky Nursing Scholarship Fund is for Students, RN’s or LPN’s seeking a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or a Graduate Degree in Nursing.

Applicants must either be Hunterdon County residents or employees/volunteers (parents/guardians) of Hunterdon Health or its related organizations. There is a common application for the Baker, Kahn, ERS Charitable, Apgar, Gladys Benfield Watkinson, and Rose Zander Angell Scholarship Funds. A separate application is available for the Patricia M. Psenisky Nursing Scholarship Fund.

The deadline for applications is Saturday, March 3, 2025. Application forms are available on this page below. Recipients will be notified of their awards at the beginning of May 2025. For more information, please call the Foundation Office at 908-788-6141.