Scholarships
Buhl Regional Health Foundation Scholarship Funding has been established to provide financial support to individuals planning to pursue a degree, diploma, or certificate in a healthcare field from an institution of higher education. We believe that by supporting students in the health care profession, they will be empowered to grow and develop skills that will contribute to the overall wellbeing of the community.
Each Scholarship Award Will Be At Least
$5,000
Scholarships are now open and accepting applications!
BRHF scholarship awards are being offered this year to high school seniors who reside in Mercer County or attend a high school in Mercer County, PA. If neither one of these apply to you, you are not eligible to apply for a BRHF scholarship.
Buhl Regional Health Foundation Scholarship Funding has been established to provide financial support to an individual planning to pursue a degree, diploma, or certificate in a healthcare field from an institution of higher education. The application period for BRHF Scholarships are open through April 18, 2025. These scholarships are available to high school seniors who are either attending a Mercer County, PA high school or are residents of Mercer County, PA and are planning to pursue a career in the healthcare field. Scholarships can be applied towards your education whether earning an Associate’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma, or Certificate at any Institute of Higher Education including a University, College, School of Nursing, Trade School, Career Center.
Key Details
- Eligibility: High school seniors attending a Mercer County, PA high school or residing in Mercer County, PA.
- Field of Study: Applicants must be planning to study healthcare.
- Application Opening Date: November 17, 2025
- Application Deadline: April 17, 2026
How to Apply
Applications will be accepted through our online scholarship process via our website scholarship portal (link below).
Application Options
To allow applicants to showcase their unique skills and personalities, we offer three different essay submission formats:
- Written Essay
- Video Presentation
- Digital Presentation
Know that all three options are equally considered. We encourage applicants to choose the format that best represents their individuality and passion for a career in healthcare.
Prerequisites
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible to apply for scholarship funding:
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- Must not be a family member of the Foundation’s director, officers, employees, Scholarship Committee Members, or substantial contributors.
- Must be a high school senior attending school and residing in Mercer County, PA or attending school in Mercer County, PA.
- Must be enrolled as a full-time student for the upcoming academic year at an institution of higher education that must maintain a regular faculty and curriculum and have a regularly enrolled body of pupils or students in attendance at the place where educational activities are regularly carried on.
- Must be pursuing a degree, diploma, or certificate in a healthcare-related field.
Application Instructions
- Applications must be submitted through our scholarship portal (link below) before the deadline.
- Must provide two letters of reference from non-family members via third party upload within our online scholarship portal.
- Must complete ALL application questions.
- Must complete an online essay question by providing your answer in the text area, uploading a link to a video that you create (ex. on you tube and then provide the link on the application), OR uploading a digital presentation
- Must upload a current transcript from your high school.
- Provide work history, if applicable
- Provide community involvement and leadership roles, if applicable.
- Provide extra-curricular activities, if applicable.
Let your creativity shine
Your community is full of stories, ideas, and potential. We want to hear yours! This scholarship application is your chance to share your vision for the place you live.
What makes your community special? What could be even better? And if there were unlimited resources, what would you do to make it a healthier, happier place for everyone?
for consideration
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- Scholarship Funding does NOT go directly to an individual. Scholarship checks will be payable to the Institution of Higher Education with the student ID # in memo.
- Scholarships offered are limited, one-time, non-renewable grants that are paid directly to the educational institution and applied only to the tuition of a student who is enrolled and in good standing.
- To assure proper supervision of awards, scholarship checks are made payable directly to the institution of higher education during the first week of July.
- Scholarship grant funds are to be applied to the student’s tuition for the upcoming semester/school-year and cannot be used to pay an outstanding balance due from a prior semester/school year.
- The educational institution is informed that, in the event the student withdraws from the institution’s educational program at such time that a refund of tuition is due, scholarship grant funds are to be returned to the Foundation and not to the withdrawing student.
Scholarship Portal
Ready to apply? Please follow this button to go to our online Scholarship Portal.
