Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center, known as WNY R-AHEC, will be awarding scholarships of $1,000 each to high school seniors entering an approved healthcare related degree or certificate program at a local university or community college within R-AHEC's catchment area (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates county).

Eligible recipients will be:

  • A Graduating Senior
  • Reside and attend school in one of the following counties; Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates
  • Pursuing a degree in a healthcare related field

Award recipients will be chosen from the pool of applicants who submit a complete application with all required paperwork/actions on the checklist below by the deadline of: Monday, March 24, 2025. Preference will be given to students who have already been accepted into a health profession program.

Applicants may choose ONE method of submission for completed applications:
Email: info@r-ahec.org
OR
U.S. Postal Service:
WNY R-AHEC
20 Duncan St.
Warsaw, NY 14569
Note: These applications must arrive by Monday, March 24th, 2025.

Application Checklist:
  • Completed application
  • School transcript
  • Acceptance letter from college or certificate program (if available)
  • Essay

All scholarship award recipients will be notified directly from WNY R-AHEC.
We hope to join you at your schools award ceremony to present scholarship winners with a certificate and award money.

Award recipient information will be posted on our website at www.r-ahec.org and a press release will be sent to our social media platforms with awardee name, current school attending and/or planning to attend.

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* 1. Personal Contact Information:

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* 2. Date Of Birth:

Date

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* 3. Parent or Guardian Contact Info:

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* 4. High School:

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* 5. Most recent cumulative GPA

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* 6. Date of High School Graduation or GED:

Date

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* 7. List Current Extracurricular Activities and Other Relative Activities:

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* 8. List Current Community Service or Volunteer Activities: (Please include name of facility, job duties and dates):

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* 9. Employment information (please include; employer name, job title, supervisor name, and start date):

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* 10. College/Training Organization contact Information:

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* 11. Please indicate what type of program you will be entering:

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* 12. Please specify your field of study:

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* 13. Do you live in a Rural, Urban or Suburban area (please choose one):

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* 14. Are you the first in your family to go to college?

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* 15. What is your race? Select all that apply.

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* 16. Are you Hispanic/Latino?

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* 17. What is your gender

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* 18. What type of setting or location are you interested in working or practicing in? Please select from the list below (check all that apply):

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* 19. Have you participated in R-AHEC programs in the past?

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* 20. If you answered yes please mark which programs you participated in.

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* 21. In 500 words or less, please write an essay telling us about yourself and why you are pursuing a career in healthcare and why you should be a recipient of this scholarship.

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* 22. How did you hear about this scholarship application? Please select from the list below:

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* 23. Please upload school transcript.

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* 24. Please upload college acceptance letter if available.

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