Please read carefully the information given below:

I. Eligibility for Scholarship:

1. Any person accepted into, or currently enrolled in a hospital-related health care professional curriculum is eligible. Consideration is limited to students who have been ACCEPTED in a health care professional sequence; that is, when courses are open only to student candidates for the degree or certification. (For instance, pre-nursing, pre-medical, pre-pharmacy applicants are not eligible until they are accepted into nursing clinicals, medical school, etc.)
2. Applicants enrolled in an associate degree or hospital-based program will be considered their first year.
3. Applicants must be Illinois residents.
4. The school to be attended need not be an Illinois institution, however, it must be accredited or recognized as an approved program by the appropriate agencies.
5. Students having less than one academic year remaining until graduation are not eligible for consideration.
6. In order to be competitive, a 3.5 GPA out of 4 points or a 4.5 GPA out of 5 points is necessary.

II. Facts Pertaining to Scholarship:

1. IHREF scholarships are given on an academic year (4 quarters or 2 semesters), based on student's scholastic achievement, financial need and the availability of funds.
2. A $1,000 award to be applied toward tuition, fees, or books will be sent to the authorities as designated by the scholarship recipient.
3. If a recipient drops out of school while the award is in effect, funds must be returned commensurate with the school year remaining. (For example, for one-half of the academic year, one-half of the award must be repaid.)
4. Selection of recipients is made in June. Only the scholarship recipients will be notified.

III. Applicant's Responsibilities: