Sutter Health is a network of hospitals and health-care providers in Northern California. Sutter Health provides a variety of scholarships, through its affiliates and through the company itself. While some scholarships are limited to Sutter Home employees and their children, some scholarships are open to other California residents.

Sutter Scholars Program

Sutter Health offers scholarship money directly to the children of its employees through the Van R. Johnson Sutter Scholars Program. The amount of awards range from $500 to $4,000, with an average award of $1,800. To be eligible, students must be both a child or dependent of current Sutter Health employees and a resident of California. The annual deadline for application is in March with applications online beginning in February. Interested students who qualify for the Van R. Johnson Sutter Scholars Program should contact Sutter Health for more information.

Sutter Health 2200 River Plaza Drive Sacramento, CA 95833 800-500-0114

sutterscholars@sacregcf.org

www.sutterhealth.org

Mills-Peninsula Health Services Financial Aid Scholarship Program

Mills-Peninsula Health Services, an affiliate of Sutter Health, provides scholarship money to students pursuing health-related degrees through its Financial Aid Scholarship Program. To be eligible for this Sutter Scholarship, a student must either be a current Mills-Peninsula employee or have been a resident of San Mateo County for at least one year. Applicants must submit a statement of career goals, academic transcripts, appropriate tax forms, two letters of recommendation and an application form. The annual deadline for application is May 15th of each year with applications available beginning March 15th. Interested students should visit the Mills-Peninsula Health Services website for more information and to download an electronic application. Scholarship have award amounts that range from $1,000 to $10,000.

Mills-Peninsula Scholarship Program

Attention: Auxiliary Office/Scholarship Committee

Auxiliary of Mills-Peninsula Health Services Peninsula Medical Center

1501 Trousdale Drive

Burlingame, CA 94010

www.mills-peninsula.org

Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region Nursing Scholarship

The Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region Nursing Scholarship is awarded annually to students of Sierra College. Five awards of $2,000 each are available. To be eligible for this Sutter scholarship, students must be enrolled full-time in a nursing program at Sierra College and must have a grade-point average of at least 3.0. Students also must be residents of Placer, Sacramento, Yolo or El Dorado counties. Sutter Health and McCormick Scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement and career plans after graduation. Interested students should contact their program director or visit the Sierra College website for more information. Additionally, Sacramento City College has partnered with Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region to expand their Associate Nursing Program with an accelerated program of study without enrollment fees.

Sierra College 5000 Rocklin Road

Rocklin, CA 95677

800-242-4004

www.sierracollege.edu

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