Scholarship Opportunities

Financial Recognition for our Students’ Dedication to Excellence

A career education is a major investment that shouldn’t be taken lightly. The First Institute Scholarship is dedicated to the promotion of professionalism in the healthcare industry.

First Institute Performance Scholarship

The First Institute Performance Scholarship is dedicated to the promotion of professionalism and academic performance within First Institute. This $2000 scholarship is given to an individual graduate that has met the criteria during the academic year at First Institute. The recipient selection is based both on exemplary academic performance and a profound understanding of how professionalism helps facilitate success in their career. The scholarship is offered twice per year, and the recipient is announced during the graduation ceremony.

General Requirements:

Applicants must have obtained a minimum of a 3.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale at the time of graduation.
Applicants must have a cumulative attendance of 95% or greater at the time of graduation, excluding all make-up work.
Applicants must submit a minimum of a 500 word essay on the following topic: Describe how you have demonstrated professionalism both in and out of school, and how it will help with your future goals. (Essays that are less than 500 words will be ineligible.)
Essays must be submitted electronically for review to scholarship@firstinstitute.edu
All graduation requirements of First Institute must be met in order to be eligible for the scholarship.
At the Financial Aid Exit Interview, eligible graduates will receive the application for submission for the Performance Scholarship.
Applications that meet all requirements for the scholarship will be reviewed by the Executive Director and the Scholarship Committee at First Institute, Inc. before determining the scholarship recipient.
Applications will be scored based on the First Institute Performance Scholarship rubric (See attached).
Only applications that score 48 points (out of a possible 60 points) or higher on the rubric will be considered.
There will be 1 scholarship awarded per graduation ceremony.

APPLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTATION MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE GRADUATION CEREMONY DATE.

For more information, call 815-459-3500