King's Daughters Health Foundation Inc

How it makes and monitors grants (Schedule I, Part IV)

The health foundation awards scholarships to eligible high school seniors each year. senior applicants who are dependents of king's daughters team members are awarded the "edna and mildred monk memorial nursing scholarship" in the amount of $500 per recipient. senior applicants who are enrolled or plan to enroll in a healthcare career field at an educational provider in kentucky, ohio or west virginia are awarded the "stewart health foundation scholarship" in the amount of $750 per recipient. senior applicants from boyd county high schools are awarded the "boyd county medical society scholarship" in the amount of $1,000 per recipeint. one half of each award is paid directly to the recipient's school of choice at the beginning of each semester of the recipient's first year of college. recipients are required to be enrolled in at least 12 hours of classes per semester, maintain a minimum gpa specific to the scholarship criteria, and provide a copy of their fall transcript before the second installment of the award is paid to the school. applications are sent to the health foundation in the spring of each year. an independent selection committee reviews all applications and submits selected applications to a judging committee. the third party judging committee is comprised of community members and past scholarship recipients, and selects the scholarship award winners from those identified by the selection committee.