Graduating seniors interested in pursuing an education in healthcare are invited to apply for the 2015 Harvey L. Hall/Hall Ambulance Medical Scholarship.

The $250 scholarship is open to Kern County students planning to enroll as a first year, full-time student at an accredited college or university in a medical field major; i.e.: paramedic, EMT, nurse, physician, dentist, hygenist, etc.

Since its inception, we have awarded $55,000 in financial assistance to 220 Bakersfield and Kern County students.

DOWNLOAD THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION:

2015HallMedicalScholarship-Application  (Right-click to save the pdf document to your computer).

Scholarship Deadline: April 10, 2015

Harvey L. Hall/Hall Ambulance Medical Scholarship Criteria

• Must be a resident of Kern County and planning on attending either a Junior College or State University in 2015-2016.
• Minimum qualifying grade-point average is 3.00
• Students must be planning to enroll as a first year, full-time student at an accredited college or university in a medical field major; i.e.: paramedic, EMT, nurse, physician, dentist, etc.
• Complete the scholarship application and include a typed statement of 300 words as follows:
  1. Indicate your educational plans and career goals;
  2. Include need for scholarship assistance and any special circumstances;
  3. Sign and date your statement.
• A pdf of the application is available at hallamb.com.  Right-click to save the pdf to your computer.  YOU MUST HAVE ADOBE ACROBAT OR ADOBE READER TO ACCESS THE ONLINE APPLICATION, OTHERWISE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION.  You can download a copy of Adobe Reader by visiting: http://get.adobe.com/reader/
• The application is available February-April each year.
• Provide two academic recommendations and one community recommendation.  Recommendations should be typewritten and returned with your application in a confidential, sealed envelope.
• Provide a copy of your high school transcripts.
• Include a current, original headshot photograph of yourself (preferably a senior portrait).
• Submit all information to :

Hall Ambulance Service, Inc.
Medical Scholarship Committee
1001 21st Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301

Note: If mailed, it must be postmarked no later than April 10, 2015.

For more information, please contact Heather Pruitt, at (661) 716-4279.