MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – The City Hospital Auxiliary recently announced that applications for the 2011 Landis Health Professions Scholarship Program are now available.
The City Hospital Auxiliary established this health career scholarship program in 2003 as a result of an endowment from the Virginia Landis Estate. In order to quality, students must be graduating from one of the three Berkeley County high schools and pursuing preparation and advancement into one of the following health professions – nursing, pre-med, pharmacy or dentistry.
Awards are $1000 per year for a maximum of four years, and the students must reapply each year. Applications are available in the Guidance Departments at all three Berkley County high schools or may be obtained by calling the City Hospital Foundation at 304-264-1223. The deadline for submitting an application is March 31, 2011.