2026 Hopedale Medical Foundation Scholarship Application Submission Window Now Open
Hopedale, IL – Hopedale Medical Foundation will award over $28,000 in agriculture and healthcare scholarships this year to high school seniors, college freshmen and current employees. The Foundation has awarded over $625,000 in scholarship aid since 1980 to local area students.
Applicants must be a soon to be graduate or previous graduate of one of the following high schools whose permanent residence has been within the following school districts for a minimum of one year prior to application: Christian Life Academy, Dee-Mack, Delavan, Hartem, Midwest Central, Olympia, Tremont, OR a home-schooled senior living in district at one of the previously mentioned High Schools. Applicants must also be accepted or currently enrolled in an Accredited Associate, Bachelor or Master’s program in the healthcare or agricultural fields.
All scholarship criteria and applications can be found at hopedalemc.com/community-foundation/scholarships/hopedale-medical-foundation-scholarships or your high school counselor’s office. All materials must be received by HMC no later than Friday, April 10, 2026, at 5pm. No late applications will be accepted.
The following scholarships are to be awarded in 2026:
- $5,000 Michelle Anne Rossi Memorial Nursing Scholarship
- $4,500 Candice Blackert Nursing Scholarships
- May be awarded in varying amounts based on scholarship applicants’ needs
- $4,000 Thelma Alford Nursing Scholarship
- $3,000 Allen-McCabe Healthcare Field Scholarship
- $3,000 Founder’s (Healthcare) Scholarship
- $2,000 John Rossi Memorial Nursing Scholarship
- May be awarded separate from or in addition to one of the other awards
- $2,000 Donna Bitner Springer Nursing Scholarship
- $1,000 Neil Alford, Jr. Agricultural Scholarship
- $1,000 Phyllis Martin Nursing Scholarship
- $1,000 Orville Augsburger/Dorene Oehler Scholarship
- $1,000 David Eckhardt Scholarship
- $1,000 Mary Sue Post, RN Nursing Scholarship
Questions can be directed to Mindy Peterson-Lindsey at mpeterson-lindsey@hopdalemc.com or by calling (309) 449-4290.