At York Hospital, we’re committed to investing in the future of our community’s high school seniors. That’s why we provide multiple college scholarship opportunities, through our Friends of York Hospital Scholarship and the Carroll Family and Michael C. Rossiter Scholarship for Volunteerism.
Friends of York Hospital Scholarship
The Friends of York Hospital Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that the application period for 2025 is now open for high school seniors in the York Hospital service area who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine and/or health care.
All applications must be received or postmarked by Monday, March 31, 2025, to be reviewed by the Friends of York Hospital Scholarship Committee, comprising hospital employees, physicians, and members of the Friends of York Hospital volunteer organization. This impartial selection committee evaluates the applicants’ high school records, standardized test scores, and extracurricular activities, including community involvement and work experience, to determine finalists to be interviewed.
Finalists are selected largely on the basis of financial need, academic merit, and health care objectives. Each will be contacted for a personal interview that will take place at York Hospital. Each interviewee will be notified by phone for an interview date and time. Applicants who don’t receive an invitation to interview will not be further considered.
About Friends of York Hospital
The Friends of York Hospital Scholarship Program began in June of 1962 and is funded through generous donations from the Physician’s Committee and the York Hospital Apothecary; annual membership dues of $20 from the Friends of York Hospital; the ever-popular Holiday Basket Raffle held each December; and donations from community members.
Three scholarships to be awarded
This year (2025), the Friends of York Hospital will award three $5,000 scholarships to graduating seniors who reside within the hospital’s service area (the southern York County, Maine towns of Kittery, Eliot, the Berwicks, Sanford, Lebanon, Kennebunk, Wells, Ogunquit, and York), and who plan to have a career in health care. Scholarship awards may affect financial aid eligibility. Applicants should talk to school guidance counselors for details.
Scholarship recipients must enroll as full-time students in the upcoming fall semester and continue in school for the entire academic year in a health care curriculum. We ask at the conclusion of the first semester of college that scholarship recipients send an enrollment verification letter from the college/university to:
Friends of York Hospital Scholarship
Marie Aimo c/o Kate Ford
Volunteer and Student Experiences
York Hospital
15 Hospital Drive, York, ME 03909
A check will then be made payable to the school and mailed there directly.
To be considered, all sections of the application must be complete and submitted with the following items:
- An essay describing why the applicant has chosen a career in the medical field and why the applicant should be chosen to receive this scholarship.
- Letters of recommendation from high school guidance counselors/director and from a current or recent employer (In lieu of an employer, an applicant may submit a letter from a supervisor in an organization where the applicant is/was a volunteer).
- An official high school transcript.
All interested students should contact their school guidance counselor for a copy of the application or download the application (link below) and mail it, along with the required attachments, to:
Friends of York Hospital Scholarship
c/o Kate Ford
15 Hospital Drive, York, ME 03909
Email: kford@storesoo.com
Completed applications along with required attachments must be received or postmarked by Monday, March 31, 2025, to qualify.
For further questions about the Friends of York Hospital volunteer organization or volunteering at York Hospital, please contact Director of Volunteer and Student Experiences Kate Ford at kford@storesoo.com or (207) 351-2224.
The Carroll Family and Michael C. Rossiter Scholarship
After seven years and over $36,000 in scholarships awarded to high school seniors residing in York Hospital’s community service areas, the committee is excited to begin the process again for the Carroll Family and Michael C. Rossiter Scholarship for Volunteerism. Mrs. Patricia Rossiter of York, Maine will award up to two $3,000 scholarships to Class of 2025 high school graduates for their freshman year of college.
Requirements for eligibility
To be eligible this year, scholarship applicants must be class of 2025 high school seniors who are active volunteers at York Hospital; have volunteered at York Hospital for a minimum of 50 hours; are from a high school within the York Hospital service area of Kittery, Eliot, the Berwicks, Sanford, Lebanon, Kennebunk, Wells, Ogunquit, and York; and plan to enter an institution of higher learning. For those who qualify, applications must be submitted on or before Monday, April 7, 2025.
For more information about the scholarship and volunteering at York Hospital, please contact Kate Ford at kford@storesoo.com or (207) 351-2224.