Scholarship Program
2021 Scholarships
For questions please contact Samantha Seader at sseader@billingsclinic.org
Billings Clinic and Billings Clinic Foundation are pleased to offer a variety of scholarship opportunities for students interested in pursuing a career in health care. Scholarships are awarded to individuals who exhibit a strong desire and potential to excel in the health care field.
Types of Scholarships Awarded
The Foundation provides two types of scholarships, the Health Care Scholarship (Spring application), and the EMS Scholarships (Fall application).
Eligibility Requirements:
Students must be a full-time resident of Montana or Wyoming and live in Billings Clinic’s service area. Students who attend school outside of Montana and Wyoming and reside outside of Billings Clinic’s service area for the majority of the year do not meet these criteria.
Spring Scholarships
The Billings Clinic Foundation Health Care Scholarship is open and currently accepting scholarship applications, transcripts, or professional reference questionnaires.
Thank you for you taking the time to submit an application.
Health Care Scholarship Information for Applicants
The Billings Clinic Foundation Health Care Scholarship is now open and accepting scholarship applications, transcripts, or professional reference questionnaires.
A committee of local community citizens, college professors and professionals employed at Billings Clinic will review completed scholarship applications. Each scholarship candidate will receive notification by mid-May of the decision related to his/her application.
Who is eligible?
- High School seniors or students who have demonstrated a passion for health care.
- Health care students currently enrolled in an accredited technical school, college or university.
- Health care students seeking their associates, bachelors, masters or doctoral degree.
Examples of qualified health care fields:
- Coding
- Laboratory (Medical Technologist, Histology, Cytology)
- Nursing
- Nurse Practitioner
- Physician’s Assistant
- Pre-Med
- Radiology
- Respiratory Therapy
- Rehabilitation (Occupational/Physical/Speech Therapy)
- Rehabilitation (COTA/PTA/Speech Therapy Assistant)
- Surgical Technologist
How to Apply:
- Applicant must submit a complete scholarship packet to be considered. Any incomplete scholarship packets or missing materials from packet will not be considered.
- A complete scholarship packet includes: Foundation Health Care Scholarship Application, two (2) professional references submit a Recommendation Questionnaire form on applicants behalf, and copy of most recent high school transcript or G.E.D. and current college transcript. (Non-official transcripts are acceptable and may be an electronic version)
- Make sure to download and save the scholarship application and recommendation questionnaire form first before filling out.
Requirements:
- One (1) copy of this completed application with your original signature.
- Applicants, must have two (2) references email a completed Recommendation Questionnaire form to sseader@billingsclinic.org
- One (1) copy of most recent high school transcript or G.E.D. and current college transcript, if applicable. (Non-official transcripts are acceptable and may be an electronic version)
Deadline: Friday, March 5, 2021 by 5:00pm
Health Care Scholarship Information for Applicant References
References completing applicant Recommendation Questionnaire:
- Please save completed questionnaire as a PDF and include applicant’s name.
(Example, save as: Recommendation Questionnaire for John Smith)
Daniel Gilstrap Memorial Scholarship
Dan Gilstrap was born and raised in Wyoming. In 1983, he moved to Billings, Montana, and started working in hospital maintenance; later, he worked as a mechanic for a road construction company. Dan bought Meadow Green Lawn Service in 1998. He put many hours of hard work into his business and was so proud of it; every customer was important to him. Dan was a self-educated man and a "jack of many trades." He truly loved spending time with family and friends in the outdoors and was liked and loved by all he met. His greatest passions were hunting, fishing, and camping. Dan passed away at age 55 in an accident while doing what he loved - ice fishing. In memory of Dan, Bob Gilstrap and family, along with Montana Pikemasters – Billings Chapter originally established the Daniel Gilstrap Memorial Scholarship to provide financial assistance to City College students. The first scholarship was awarded in academic year 2014-2015. The scholarship has been awarded annually since then. They are committed to continuing this in memory of Dan.
We are proud that Dan’s wife Joni and sister Cindi are apart of the Billings Clinic family.
Eligibility: Vocational Scholarship
The Daniel Gilstrap Scholarship is a Vocational Scholarship. Vocational educations focus on trade fielded careers. From repairing medical equipment to construction experts. There is a high demand for vocational education in the health care setting. The Gilstrap family is happy to award passionate individuals pursuing a further education in vocational fields providing extra support to health care.
Who is eligible?
- This scholarship(s) is awarded annually to a person employed in the medical field or as a medical support staff in the Billings Clinic service areas.
- An individual seeking a trade or vocational career in health care.
- Trade or Vocational students seeking their certificate, licensure, associates, bachelors, or masters
Examples of qualified fields that work in health care:
- Biomedical technology or biomedical engineering
- Carpentry
- Clinical engineering
- Commercial Driver
- Construction management
- CNC Machine Tool Programmer
- Electrician
- HVAC Technician
- Infection Control Risk assessment (ICRA)
- Information Technology (I.T.)
- Plumber
- Pipefitter or steamfitter
How to Apply:
- Applicant must submit a complete scholarship packet to be considered. Any incomplete scholarship packets or missing materials from packet will not be considered.
- A complete scholarship packet includes: Daniel Gilstrap Scholarship Application and copy of most recent high school transcript or G.E.D. and current college transcript. (Non-official transcripts are acceptable and may be an electronic version)
Requirements:
- One (1) copy of this completed application with your original signature.
- One (1) copy of most recent official high school transcript or G.E.D. and current college transcript, if applicable. (Non-official transcripts are acceptable and may be an electronic version)
- Make sure to download and save the scholarship application and recommendation questionnaire form first before filling out.
Deadline: Friday, March 12, 2021
Fall Scholarships
Fall Scholarship applications deadline is January 22, 2021.
Geoffrey T. Corbin EMS Scholarship
The Geoffrey T. Corbin scholarship honors the memory of Geoffrey T. Corbin who worked in the Emergency Department at Billings Clinic. The Geoffrey T. Corbin Scholarship recognizes the individuals interested in becoming an emergency medical technician (EMT) or paramedic. To be eligible, students must be accepted into or are planning to attend an EMT training course certified by the State of Montana. The application deadline is January 22, 2021.
Who is eligible:
- Eligible students must currently be accepted to or enrolled in an EMT training course certified by the State of Montana or a two-year accredited Paramedic training program in Montana.
Examples of qualified EMS fields:
- Dispatcher
- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
- Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
- Paramedic
How to Apply:
Please submit in an email one package:
One (1) copy of this completed application with your original signature. (Download the application to your computer before filling out. Save completed application to your computer and then attach the saved application to your email.)
One (1) copy of most recent official high school transcript or G.E.D. and current college transcript, if applicable. (Non-official transcripts are acceptable and may be an electronic version)
Please email complete package to the following email address.
spratt@billingsclinic.org
Or
Mail complete package to the following address:
Scholarship Committee
Billings Clinic Foundation
PO Box 31031
Billings, MT 59107
Gary Haigh EMS Scholarship
The Gary Haigh EMS Scholarship was created in memory of Gary Haigh, an amazing individual who worked in several departments at Billings Clinic including the Emergency Department, DeaCare, and Regional Services. Gary was highly respected in his profession as an EMT, Paramedic, and EMS Trainer. He became an EMT in 1983 and emergency services quickly became his passion and way of life. He served the profession in many ways that touched communities across Montana. Unfortunately, Gary passed away in 1997 from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident while on his way to teach an EMT class.
Through many memorial contributions from EMS providers and friends, Gary's family created the Gary Haigh EMS Scholarship fund to carry forward Gary's commitment to rural health care.
The purpose of the scholarship is:
• To help an organization maintain or upgrade to a higher EMS System provider level, and/or,
• To help provide EMS continuing education for pre-hospital and/or emergency department personnel
Please submit the application package in one email to the following email address:
spratt@billingsclinic.org
In the email please attach:
- This application (saved with your information).
- To save with your information: Download the PDF application to your computer. Fill out application. Save a copy to your computer. Attach saved application with your information to the email.
- Any additional information or documents
Or
Mail complete application package to:
Billings Clinic Foundation
P.O. Box 31031 Billings, MT 59107
If you have questions, please e-mail: spratt@billingsclinic.org
