2019 Charlestown Health Care Scholarship for Graduating Seniors

Since the Charlestown Health Care Scholarship was created, over $50,000 has been awarded to 22 high school seniors living in Charlestown who plan on enrolling in a program of study leading to a health career.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 award, which is funded by Partners HealthCare members MGH Charlestown HealthCare Center, MGH Institute of Health Professions, and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

Recipients have come from varied backgrounds. They include fourth-generation Charlestown native Mary Gillen, who used her award to study respiratory therapy, Mistral Horacius, a recent immigrant from Haiti and father of two who used his award to become nurse practitioner, and sisters Bridget (2014) and Caroline (2017) Collier. Bridget went on to pursue a degree in physical therapy at the University of Connecticut, and Caroline went on to study speech-language pathology at the University of Maine.

Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to community service in Charlestown, and recipients over the past decade have served crucial roles in the community. Recipients have volunteered for Special Townies, mentored at the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club, coached youth sports at the Charlestown Community Center, and managed the food pantry at Harvest on Vine.

Applications for the 2019 Charlestown Community Health Care Merit Scholarship will be accepted through Friday, May 31. View more information and apply.