Scholarships

Nationwide Children's Hospital offers scholarships for students who are actively enrolled in a secondary level program and interested in pursuing careers in Medical Laboratory. The scholarship program has set criteria each applicant must complete to be considered. Please refer to the information below for additional details.

Medical Laboratory

The Medical Laboratory Cooperative Scholarship is designed to offer financial assistance to qualified students with the goal of providing Nationwide Children's Hospital with well trained, dedicated medical lab technicians. The program grants awards throughout the year to assist students at the Junior or Senior level in a Bachelor prepared accredited program or six months into an accredited AD program. These scholarships reflect a major commitment on the part of Nationwide Children’s Hospital to assist with economic barriers that prevent some students from pursuing medical laboratory careers.

Mail application materials to:

ATTN: Marc Mercurio
Human Resources
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children’s Drive
Columbus, OH 43205

If you have questions about the Medical Laboratory Cooperative Scholarship, please call (614) 355-4160.

Read more information and apply for the Medical Laboratory Scholarship

Application Process
In order to process your application, the following items must be received by the Human Resources Department at Nationwide Children's:

  • Completed Scholarship Application
  • Essay: one-page, typed. Please reflect on your background and qualifications that would assist you in interacting with our diverse patient population.
  • List of Accomplishments - honors, community or volunteer work, school organizations or involvements.
  • Three Recommendations - two from faculty/clinical instructors and one from a current or past employer.
  • Official transcript(s) from all institutions attended, including grade point average. Must be sent directly from school.

Please allow a minimum of two months for Human Resources to review your application and provide feedback. In return for earning a scholarship, recipients must be willing to accept employment at Nationwide Children’s after the completion of their program.