BJC Scholars Fund Scholarship
Offered by BJC HealthCare and The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis
About this scholarship
The BJC Scholars Fund Scholarship provides substantial need-based support to college-bound high school seniors from communities served by BJC HealthCare hospitals in Missouri and Illinois. The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis administers the program. Awards may reach $12,000 per academic year and can renew through graduation for as many as ten semesters, provided the scholar continues to demonstrate financial need, satisfactory academic progress, and compliance with the program’s criteria. Funds can help close the remaining cost-of-attendance gap after state, federal, institutional, and other scholarship aid. Applicants must be current high school seniors residing in an eligible county where a BJC hospital serves the community. They must plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree in any field except ministry. The current program page permits accredited nonprofit four-year public institutions in the student’s home state and out-of-state institutions that provide applicable in-state tuition reciprocity. Scholarship Foundation applicants are evaluated for academic potential, personal character, and significant financial need; the Foundation’s general threshold requires at least a 2.0 cumulative high school GPA or a GED. Students apply directly through MyScholarshipCentral by creating an account, completing the General Application, and then submitting the BJC Scholars Fund supplemental application with every required document. The annual application cycle begins January 1 and normally closes April 15, with award announcements in June.
Eligibility
- Be a current high school senior
- Reside in an eligible Missouri or Illinois county served by a BJC HealthCare hospital
- Demonstrate significant financial need, academic potential, and personal character
- Have at least a 2.0 cumulative high school GPA or hold a GED under the administrator’s general rules
- Plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree in a field other than ministry
- Enroll at an eligible accredited nonprofit institution under the BJC program’s in-state or tuition-reciprocity rules
- Complete the MyScholarshipCentral General Application and BJC supplemental application
- Submit every required supporting document by April 15
- Maintain financial need and satisfactory academic progress for renewal